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7-Segment Display

A project log for Trekulator - Where No Maker Has Gone Before

Phase One: Make a reproduction of the Mego Corporation Star Trekulator Calculator. Phase Two: Reimagine the device with a modern aesthetic.

michael-gardiMichael Gardi 09/15/2024 at 16:380 Comments

I purchased some MAX7219 based 7-Segment displays and reworked the case "small display" model to hold the display. The digits are larger than on the original and the color is wrong but I think I can live with that. 

I had an ESP32 on hand and have decided to use it for this project. It's total overkill for the straight calculator version, but will hopefully have the horsepower to allow me to do some cool stuff for the "Next Generation" build. The display's 3-pin SPI interface leaves a lot of I/O pins available for other stuff.

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