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Interface a 1-digit 7-segment display to an Arduino Uno and use it as an up counter from 0 - 9
//Use a 1-digit 7-segment display as an up counter from 0 - 9
//0 = ABCDEF
//1 = BC
//2 = ABDEG
//3 = ABCDG
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void setup() {
//set pins 2 - 9 as output to drive each LED
pinMode(2, OUTPUT); //7-seg pin 7, A
pinMode(3, OUTPUT); //7-seg pin 6, B
pinMode(4, OUTPUT); //7-seg pin 4, C
pinMode(5, OUTPUT); //7-seg pin 2, D
pinMode(6, OUTPUT); //7-seg pin 1, E
pinMode(7, OUTPUT); //7-seg pin 9, F
pinMode(8, OUTPUT); //7-seg pin 10, G
pinMode(9, OUTPUT); //7-seg pin 5, DP
//you could also use a for loop to set the pin direction
//for(int i = 2; i < 10; i++){
//pinMode(i, OUTPUT);
//}
}
void loop() {
for(int j = 0; j < 10; j++){
segDisplay(j);
delay(1000);
}
}
void segDisplay(uint8_t count){
if (count == 0){
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
digitalWrite(8, LOW);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
}
else if (count == 1){
digitalWrite(2, LOW);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
digitalWrite(5, LOW);
digitalWrite(6, LOW);
digitalWrite(7, LOW);
digitalWrite(8, LOW);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
}
else if (count == 2){
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
digitalWrite(4, LOW);
digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
digitalWrite(7, LOW);
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
}
else if (count == 3){
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
digitalWrite(6, LOW);
digitalWrite(7, LOW);
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
}
else if (count == 4){
digitalWrite(2, LOW);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
digitalWrite(5, LOW);
digitalWrite(6, LOW);
digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
}
else if (count == 5){
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(3, LOW);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
digitalWrite(6, LOW);
digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
}
else if (count == 6){
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(3, LOW);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
}
else if (count == 7){
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
digitalWrite(5, LOW);
digitalWrite(6, LOW);
digitalWrite(7, LOW);
digitalWrite(8, LOW);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
}
else if (count == 8){
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
digitalWrite(6, HIGH);
digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
}
else if (count == 9){
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
digitalWrite(5, LOW);
digitalWrite(6, LOW);
digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
digitalWrite(9, LOW);
}
}
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