In a recent video our hacker [Electronic Wizard] introduces the 74HC595 shift register and explains how to use it to drive 7-segment displays. [Electronic Wizard] explains that understanding how to ...

Check out how to create a unique Mechanical 7 Segment Display using cardboard! In this video, we unveil a one-of-a-kind mechanism that we've invented, featuring 7 circles each with its own trigger.

We’re not sure, but the number of recognizable alphanumeric characters that a seven-segment display can manage seems to have more to do with human pattern recognition than engineering. It takes some ...