In this chapter, you will look at using the PIC to control the display on a seven-segment display. You will look at what the seven-segment display is and the principle upon which it works.
You will then write a program to display a count going from 0 to 9. In Chapter 3, you will extend this program to control a series of seven-segment displays to run a 24-hour clock counting in minutes.
After reading this chapter, you will understand what a seven-segment display is. You will know the difference between the common anode and common cathode and how to ...