

Figure 4: CA display, segment pins b and c set to LOW. The seven outputs are often called segments a through g, or Sa-Sg, as shown in the picture below. Figure 3: Seven segment common anode display. In a Common Anode (CA) seven segment display (figure 3) the anodes (positive terminals) of all of the segments are connected together. Figure 2: CC display, segment pins b and c set to HIGH. The bright blue LEDs seen inside the clock can be turned on or off (they can be slightly obnoxious when left on at night) with a basic on/off toggle switch that's on the back of the clock among the time set buttons. Figure 1: Seven segment common cathode display. If BI is high, and LT is low, all 7 segments are on. If A, B, C, D, and RBI are all low, and the lamp test (LT) is high, then all 7 segments are off. The button is then released when it reaches the desired value. If BI is low, all 7 segments are off, regardless of any other inputs (such as A, B, C, or D). When the appropriate LED control line is asserted, the associated LED segment lights. Note that some displays can be destroyed if driven at 40mA and above. Figure 1: Seven-Segment Display in LogicworksTM The display element contains seven light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Generally 7-segment displays require about 12 to 20 milli-amps to illuminate the segments, so the resistive value of the current limiting resistor (all will be identical) is chosen to limit the current to within these values. When pressed and held, the 1Hz signal is forwarded to the targeted bit, which makes it temporarily count at a 1 second rate. Seven Segment Display Decoder Neso Academy 2.02M subscribers 6. Seven-segment display, as shown in Figure 1, is a device to display digits from 0 to 9. The switches used for the time set are SPDT momentary push buttons. That signal is then fed to the first counter in the sequence which is used for the seconds portion of the clock.

Not included in the schematic is a 32KHz Crystal Oscillator ( part # DS32KHZ/DIP-ND) which is divided down to 1Hz using a 14-bit counter and a JK flip-flop in toggle mode.
#Logicworks 7 segment display software
The software I used to create the schematics is LogicWorks 4.1. The displays on the IC map are dual 7-segment common cathode displays. SIMULATION is a bare bones type of test to see if the basic logic works according to. You can easily replicate this clock as I have included the logic diagram as well as a map of the actual ICs I used with their pin numbers and inputs labeled. BCD to decimal decoder and BCD to 7-segment decoder & display. The previous pictures show the process of making it over the course of about a month. After taking an intro-level EE class at my local community college I decided to make a digital clock with basic ICs and 7-segment displays.
