Update - I have updated this to support single and multiple digit 7 segment displays.
Wire it up
The seven segment display will have 7 pins to connect the digit's LEDs, 1 pin to connect the decimal point LED and 1 pin which is the common pin.
The LED pins should connect to 8 GPIO pins depending on whether your 7 segment display is a common-anode or a common-cathode the common pin should connect to either a 3.3v pin or the ground. Your also going to need a suitable resistor (probably a 330) between your GPIO and LED pins.
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| Wired up as a common-anode |
Code
Create a new program and add the following to the top of the your program (this is the class which will allow you to control the display).
from gpiozero import LEDBoard, OutputDeviceError, LEDCollection
class SevenSegmentDisplay(LEDBoard):
"""
Extends :class:`LEDBoard` for a 7 segment LED display
7 segment displays have either 7 or 8 pins, 7 pins for the digit display
and an optional 8th pin for a decimal point. 7 segment displays
typically have either a common anode or common cathode pin, when
using a common anode display 'active_high' should be set to False.
Instances of this class can be used to display characters or control
individual leds on the display. For example::
from gpiozero import SevenSegmentDisplay
seven = SevenSegmentDisplay(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,active_high=False)
seven.display("7")
:param int \*pins:
Specify the GPIO pins that the 7 segment display is attached to.
Pins should be in the LED segment order A,B,C,D,E,F,G,decimal_point
(the decimal_point is optional).
:param bool pwm:
If ``True``, construct :class:`PWMLED` instances for each pin. If
``False`` (the default), construct regular :class:`LED` instances. This
parameter can only be specified as a keyword parameter.
:param bool active_high:
If ``True`` (the default), the :meth:`on` method will set all the
associated pins to HIGH. If ``False``, the :meth:`on` method will set
all pins to LOW (the :meth:`off` method always does the opposite). This
parameter can only be specified as a keyword parameter.
:param bool initial_value:
If ``False`` (the default), all LEDs will be off initially. If
``None``, each device will be left in whatever state the pin is found
in when configured for output (warning: this can be on). If ``True``,
the device will be switched on initially. This parameter can only be
specified as a keyword parameter.
"""
def __init__(self, *pins, **kwargs):
# 7 segment displays must have 7 or 8 pins
if len(pins) < 7 or len(pins) > 8:
raise ValueError('SevenSegmentDisplay must have 7 or 8 pins')
# Don't allow 7 segments to contain collections
for pin in pins:
assert not isinstance(pin, LEDCollection)
pwm = kwargs.pop('pwm', False)
active_high = kwargs.pop('active_high', True)
initial_value = kwargs.pop('initial_value', False)
if kwargs:
raise TypeError('unexpected keyword argument: %s' % kwargs.popitem()[0])
self._layouts = {
'1': (False, True, True, False, False, False, False),
'2': (True, True, False, True, True, False, True),
'3': (True, True, True, True, False, False, True),
'4': (False, True, True, False, False, True, True),
'5': (True, False, True, True, False, True, True),
'6': (True, False, True, True, True, True, True),
'7': (True, True, True, False, False, False, False),
'8': (True, True, True, True, True, True, True),
'9': (True, True, True, True, False, True, True),
'0': (True, True, True, True, True, True, False),
'A': (True, True, True, False, True, True, True),
'B': (False, False, True, True, True, True, True),
'C': (True, False, False, True, True, True, False),
'D': (False, True, True, True, True, False, True),
'E': (True, False, False, True, True, True, True),
'F': (True, False, False, False, True, True, True),
'G': (True, False, True, True, True, True, False),
'H': (False, True, True, False, True, True, True),
'I': (False, False, False, False, True, True, False),
'J': (False, True, True, True, True, False, False),
'K': (True, False, True, False, True, True, True),
'L': (False, False, False, True, True, True, False),
'M': (True, False, True, False, True, False, False),
'N': (True, True, True, False, True, True, False),
'O': (True, True, True, True, True, True, False),
'P': (True, True, False, False, True, True, True),
'Q': (True, True, False, True, False, True, True),
'R': (True, True, False, False, True, True, False),
'S': (True, False, True, True, False, True, True),
'T': (False, False, False, True, True, True, True),
'U': (False, False, True, True, True, False, False),
'V': (False, True, True, True, True, True, False),
'W': (False, True, False, True, False, True, False),
'X': (False, True, True, False, True, True, True),
'Y': (False, True, True, True, False, True, True),
'Z': (True, True, False, True, True, False, True),
'-': (False, False, False, False, False, False, True),
' ': (False, False, False, False, False, False, False),
'=': (False, False, False, True, False, False, True)
}
super(SevenSegmentDisplay, self).__init__(*pins, pwm=pwm, active_high=active_high, initial_value=initial_value)
def display(self, char):
"""
Display a character on the 7 segment display
:param string char:
A single character to be displayed
"""
char = str(char).upper()
if len(char) > 1:
raise ValueError('only a single character can be displayed')
if char not in self._layouts:
raise ValueError('there is no layout for character - %s' % char)
layout = self._layouts[char]
for led in range(7):
self[led].value = layout[led]
def display_hex(self, hexnumber):
"""
Display a hex number (0-F) on the 7 segment display
:param int hexnumber:
The number to be displayed in hex
"""
self.display(hex(hexnumber)[2:])
@property
def decimal_point(self):
"""
Represents the status of the decimal point led
"""
# does the 7seg display have a decimal point (i.e pin 8)
if len(self) > 7:
return self[7].value
else:
raise OutputDeviceError('there is no 8th pin for the decimal point')
@decimal_point.setter
def decimal_point(self, value):
"""
Sets the status of the decimal point led
"""
if len(self) > 7:
self[7].value = value
else:
raise OutputDeviceError('there is no 8th pin for the decimal point')
def set_char_layout(self, char, layout):
"""
Create or update a custom character layout, which can be used with the
`display` method.
:param string char:
A single character to be displayed
:param tuple layout:
A 7 bool tuple of LED values in the segment order A, B, C, D, E, F, G
"""
char = str(char).upper()
if len(char) != 1:
raise ValueError('only a single character can be used in a layout')
if len(layout) != 7:
raise ValueError('a character layout must have 7 segments')
self._layouts[char] = layout
Create the display
Create an instance on the 7 segment display object, you need to pass the pins in the order, A,B,C,D,E,F,G,Decimal Point.
seven_seg = SevenSegmentDisplay(20, 21, 6, 22, 27, 18, 15, 13)
If you have a common-anode display you will also need to set the active_high parameter to False:
seven_seg = SevenSegmentDisplay(20, 21, 6, 22, 27, 18, 15, 13,
active_high=False)
Display a character
You can show a character on the display using the .display() method.
seven_seg.display("8")
Add a new character
You can add your own characters to the display, using the .set_char_layout() method passing the character and a tuple of 7 booleans for each of the LEDs in order A,B,C,D,E,F,G.
seven_seg.set_char_layout("_", (False, False, False, True, False, False, False))
seven_seg.display("_")
Decimal point
You can turn the decimal point on by setting the .decimal_point property.
seven_seg.decimal_point = True
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