https://github.com/galopago/panel-mount-7-segment-display

Open source 7 segment serially controlled led display that fits inside a generic 45x26mm panel mount plastic enclosure. Upgrade your function specific panel meter PCB with a new one controllable by your preferred MCU.
https://github.com/galopago/panel-mount-7-segment-display

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Open source 7 segment serially controlled led display that fits inside a generic 45x26mm panel mount plastic enclosure. Upgrade your function specific panel meter PCB with a new one controllable by your preferred MCU.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/galopago/panel-mount-7-segment-display
• Owner: galopago
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-11-11T03:46:52.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-07-14T19:33:54.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-14T02:29:38.953Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: 7-segment, 7-segment-display, diy, gerber, gerber-files, kicad, kicad-pcb, open-hardware, open-hardware-electronics, open-source, pcb
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• Size: 38 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# PANEL MOUNT 7 SEGMENT SERIALLY CONTROLED LED DISPLAYS

Open source 7 segment serially controlled led display that fits inside a generic 45x26mm panel mount plastic enclosure. Upgrade your function specific panel meter PCB with a new one controllable by your preferred MCU.

![METERON](/036-inch-5-digit/assets/img/meteron.jpg)

Read this in other languages: [Español](/assets/markdown/README.es.md)

Upgrading a 5 digit voltmeter PCB with a 5 digit serially controllable display

0.36 Inch 5 Digits voltmeter                  | 0.36 Inch 5 Digits serially controllable     

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![](/assets/img/voltmeterback.jpg)            |![](/036-inch-5-digit/assets/img/meterback.jpg) 

![](/assets/img/voltmeterpcbfront.jpg)        |![](/036-inch-5-digit/assets/img/pcbfront.jpg) 

![](/assets/img/voltmeterpcbback.jpg)         |![](/036-inch-5-digit/assets/img/pcbback.jpg) 

The display can be now controlled by Arduino (or any other) boards via serial bus, to display numbers, letters, or individual segments.

## Versions

There are several board versions, each one with different personalities

| HINT                               | CONTROLLER CHIP | LINK                                     

|------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------

| 056 INCH 3 DIGIT                   | TM1637          | [056 INCH 3 DIGIT](/056-inch-3-digit)  

| 036 INCH 5 DIGIT                   | TM1637          | [036 INCH 5 DIGIT](/036-inch-5-digit)  

| 028 INCH 8 DIGIT (2 Lines x 4Digit)| MAX7219         | [028 INCH 8 DIGIT](/028-inch-8-digit)

0.56 Inch 3 Digits                            | 0.36 Inch 5 Digits                            | 0.28 Inch 8 Digits 

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![](/056-inch-3-digit/assets/img/meteron.jpg) | ![](/036-inch-5-digit/assets/img/meteron.jpg) | ![](/028-inch-8-digit/assets/img/meteron.jpg)