CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.

1 Project Scope & Application A seven-segment display, or seven-segment indicator, is a form of electronic display device for displaying decimal numerals that is an alternative to the more complex dot-matrix displays. Seven-segment displays are widely used in digital clocks, electronic meters, and other electronic devices for displaying numerical information. A seven segment display, as its name indicates, is composed of seven elements. Individually on or off, they can be combined to produce simplified representations of the arabic numerals. The seven segments are arranged as a rectangle of two vertical segments on each side with one horizontal segment on the top, middle, and bottom. The segments of a 7-segment display are referred to by the letters A to G, as shown in Fig.(1), where the optional DP decimal point (an "eighth segment") is used for the display of non-integer numbers.

Figure 1: seven segment

1.2 Operation block diagram

a b c input Decoder d e f g DP Driver

a b c d e f g DP 7- segment display

Figure 2 : block diagram for 7-segment

CHAPTER 2: PROJECT OBJECTIVES 2.1 Problem statement 1. how to count up and count down using 7-segment counter?

2.2 Objectives The objectives of this project is to see how 7-segment counter operates using PIC16f877A and count the number from 0 to 9 and from 9 to 0.

CHAPTER 3: THE HARDWARE 3.1 Microcontroller type 1. PIC16F877A

3.2 Other components 7 Resistors 220 ohm Seven segment

CHAPTER 4: THE SOFTWARE 4.1 Software Language (C++)

4.2 Flowchart

start

initial PIC

count down

button push

no

yes count up

end

Figure 3: flowchart of 7-segment counter

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