VHDL code for BCD to 7-segment display converter PRANIL KADAM 28 ‘SWAT! KADAM 29 FARAZ KHAN 32 SHUDDHODHAN KEDARE 63 Introduction AA display decoder is used to convert a BCD or a binary code into a 7 segment code used to operate a 7 segment LED display. It generally has 4 input lines and 7 output lines. Here we design a simple display decoder circuit using logic gates. Even though commercial BCD to 7 segment decoders are available, designing a display decoder using logic gates may prove to be beneficial from economical as well as knowledge point of view. Principle The basic idea involves driving a common cathode 7-segment LED display using combinational logic circuit. The logic circuit is designed with 4 inputs and 7 outputs, each representing an input to the display IC. Using Karnough’s map, logic circuitry for each input to the display is designed. Theory The first and foremost aspect of this circuit is decoder. A decoder is a combinational circuit Which is used to convert a binary or BCD (Binary Coded Decimal) number to the corresponding decimal number. It can be a simple binary to decimal decoder or a BCD to 7 segment decoder.Another relevant section is the combinational logic circuitry. A combinational logic circuit is @ system of logic gates consisting of only outputs and inputs. The output of a combinational logic circuit depends only on the present state of the inputs and nothing else. Best examples of such circuits are Encoders and Decoders, Multiplexers and De-multiplexers,Adders, Subtractors etc. To understand the design and operation of these logic circuits, one needs to have a good knowledge about Boolean algebra and logic gates. For example few basic Boolean algebra rules to be followed are the complementary law, associative law, De- Morgan's law etc. The De-Morgan’s law states how ‘AND’ of two NOTs can be converted to a single NOR. In other words, (NOT A) AND (NOT B) can be changed to A NOR B. A7 segment LED display consists of an arrangement of 8 LEDs such that either all the anodes are common or cathodes are common. A common cathode 7 segment display consists of 8 pins — 7 input pins labeled from ‘a! to ‘g’ and 8" pin as common ground pin. Practically BCD to 7 segment decoders are available in form of integrated circuits such as 74LS47. Apart from regular 4 input pins and 7 output pins, it consists of a lamping test pin used for segment testing, ripple blanking input pin used to blank off zeros in multiple display systems, ripple blanking output pin used for cascading purposes and a blanking input pin. a a a Do——-_D b b =, co— Cc c c |: |: dq Vat Bo——B e e Ao A f rt.f —" clock 9 § BCD to 7 Segment 7-Segment Decoder LED Display Display Decoder Circuit Operation: The circuit operation can be understood through the truth table itself. When all the switches are connected such that each input is grounded, the output of the combinational logic circuit would be so as to drive all the output LEDs except ‘g’ to conduction. Thus the number 0 will be displayed. Similar operation would take place for all other combinations of the input switches.Digit Na Shown = 4 4S6 IBD : VHDL code library IEEE; use IEEE. STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL; use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_ARITH ALL; use IEEE. STD_LOGIC_UNSIGNED ALL; entity test is port ( kk = in std_logic; bod : in std_logic_vector(3 downto 0); segment? : out std_logic_vector(6 downto 0) decoded output. ) end test; architecture Behavioral of test is begin process (clk,bed) BEGIN if (clk’event and cl ") then case bed is Illuminated Segment (1 = illumination) ab ¢ de £ g HHHH HORROR HHHOORHHEH HEHE HHHOOR HHOKHORKOK OHOKOOOKOH HHORHHOOOH HHOKHEHHOOwhen "0000"=> segment7 <="0000001"; when "000° segment7 <="1001111"; when "0011 segment? <="0010010"; when "001 segment7 <="0000110", when "0100"=> segment7 <="1001100"; when "010 segment7 <="0100100"; when "011 segment7 <="0100000", when "011 segment? <="0001111"; when "100 segment7 <="0000000", when "1001"=> segment7 <="0000100"; when others=> segment? <="1111111", end case; end if end process: end Behavioral; Applications of Display Decoder Circuit: 41. This circuit can be modified using timers and counters to display the number of clock pulses 2. This circuit can be modified to develop an alphabet display system instead of a decimal number display system 3. Itcan be used as a timer circuit Conclusion Thus we have study the working of BCD to 7-segment display converter Using vhdl code.