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Introduction
Seven segment displays are SO 2020. I mean, we see them in our clocks, ovens, and microwaves on the daily. But what happens when you add more segments to each digit? You can upgrade your appliances and let everyone know how you REALLY feel. Introducing SparkFun's newest Qwiic-Enabled Alphanumeric Display in Pink, Green, Blue, Red, Purple, and White. Customize that microwave alert - "Your food is done, fool!" Or hack those oven messages - "I pity the fool that doesn't pre-heat!" These fourteen-segment digits allow you display all sorts of numbers, characters, and symbols. Let's jump in and have a look, shall we?
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COM-16919
The pink SparkFun Qwiic Alphanumeric Display allows you to display all sorts of numbers, characters, and symbols. With Qwiic,…
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COM-18566
The green SparkFun Qwiic Alphanumeric Display allows you to display all sorts of numbers, characters, and symbols. With Qwiic…
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COM-16917
The blue SparkFun Qwiic Alphanumeric Display allows you to display all sorts of numbers, characters, and symbols. With Qwiic,…
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COM-16916
The red SparkFun Qwiic Alphanumeric Display allows you to display all sorts of numbers, characters, and symbols. With Qwiic, …
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COM-16918
The purple SparkFun Qwiic Alphanumeric Display allows you to display all sorts of numbers, characters, and symbols. With Qwii…
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COM-18565
The white SparkFun Qwiic Alphanumeric Display allows you to display all sorts of numbers, characters, and symbols. With Qwiic…
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Note: We also have two kits with the Qwiic Alphanumeric Displays and Qwiic cables available for purchase.
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KIT-19297
The SparkFun Qwiic Alphanumeric Display Kit comes with six different colored, 14-segment Qwiic displays. This is your all-in-…
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KIT-18624
The SparkFun Qwiic Alphanumeric Starter Kit comes with two displays, one red and one white, standoffs and screws for mounting…
Required Materials
You will need a microcontroller to control the Qwiic Alphanumeric Display in order to follow along with this tutorial. Below are a few options that come Qwiic-enabled out of the box:
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WRL-15663
The SparkFun ESP32 Thing Plus is the next step to get started with Espressif IoT ideations while still enjoying all the ameni…
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DEV-15795
The SparkFun Qwiic Pro Micro adds a reset button, Qwiic connector, USB-C, and castellated pads to the miniaturized Arduino bo…
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DEV-15123
The SparkFun RedBoard Qwiic is an Arduino-compatible development board with a built in Qwiic connector, eliminating the need …
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DEV-15444
The RedBoard Artemis takes the incredibly powerful Artemis module from SparkFun and wraps it up in an easy to use and familia…
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If your chosen microcontroller is not already Qwiic-enabled, you can add that functionality with one or more of the following items:
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DEV-14495
The SparkFun Qwiic Adapter provides the perfect means to make any old I2C board into a Qwiic enabled board.
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DEV-14352
The SparkFun Qwiic Shield is an easy-to-assemble board that provides a simple way to incorporate the Qwiic Connect System wit…
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You will also need at least one Qwiic cable to connect your Alphanumeric Display to your microcontroller.
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PRT-14427
This is a 100mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together…
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PRT-14426
This is a 50mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together …
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PRT-14428
This is a 200mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together…
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PRT-14429
This is a 500mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together…
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Suggested Reading
If you aren't familiar with the Qwiic system, we recommend reading here for an overview:
We would also suggest reading through the following tutorials if you are not familiar with the concepts covered in them:
Serial Communication
Asynchronous serial communication concepts: packets, signal levels, baud rates, UARTs and more!
I2C
An introduction to I2C, one of the main embedded communications protocols in use today.
