Eight-segment display
Eight-segment display is a concept widely discussed today, and its importance is increasingly relevant in different areas of society. This topic has captured the attention of experts, academics and the general public due to its impact on our lives. In this article, we will explore Eight-segment display in depth, analyzing its origins, its evolution over time, and its influence in various areas. Through a multidisciplinary approach, we will examine in detail the different facets of Eight-segment display and its relevance in the contemporary world.
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An eight-segment display is a type of display based on eight segments that can be turned on or off according to the font pattern to be produced.
Applications
One application was in the Sharp EL-8, an early electronic calculator. The eight-segment display produces more rounded digits than a seven-segment display, yielding a more "script-like" output, with the trade-off that fewer possible alphabetic characters can be displayed because the bars F and G are merged (see table below).
Displaying
An eight segment display can sometimes display alphabetic characters with less readability because the segments F and G are combined and the corners are rounded. The asymmetrical layout of the elements produced a distinctive "handwritten" digit style, with a half-height "0".
| Script | Characters |
|---|---|
| Latin | C, c, d, G, L, N, n, 0, o, r, U, Z, Ə |
| Greek | Γ, Ζ, Ν, Ξ, Ο, ο, Π, π |
| Cyrillic | Г, г, д, П, п, Э |
| Others | 0, (, [, ", ^, -, /, ? |
| Characters | What they display as on an eight-segment display |
|---|---|
| C, [, ( | E |
| c, L, r, г | t |
| d, U | Ɐ |
| G | 6 |
| N, Ν, λ, Π, П | A |
| n, π, п | h |
| o, ο | b |
| Z, Ζ, | e |
| 0, O, Ə, Ο, д | 8 |
| Γ, Г | F |
| Ξ | C̠ |
| Э | 9 |
| " | ˅ |
| ^ | ° |
| - | ` |
| / | μ |
| ? | P |
Examples
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Sharp EL-8 with eight-segment displays -
Eight-segment display displaying an 8 -
Eight-segment display displaying a D
See also
- Seven-segment display
- Nine-segment display
- Fourteen-segment display
- Sixteen-segment display
- Dot matrix display
- Vacuum fluorescent display
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