Reposting as it's own thread instead of discussing it in-line in the PCB thread (which didn't feel entirely right, TBH). By way of context: I'm going to be attending the Cyberpunk-themed Neotropolis ...

I’ve talked about HD44780 displays before – they’ve been a mainstay of microcontroller projects for literal decades. In the modern hobbyist world, there’s an elephant in the room – the sheer variety ...

[Tom] needed 8 displays for a project. He wanted to to control them over I2C, and was trying to reduce cost. Some vendors make I2C controllable seven segment displays, but they cost about $10 each.

The MAX6851 is billed as the market's first I2C-compatible, vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) controller with embedded fonts, multiplex timing control, and filament timing. The device controls ...

Fashion gets everywhere, even into good old alphanumeric display modules where new colours and appearance allow designers to give products a lift with very little effort. Once, you could have any ...