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2 layers106.7 × 25.4 mmSuper7Controller, the printed circuit board in 3D

Super7Controller

ManiacalLabs/Super7Seg2

The Super 7 Seg kit takes using a 7 Segment display to the extreme! It started as an exercise in "how many 7 segment displays can I drive with a single ATMega328p" and we are quite proud of the result.

Size
106.7 × 25.4 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
32
Nets
58
Pads
142
Tracks, vias
474, 40
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
23 Dec 2016
Updated
24 Nov 2017

Overview

Super7Controller is an open-source printed circuit board by ManiacalLabs, from the ManiacalLabs/Super7Seg repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 106.7 × 25.4 mm with 32 parts on 58 nets, routed with 474 tracks and 40 vias.

It is built around the ATMEGA328P-PU, 74HC238D and ULN2003A. Its parts include 17 resistors, 6 connectors, 3 ICs and 2 capacitors. It belongs with the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

3

README

README.md

Maniacal Labs Super 7 Seg

The Super 7 Seg kit takes using a 7 Segment display to the extreme! It started as an exercise in "how many 7 segment displays can I drive with a single ATMega328p" and we are quite proud of the result.

Twelve beautiful, bright, 0.8" tall digits powered and driven by only 3 pins. The simple serial connection (literally just sending text) means you can have a simple to use 7 segment display controlled by anything able to output a serial signal, including but not limited to Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and any normal computer (with a USB to serial cable). If required, there are also basic, easy to use, commands that can be sent allowing direct control over each segment of each digit of the display.

But wait, is twelve digits not enough for you? Fear not! You can chain up to 10 Super 7 Seg displays together and still control all of them from just the same 3 pins! Every bit of text that won't fit on the first display is automatically sent down the line to the next and the next after that.

What's In The Bag

The Super 7 Seg is a user assembled kit which requires basic through-hole solder skills and comes with the following components:

  • Super7 Display board (the larger one)
  • Super7 Controller board (the smaller one)
  • 6x Kingbright DC08-11SRWA Dual 7 segment displays
  • ATMega328p and socket
  • ULN2003AN Darlington transistor array and socket
  • 74HC238 3-to-8 demux and socket
  • 16x 120Ω resistors (brown/red/brown)
  • 1x 10kΩ resistor (brown/black/orange)
  • 2x 0.1uF capacitor
  • 1x 40 pin male header
  • 1x 40 pin female header

Assembly

Check out the full Assembly doc

Usage

For all the details on using your Super 7 Seg, check out the Usage doc

Python Library

Interacting with the Super 7 Seg is incredibly easy but we've provided a python module to make it even easier! For more, check out the Super7 Python module doc.

Parts

32
QtyValueFootprintReferences
16120footprints:0.125_ResistorR1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16
20.1uFCapacitors_ThroughHole:C_Disc_D3_P2.5C1, C2
2CONN_01X02misc:Strip_1x02P6, P7
110kfootprints:0.125_ResistorR17
174HC238Housings_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mmIC2
1ATMEGA328P-Pfootprints:DIP28IC1
1AVR-ISP-6footprints:ICSPCON1
1CONN_01X09Socket_Strips:Socket_Strip_Straight_1x09P4
1CONN_01X13Socket_Strips:Socket_Strip_Straight_1x13P3
1LOGOmisc:logo_MLlabs_smallG***
1UARTmisc:Strip_1x06P5
1ULN2003AHousings_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mmU1

The 29 most common of 32 parts.

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Questions

How big is the Super7Controller PCB?

It measures 106.7 × 25.4 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Super7Controller use?

32 parts, built around the ATMEGA328P-PU, 74HC238D and ULN2003A. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the Super7Controller KiCad files?

From the ManiacalLabs/Super7Seg repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is kicad/Super7Controller/Super7Controller.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Super7Controller design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the MIT licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).