Seven-Segment Display

Seven-Segment Display

A seven segment display, or seven segment indicator, is a form of electronic display device for displaying decimal numerals that is an alternative to the more complex dot matrix displays. Seven segment displays are widely used in digital clocks, electronic meters, basic calculators, and other electronic devices that display numerical information.

The segments of a seven segment display are arranged as a rectangle of two vertical segments on each side with one horizontal segment on the top, middle, and bottom. If we refer the segments as the letters from a to g, it's possible to use the status of the segments which is called a seven segment code to represent a number. A standard combination of the seven segment codes is shown below.

X   a   b   c   d   e   f   g
1   1   0   0   1   1   1   1
2   0   0   1   0   0   1   0
3   0   0   0   0   1   1   0
4   1   0   0   1   1   0   0
5   0   1   0   0   1   0   0
6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
7   0   0   0   1   1   1   1
8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
9   0   0   0   0   1   0   0




0 = on          1 = off

A seven segment code of permutation p is a set of seven segment code derived from the standard code by rearranging the bits into the order indicated by p. For example, the seven segment codes of permutation "gbedcfa" which is derived from the standard code by exchanging the bits represented by "a" and "g", and by exchanging the bits represented by "c" and "e", is listed as follows.
X   g   b   e   d   c   f   a
1   1   0   1   1   0   1