We’re not sure, but the number of recognizable alphanumeric characters that a seven-segment display can manage seems to have more to do with human pattern recognition than engineering. It takes some ...

Costumes are mandatory! So, as part of my costume, I have gotten the idea into my head that I'd like to build a wearable, battery-powered, 8-character alphanumeric display using 14-segment LEDs. I'm ...

It’s interesting what you see when you train a black light on everyday objects. We strongly suggest not doing this in a hotel room, but if you shine UV light on, say, a printed circuit board, you ...

In a previous article, we explored the behavior of an LED diode as a small light source. We have seen how important a protection resistor is to light up this component. In this article, we will ...