#Display

HPDL-1414 display operation

Leave a Comment / Arduino / By Rafal

There are a great many different kinds of displays on the market – LCD, LED, OLED, etc. We encounter most of them on a daily basis, but there are also some more classic designs, such as the HPDL-1414.

7-segment display VHDL

Leave a Comment / FPGA / By Rafal

graphical interface. LEDs, displays, screens… there are really many ways to graphically show the progress of the program or task being performed. However, in order to display all the information correctly, you need to properly handle the chosen display. In this article you will learn how to run a 7-segment display on an FPGA chip.

CWD351 – Digital LED indicator from the communist era

Leave a Comment / Retro / By Rafal

Since its inception, all digital machines were meant to serve man and help him perform his daily tasks in the office, on the factory floor or at home. However, in order for a machine to be useful, something was needed so that humans could understand it. Nowadays, it is quite normal to have all kinds of screens on which digital systems display information that we can understand, but this was not always the case.

In search of the perfect electric voltage
When taking DC voltage measurements with a multimeter, we usually don’t think about its accuracy. Receiving a result of 5.1V, when we expect something in the neighborhood of 5V, we assume that the multimeter’s indication is correct, telling ourselves that simply at the output of the power supply or the USB port of the computer …
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The arcana of technology, or what do Qualcomm Snapdragon X and Apple have in common?
One of the more interesting developments in the world of technology is the recent launch of a new series of ARM processors created by Qualcomm. We are, of course, talking about the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus chips, which are designed to run in Windows laptops. This is not the first attempt to combine Windows and ARM architecture CPUs, but it is the first one that, in my opinion, can succeed. However, in order for me to sufficiently explain the full background of this story, we need to go back to 2007.
Электроника МКУ-1 – Soviet school calculator
The story of our today's hero begins in 1987. It is then that the electronic equipment factory in Svetlovodsk (today's Ukraine) leaves the first calculator Электроника МКУ-1 (Elektronika MKU-1). The device was the result of an idea by officials of the Central Planning Bureau and was designed with a specific purpose in mind - the equipment was to serve high school and college students of the Soviet Union. It would enable them to solve even complex mathematical equations much more quickly and simply.
What’s hidden inside a smart socket?
In today's world, the importance of various types of devices from the "smart home" category is growing day by day. There is nothing surprising in this, after all, thanks to these, sometimes very simple equipment, we can remotely control home lighting, heating or ventilation. Besides, thanks to all kinds of sensors, reading temperature, humidity and light intensity has become much simpler. The data collected by the system can be used to intelligently manage actuators such as relays. In other words, today's technology allows us to build really complex structures at a low cost, which we can call a smart home.
Электроника МК-52 – Soviet calculator in orbit
The great events of the space industry not only capture our attention, but also inspire us to think about the achievements of science and technology. One of the fascinating aspects of the conquest of space is the role that technology has played in these spectacular achievements. However, in the shadow of the famous rockets, astronauts and space stations, there are little-known elements of this space history, such as the Soviet Электроника МК-52 calculator.