----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Hilpert" <hilp...@cs.ubc.ca> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 9:39 PM Subject: Re: Strange ICS on eBay
On 2016-Jun-10, at 6:24 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote: > On 2016-Jun-10, at 6:19 PM, Ali wrote: >> Just wondering if anyone knows what these chips are for/from/etc. >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/152124208945 >> Interesting look to them. I would say EPROM but the magnifying window is >> weird... >> -Ali > > Those are 4-digit 14-segment LED displays. Siemens DL3416 Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIkGyWIuCIo Looks like they may have the decoder built into them. And 16-segment as mike says. =============== Yup, that's what they are, similar to the DL1416s used in the AIM65 and elsewhere. A little more intelligent than just decoders & drivers; send it a 2 bit address and a 7 bit character and it'll store and display it (them) until cleared or replaced, easily cascaded for longer length. m
