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Hello,

I am working a project and I am trying to piece together a counter using my Uno. I have it wired 2-8 on segments A-G as so...

  -A-
|     |
F     B
|     |
  -G-
|     |
E     C
|     |
  -D-

A = pin2
B = pin3
C = pin4
D = pin5
E = pin6
F = pin7
G = pin8

Anyways, I have butchered the hell out of some code but closest thing I found was a snippet of code that would count down automatically and one that used a trigger but the display did not work no matter how I tried to trace the program. So I am here posting for some help. If you can lead me to a few snippets that work I would be grateful. If you can figure this idea out and help me with the code I'll send beer. God knows I need one.
Thanks for reading this and I hope someone out there enjoys a few cold ones

Domasi

[Reply #1 on:]

I Googled "7 segment Arduino tutorial" and got this example.
It probably is close to what you want.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfdeGb0LUUY
http://www.hacktronics.com/Tutorials/arduino-and-7-segment-led.html

[Reply #2 on:]

That is close but it counts on it's own. I am looking for something that is triggered to increment or decrease by 1 for every signal sent to it.

:/

[Reply #3 on:]

At the site in my signature block below there is code for a timer display that allows you to preset the value and then it counts down. You  may be able to use some of the code for our own purposes.

[Reply #4 on:]

Domasi,

this code will increment a 7Seg display from a blank display, to zero, then digits one through nine and back to blank display on the twelveth button press. Button connected to Arduino pin 12.

Connect Arduino pins as follows –

Pin  9          Segment       Decimal Point
      8                            A
      7                            B
      6                            C
      5                            D
      4                            E
      3                            F
      2                            G 

Code:

 
  // Code by Pedro147 Arduino Forum - Thanks to Grumpy Mike  http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Tutorial/Arrays.html
 
  int pins [] = { 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };     // pin 9 allocated to DP but not used (first element of binary array in char elevenCode)
  int digit[] = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 };
  int switchPin = 12;                           // pushbutton attached to pin 12
  int buttonState = LOW;                        // initialise buttonState as LOW
  int counter = 0;                              // initialise counter as zero
  int timer1 = 100;                             // delay timer interval
  int timer = 1000;
 
   char elevenCode[] = {B00000000, B01111110, B00110000, B01101101, B01111001, B00110011, B01011011, B01011111, B01110000, B01111111, B01111011 };
  // Array element   #  No Display     0          1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8         9

   void setup()
  {
    for(int i = 0; i < 8; i++)                  // set digital pins as OUTPUTS
      pinMode(pins[i], OUTPUT);
      pinMode(switchPin, INPUT);                // sets pin 12 as pushbutton INPUT
  }
 
 
  void loop()
  {
    int newstate = digitalRead(switchPin);
    if (buttonState != newstate)                // has the state changed from 
                                                // HIGH to LOW or vice versa
 
    {                                         
   
      buttonState = newstate;
      if (newstate == LOW)                      // IF the button was pressed
        ++counter;                              // increment the counter by one
        delay(20);                              // delay to debounce
 
    }
 
   
    if(counter > 10)
      counter = 0;
     
     
    displayEleven(counter);
  }
 
 
  void displayEleven(int num)
  {
    int mask = 1;
    for(int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
    {
      if((mask & elevenCode[num]) == 0)
        digitalWrite(pins[i], LOW);
      else digitalWrite(pins[i], HIGH);
      mask = mask << 1;
    }
  }