I am looking for a display to fit in the "tuner wheel" section of the radio I am working on. It measures 11mm x 97mm or 15/32" x 3 7/8".
So far I have looked a lot on eBay then Digikey, but the closest thing I have found is the ubiquitous .91" 128x32 OLED display (not necessarily that close). Does anyone know of a display that might fit this enclosure better? Or perhaps people know of better ways to search for this kind of thing?
I am also open to any out of the box ideas people might have. I was thinking I could use a couple of the OLEDs I mentioned above and resolder the boards so they would be right next to each other? Definitely does not seem like the best idea, but its the only one I have so far.
How about about a couple Bubble displays?
A pair of them in a socket are 9-10mm x 30mm long. A MAX7219 drives one pair.
3 pair would do a fair job filling that space. Or maybe 7 of them.
Guess that would be pretty hardware intensive.
Haha, that is an old display. I think I used that a way back in time. However Your lik says Retired Product This product has been retired from our catalog and is no longer for sale. This page is made available for those looking for datasheets and the simply curious.
I was hoping for perhaps a little more resolution than a 7 segment display, but that seems like a better idea my combining oled display idea. It isn't really going to show much, mostly what source is selected, volume level, and maybe a couple other similar things. I liked the idea of making a somewhat nicer looking UI but maybe thats just not in the cards.
Thanks for the ideas! Still open to other ones if anyone has a super creative solution.
micahfriesen while that is the right resolution, doesn't seem like the right fit for mine. The pixels are much bigger so it is too big in both dimensions. Thank you for looking though! I just need to find something like that with the pixel size of the previous boards.
I have to say, I am intrigued by the bubble display idea. It might fit the aesthetic of my 60s car a little better. I'll do some digging on that too.
If the existing frequency numbers are "frosted", i.e. etched in, you could light those up really nicely with side light LEDs. Behind that, a bar graph in the same, or a different colour. Well, I guess maybe more like a cursor than a bar. So as to enhance the existing numbers.
Blackfin you're right that one does seem to be just small enough to fit, might be the frontrunner now. Thanks for finding it!
aarg the cursor idea would be super cool for a radio that was just going to have AM capabilities, but I'm hoping to have more than that so I think I am going to remove the glass altogether. After looking more at the "antique" style displays I think I might want to go with something more modern. All great ideas though and I appreciate the input!
