I was checking out the LEDcontrol library last night and it seems like a good library to use. Also, I'm aware that I'd probably burn it out at the absolute max rating. I just listed those ratings because they were what jumped out at me.
I was unaware, however, of the 30mA minimum. I was planning on using these 7-segment displays, however I'm not sure about something from the datasheet:
(I want to use the green ones).
Will this display be ok to use? I believe the 90mA peak forward current means that I can safely put 40mA to it for a very short period of time, like the MAX7219 would as it cycles the digits on/off.