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45 Naveli Kanake

46 Aditya Raju Patil

47 Ayaj Amir Mulla

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48 Muskan Arif Nadaf

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 ABSTRACT
This paper presents the design and implementation of a digital system that uses a 7-
segment display to indicate the number of drug tablets in a tablet-bottling assembly line. As well
as display the number of tablets in a bottle (from 0 – 9), the display can also indicate the name of
the vitamin tablet being assembled (Vitamin A, b, C, d, E). This work presents the digital
implementation comprising the logic expression, logic circuit and VHDL code for the Vitamin type
in the bottle. A digital implementation to display the number of Vitamins in the tablet bottle as well
as the Vitamin type with a BBC microbit microcontroller is presented. The application of this work
can be extended to give a visual indication of any industrial application that requires indication of
the current production stage/phase.
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1. Introduction

2 Principle of Display Decoder Circuit

3. 7 segment display decoder circuit design

4. Application and limitation of decoder circuit

5. Conclusion
6. References
 Introduction
Most often seven-segment displays are used to display the digits in digital watches,
calculators, clocks, measuring instruments and digital counters, etc. Generally, LCD and LED
segments provide the display output of numerical numbers and characters. However to display
the characters and numbers (in order to produce the decimal readout), seven-segment displays
are most commonly used. Mostly these displays are driven by the output stages of digital ICs (to
which the visual indication of the output stages has to be performed) such as latches and decade
counters, etc. But these outputs are in the form of 4-bit binary coded decimal (BCD), and not
suitable for directly driving the seven-segment displays. A display decoder is used to convert a
BCD or a binary code into a 7 segment code. It generally has 4 input lines and 7 output lines.
Here we design a simple display decoder circuit using logic gates. Even though commercial
BCD to 7 segment decoders are available, designing a display decoder using logic gates may
prove to be beneficial from economical as well as knowledge point of view.
Principle of Display Decoder Circuit

The basic idea involves driving a common cathode 7-segment LED display using combinational logic
circuit.  The logic circuit is designed with 4 inputs and 7 outputs, each representing an input to the
display IC. Using Karnough’s map, logic circuitry for each input to the display is designed.

Theory Behind the Circuit:

The first and foremost aspect of this circuit is decoder. A decoder is a combinational circuit which is
used to convert a binary or BCD (Binary Coded Decimal) number to the corresponding decimal
number . It can be a simple binary to decimal decoder or a BCD to 7 segment decoder.

Another relevant section is the combinational logic circuitry. A combinational logic circuit is a system
of logic gates consisting of only outputs and inputs. The output of a combinational logic circuit depends
only on the present state of the inputs and nothing else. Best examples of such circuits are Encoders and
Decoders, Multiplexers and De-multiplexers, Adders, Subtractor etc.

To understand the design and operation of these logic circuits, one needs to have a good knowledge
about Boolean algebra and logic gates. For example few basic Boolean algebra rules to be followed are
the complementary law, associative law, De-Morgan’s law etc.

A 7 segment LED display consists of an arrangement of 8 LEDs such that either all the anodes are
common or cathodes are common.  A common cathode 7 segment display consists of 8 pins – 7 input
pins labeled from ‘a’ to ‘g’ and 8th pin as common ground pin.
7 Segment Display Decoder Circuit Design
Step 1: The first step of the design involves analysis of the common cathode 7-segment display.  A 7-
segment display consists of an arrangement of LEDs in an ‘H’ form.  A truth table is constructed with
the combination of inputs for each decimal number. For example, decimal number 1 would command a
combination of b and c (refer the diagram given below).

Step 2: The second step involves constructing the truth table listing the 7 display input signals,
decimal number and corresponding 4 digit binary numbers.

The truth table for the decoder design depends on the type of 7-segment display. As we
mentioned above that for a common cathode seven-segment display, the output of decoder or
segment driver must be active high in order to glow the segment.

The figure below shows the truth table of a BCD to seven-segment decoder with common
cathode display. In the truth table , there are 7 different output columns corresponding to each of
the 7 segments.

Suppose the column for segment a shows the different combinations for which it is to be
illuminated. So ‘a’ is active for the digits 0, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Truth Table:

From the above truth table, the Boolean expressions of each output functions can be written as

a = F1 (A, B, C, D) = ∑m (0, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)

b = F2 (A, B, C, D) = ∑m (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9)

c = F3 (A, B, C, D) = ∑m (0, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

d = F4 (A, B, C, D) = ∑m (0, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8)

e = F5 (A, B, C, D) = ∑m (0, 2, 6, 8)

f = F6 (A, B, C, D) = ∑m (0, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)

g = F7 (A, B, C, D) = ∑m (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Step 3: The third step involves constructing the Karnough’s map for each output term and then
simplifying them to obtain a logic combination of inputs for each output.

K-Map Simplification
The below figures shows the k-map simplification for the common cathode seven-segment decoder in
order to design the combinational circuit.
From the above simplification, we get the output values as

Step 4: The final step involves drawing a combinational logic circuit for each output signal. Once the
task was accomplished, a combinational logic circuit can be drawnusing 4  inputs (A,B,C,D)and a 7-
segment display (a,b,c,d,e,f,g) as output.
Display Decoder Circuit Operation
The circuit operation can be understood through the truth table itself. When all the inputs are connected
to low logic , the output of the combinational logic circuit would be so as to drive all the output LEDs
except ‘g’ to conduction.  Thus the number 0 will be displayed. Similar operation would take place for
all other combinations of the input switches.
Applications of Display Decoder Circuit

1. This circuit can be modified using timers and counters to display the number of clock pulses.
2. This circuit can be modified to develop an alphabet display system instead of a decimal number
display system.
3. It can be used as a timer circuit.

Limitations of Display Decoder Circuit

1. This circuit involves lot of logic gates and is quite complex.

2. Timing delay by each logic gate is a matter of concern and this circuit might not produce
accurate results when used to display count of pulses.
3. This is a theoretical circuit and may require few modifications
Conclusion
This work provided a proper
understanding of seven segment displays.
A digital implementation to display
letters and numbers on a single digit
seven segment display has been
implemented using logic expressions,
logic gates, VHDL implementation and a
physical implementation on a
microcontroller. The application of
this system is to a drug tablet bottling
which displays the count number as well
as the Vitamin type being
bottled. The application was also
extended to a multi-digit seven segment
display in order to increase the
count range. Further work will involve
the design and implementation of a four-
digit display as a clock to
give an indication and update of the hour,
minute and second. The clock will have
alarm capability so as to
beep when the alarm goes off as well as
set and reset inputs.
Conclusion
This work provided a proper
understanding of seven segment displays.
A digital implementation to display
letters and numbers on a single digit
seven segment display has been
implemented using logic expressions,
logic gates, VHDL implementation and a
physical implementation on a
microcontroller. The application of
this system is to a drug tablet bottling
which displays the count number as well
as the Vitamin type being
bottled. The application was also
extended to a multi-digit seven segment
display in order to increase the
count range. Further work will involve
the design and implementation of a four-
digit display as a clock to
give an indication and update of the hour,
minute and second. The clock will have
alarm capability so as to
beep when the alarm goes off as well as
set and reset inputs.
Conclusion
This work provided a proper
understanding of seven segment displays.
A digital implementation to display
letters and numbers on a single digit
seven segment display has been
implemented using logic expressions,
logic gates, VHDL implementation and a
physical implementation on a
microcontroller. The application of
this system is to a drug tablet bottling
which displays the count number as well
as the Vitamin type being
bottled. The application was also
extended to a multi-digit seven segment
display in order to increase the
count range. Further work will involve
the design and implementation of a four-
digit display as a clock to
give an indication and update of the hour,
minute and second. The clock will have
alarm capability so as to
beep when the alarm goes off as well as
set and reset inputs.
Conclusion
This work provided a proper
understanding of seven segment displays.
A digital implementation to display
letters and numbers on a single digit
seven segment display has been
implemented using logic expressions,
logic gates, VHDL implementation and a
physical implementation on a
microcontroller. The application of
this system is to a drug tablet bottling
which displays the count number as well
as the Vitamin type being
bottled. The application was also
extended to a multi-digit seven segment
display in order to increase the
count range. Further work will involve
the design and implementation of a four-
digit display as a clock to
give an indication and update of the hour,
minute and second. The clock will have
alarm capability so as to
beep when the alarm goes off as well as
set and reset inputs.
sion
This work provided a proper
understanding of seven segment displays.
A digital implementation to display
letters and numbers on a single digit
seven segment display has been
implemented using logic expressions,
logic gates, VHDL implementation and a
physical implementation on a
microcontroller. The application of
this system is to a drug tablet bottling
which displays the count number as well
as the Vitamin type being
bottled. The application was also
extended to a multi-digit seven segment
display in order to increase the
count range. Further work will involve
the design and implementation of a four-
digit display as a clock to
give an indication and update of the hour,
minute and second. The clock will have
alarm capability so as to
beep when the alarm goes off as well as
set and reset input
CONCLUSION

This work provided a proper

understanding of seven segment displays.
A digital implementation to display
letters and numbers on a single digit
seven segment display has been
implemented using logic expressions,
This work provided a proper
understanding of seven segment displays.
A digital implementation to display
letters and numbers on a single digit
seven segment display has been
implemented using logic expressions,
This Work Provide a proper understanding of seven segment display. A digital implementation to
display letters and numbers on a single digit seven segment display has been implemented using logic
expression ,logic gates ,VHDL implementation and a physical implementation on a micro controller.
The application of the system is to a drug tablet bottling which displays the count number as well as the
vitamin type being bottled.
 References

1] T. E Arijaje, S. O Azi, A Akinpelu,

C. A Onumejor, M Omeje and I. E
Ogunrinola, Design and
Construction of LED Matrix Display,
IOP Conference Series: Earth and
Environmental Science,
Volume 173, 2018
1] T. E Arijaje, S. O Azi, A Akinpelu,
C. A Onumejor, M Omeje and I. E
Ogunrinola, Design and
Construction of LED Matrix Display,
IOP Conference Series: Earth and
Environmental Science,
Volume 173, 2018