Interface PIC16F877A with 7-segment display
Using PIC16F877A and 7-segment display we can build a digital counter that counts from 0 to 9999 with a button to increment the number. The same thing as on the following topic where the microcontroller PIC16F84A was used.4-Digit 7-segmant display counter using PIC16F84A and CCS PIC C compiler
We are going to see circuit and code for both 7-segment display types, common anode and common cathode.
Digital counter using common anode 7-segment display:
Circuit schematic for interfacing PIC16F877A with common anode 7-segment display is shown below:
Digital counter using common anode 7-segment display CCS C code:
// 4-Digit digital counter using PIC16F877A
// Common anode 7-segment display
// http://ccspicc.blogspot.com/
// electronnote@gmail.com
#include <16F877A.h>
#use delay(crystal=8000000)
short s; // Used to know button position
unsigned int digit, digit1, digit10, digit100,digit1000;
unsigned long i = 0;
unsigned int seg(unsigned int num) {
switch (num) {
case 0 : return 0xC0;
case 1 : return 0xF9;
case 2 : return 0xA4;
case 3 : return 0xB0;
case 4 : return 0x99;
case 5 : return 0x92;
case 6 : return 0x82;
case 7 : return 0xF8;
case 8 : return 0x80;
case 9 : return 0x90;
}
}
void main(){
while(TRUE){
if(input(PIN_D0) == 1)
s = 1;
if(s == 1) {
if(input(PIN_D0) == 0) {
s = 0;
i++;
if(i > 9999)
i = 0;
}
}
digit = i % 10;
digit1 = seg(digit);
output_c(0x0F); // Turn off all displays
output_b(digit1); // Send ones digit
output_c(0x07); // Turn on display for ones
delay_ms(2);
digit = (i / 10) % 10;
digit10 = seg(digit);
output_c(0x0F); // Turn off all displays
output_b(digit10); // Send tens digit
output_c(0x0B); // Turn on display for tens
delay_ms(2);
digit = (i / 100) % 10;
digit100 = seg(digit);
output_c(0x0F); // Turn off all displays
output_b(digit100); // Send hundreds digit
output_c(0x0D); // Turn on display for hundreds
delay_ms(2);
digit = (i / 1000) % 10;
digit1000 = seg(digit);
output_c(0x0F); // Turn off all displays
output_b(digit1000); // Send thousands digit
output_c(0x0E); // Turn on display for thousands
delay_ms(2);
}
}
Digital counter using common cathode 7-segment display:
Circuit schematic of the common cathode is a little bit different from the common anode one as shown below:
The code is also has some differences from the common anode code.
// 4-Digit digital counter using PIC16F877A
// Common cathode 7-segment display
// http://ccspicc.blogspot.com/
// electronnote@gmail.com
#include <16F877A.h>
#use delay(crystal=8000000)
short s; // Used to know button position
unsigned int digit, digit1, digit10, digit100,digit1000;
unsigned long i = 0;
unsigned int seg(unsigned int num) {
switch (num) {
case 0 : return 0x3F;
case 1 : return 0x06;
case 2 : return 0x5B;
case 3 : return 0x4F;
case 4 : return 0x66;
case 5 : return 0x6D;
case 6 : return 0x7D;
case 7 : return 0x07;
case 8 : return 0x7F;
case 9 : return 0x6F;
}
}
void main(){
while(TRUE){
if(input(PIN_D0) == 1)
s = 1;
if(s == 1) {
if(input(PIN_D0) == 0) {
s = 0;
i++;
if(i > 9999)
i = 0;
}
}
digit = i % 10;
digit1 = seg(digit);
output_c(0); // Turn off all displays
output_b(digit1); // Send ones digit
output_c(8); // Turn on display for ones
delay_ms(2);
digit = (i / 10) % 10;
digit10 = seg(digit);
output_c(0); // Turn off all displays
output_b(digit10); // Send tens digit
output_c(4); // Turn on display for tens
delay_ms(2);
digit = (i / 100) % 10;
digit100 = seg(digit);
output_c(0); // Turn off all displays
output_b(digit100); // Send hundreds digit
output_c(2); // Turn on display for hundreds
delay_ms(2);
digit = (i / 1000) % 10;
digit1000 = seg(digit);
output_c(0); // Turn off all displays
output_b(digit1000); // Send thousands digit
output_c(1); // Turn on display for thousands
delay_ms(2);
}
}
Digital counter using PIC16F877A and 7-segment display video:
The following video shows a hardware circuit for the discussed counter.