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Jimbo
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:13 pm    Post subject: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
Hello,
I am try9ing to find a small (say 15mm x 6mm) wristwatch size LCD
display for a project. All I need to display are 3 characters, no
graphics.

It seems everywhere I look all I find are very large 1x8 or 2x8.

Any pointers would be appreciated.

Jim

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Spehro Pefhany
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 12:52 am    Post subject: Re: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 08:13:00 -0800, the renowned Jimbo
<crater@caterius.com> wrote:

Quote:
Hello,
I am try9ing to find a small (say 15mm x 6mm) wristwatch size LCD
display for a project. All I need to display are 3 characters, no
graphics.

It seems everywhere I look all I find are very large 1x8 or 2x8.

Any pointers would be appreciated.

Jim

There are some fairly small COG displays available, but I was not
particularly impressed by the contrast on the ones I saw. If you're
after significant quantities (at least low thousands to meet MOQ), I
can see what I can find.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
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Markus Mandl
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 12:53 am    Post subject: Re: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
Jimbo wrote:
Quote:
Hello,
I am try9ing to find a small (say 15mm x 6mm) wristwatch size LCD
display for a project. All I need to display are 3 characters, no
graphics.

It seems everywhere I look all I find are very large 1x8 or 2x8.

Any pointers would be appreciated.

Jim



Hallo Jim,

I might have some leftovers fitting your description:

Total size: 18mm x 12 mm
Viewing area: 14mm x 8 mm

There are three 7-segment characters and some other symbols on the display.
A LCD controller supporting 2-mux 1/2 bias @ 3 Volts is required to drive the
display.
Zebra connectors are used for contacting the display - this means you have to
design/machine some sort of frame to mount it on your pcb.

Regards
Markus Mandl

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Robert Baer
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
Jimbo wrote:
Quote:

Hello,
I am try9ing to find a small (say 15mm x 6mm) wristwatch size LCD
display for a project. All I need to display are 3 characters, no
graphics.

It seems everywhere I look all I find are very large 1x8 or 2x8.

Any pointers would be appreciated.

Jim

Get an el-cheapo kids watch and do some creative parts removal.
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Mike Harrison
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 08:13:00 -0800, Jimbo <crater@caterius.com> wrote:

Quote:
Hello,
I am try9ing to find a small (say 15mm x 6mm) wristwatch size LCD
display for a project. All I need to display are 3 characters, no
graphics.

It seems everywhere I look all I find are very large 1x8 or 2x8.

Any pointers would be appreciated.

Jim

How about these - Keyboard switches with LCDs built in
http://www.lcd-keys.com/
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Jimbo
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:37 pm    Post subject: Re: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 11:47:14 GMT, Mike Harrison <mike@whitewing.co.uk>
wrote:

Quote:


How about these - Keyboard switches with LCDs built in
http://www.lcd-keys.com/


Thanks for all the replies. Actually the keyboard switch like this one
might work perfectly for me.


http://www.nkksmartswitch.com/partselector.asp?S2=1

If not I'll be contacting you Sphero.

Jim
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martin griffith
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:37:55 -0800, in sci.electronics.design Jimbo
<crater@caterius.com> wrote:

Quote:
On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 11:47:14 GMT, Mike Harrison <mike@whitewing.co.uk
wrote:



How about these - Keyboard switches with LCDs built in
http://www.lcd-keys.com/


Thanks for all the replies. Actually the keyboard switch like this one
might work perfectly for me.


http://www.nkksmartswitch.com/partselector.asp?S2=1

If not I'll be contacting you Sphero.

Jim

They look OK, but has anyone managed to get some "proper" software

data sheets from the site. Firefox seems to hang.

martin


"Facts are stupid things.." -- Reagan, '88
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R Adsett
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:45 pm    Post subject: Re: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
In article <f8fu011j911a4rtgq6rdtg0edjmecgof2v@4ax.com>,
mike@whitewing.co.uk says...
Quote:
How about these - Keyboard switches with LCDs built in
http://www.lcd-keys.com/

Do they have a site with information? Or just this one with a picture of
a couple of keyswitches?

Robert
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Jimbo
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:34 am    Post subject: Re: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 18:13:58 +0100, martin griffith
<martingriffithX@Xyahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Quote:


They look OK, but has anyone managed to get some "proper" software
data sheets from the site. Firefox seems to hang.

martin


"Facts are stupid things.." -- Reagan, '88

IE doesn't even get the pictures on the left side. (not surprising
though)

I need to install Firefox here at home.
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Robert Baer
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 6:11 am    Post subject: Re: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
R Adsett wrote:
Quote:

In article <f8fu011j911a4rtgq6rdtg0edjmecgof2v@4ax.com>,
mike@whitewing.co.uk says...
How about these - Keyboard switches with LCDs built in
http://www.lcd-keys.com/

Do they have a site with information? Or just this one with a picture of
a couple of keyswitches?

Robert

The NKK site uses a pop-up for a chosen switch; the pop-up has a link
"get PDF datasheet".
If the Java that it ises does not work, then right click to show
source, copy the "PDF/IS01NCCF.PDF" or other switch name, then tack it
on the NKK url to get:
http://www.nkksmartswitch.com/pdf/is01nccf.pdf
Presto: the datasheet will download.
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R Adsett
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
In article <42118B5A.61553E9@earthlink.net>, bobbaer@earthlink.net
says...
Quote:
R Adsett wrote:

In article <f8fu011j911a4rtgq6rdtg0edjmecgof2v@4ax.com>,
mike@whitewing.co.uk says...
How about these - Keyboard switches with LCDs built in
http://www.lcd-keys.com/

Do they have a site with information? Or just this one with a picture of
a couple of keyswitches?

Robert

The NKK site uses a pop-up for a chosen switch; the pop-up has a link
"get PDF datasheet".
If the Java that it ises does not work, then right click to show
source, copy the "PDF/IS01NCCF.PDF" or other switch name, then tack it
on the NKK url to get:
http://www.nkksmartswitch.com/pdf/is01nccf.pdf
Presto: the datasheet will download.

Wrong site. I was referring to the lcd-keys link above. It doesn't
appear to have any pop-up, it just dead ends.

Robert
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Rich Grise
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:14 am    Post subject: Re: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 09:26:36 -0500, R Adsett wrote:

Quote:
In article <42118B5A.61553E9@earthlink.net>, bobbaer@earthlink.net
says...
R Adsett wrote:

In article <f8fu011j911a4rtgq6rdtg0edjmecgof2v@4ax.com>,
mike@whitewing.co.uk says...
How about these - Keyboard switches with LCDs built in
http://www.lcd-keys.com/

Do they have a site with information? Or just this one with a picture of
a couple of keyswitches?

Robert

The NKK site uses a pop-up for a chosen switch; the pop-up has a link
"get PDF datasheet".
If the Java that it ises does not work, then right click to show
source, copy the "PDF/IS01NCCF.PDF" or other switch name, then tack it
on the NKK url to get:
http://www.nkksmartswitch.com/pdf/is01nccf.pdf
Presto: the datasheet will download.

Wrong site. I was referring to the lcd-keys link above. It doesn't
appear to have any pop-up, it just dead ends.

Apparently, you have to have java enabled; not just javascript. The site

shows me five navigation buttons, that are embedded in an applet.
They go here:
http://www.lcd-keys.com/main/main.htm
http://www.lcd-keys.com/technology/technology.htm
http://www.lcd-keys.com/products/products.htm
http://www.lcd-keys.com/news/news.htm
http://www.lcd-keys.com/contact/contact.htm

These look like what we were looking for for that sound mixer board that
the guy can't see. ;-)

Cheers!
Rich
I don't work for them, or know anything about their products - I just like
posting links to stuff other people are having trouble getting to for one
reason or another.
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R Adsett
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:39 am    Post subject: Re: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
In article <pan.2005.02.15.20.14.48.815109@example.net>,
richgrise@example.net says...
Quote:
Apparently, you have to have java enabled; not just javascript. The site
shows me five navigation buttons, that are embedded in an applet.
They go here:
http://www.lcd-keys.com/main/main.htm
http://www.lcd-keys.com/technology/technology.htm
http://www.lcd-keys.com/products/products.htm
http://www.lcd-keys.com/news/news.htm
http://www.lcd-keys.com/contact/contact.htm

That might well be the poster child for inappropriate use of JAVA.
Thanks
Robert
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Rich Grise
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 3:06 am    Post subject: Re: Tiny LCD 1x4 display Reply with quote
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:39:54 -0500, R Adsett wrote:

Quote:
In article <pan.2005.02.15.20.14.48.815109@example.net>,
richgrise@example.net says...
Apparently, you have to have java enabled; not just javascript. The site
shows me five navigation buttons, that are embedded in an applet.
They go here:
http://www.lcd-keys.com/main/main.htm
http://www.lcd-keys.com/technology/technology.htm
http://www.lcd-keys.com/products/products.htm
http://www.lcd-keys.com/news/news.htm
http://www.lcd-keys.com/contact/contact.htm

That might well be the poster child for inappropriate use of JAVA.

I did go to their "contact" page and emailed them to let them know
that it sucks, albeit I tried to say so nicely. I didn't offer to
redo the buttons for them in javascript - I did that once, too, and it's
a pain in the ass. Plain old ordinary buttons, or even links, are
best.

Cheers!
Rich
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