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ECE241F Lab 3

2.0 Background

A seven-segment display is often used on computers, watches, VCRs and many electronic devices to display numbers and some characters. It consists of seven independent lights (light-emitting diodes (LEDs)) in an "8" configuration as shown below in Figure 1 on page 3. By turning on different segments, you can display different numbers and some letters.