Layout of Picture Elements
Depending on the shape and on the arrangement of the picture elements of a display either fixed information ca be displayed (symbols, signs), simple numerals (7-segment layout) or arbitrary shapes can be formed (dot-matrix displays).
| Layout of picture elements | |
|---|---|
| Segmented displays characters, numbers and symbols of fixed shape (may be multiplex addressed) The following layouts are well known: Seven-segment display Fourteen-segment display Sixteen-segment display |
Dot-matrix displays sub-pixels are arranged in a regular 2-dimensional array (multiplex addressing required); arbitrary shapes can be formed and displayed |
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