Futaba makes vacuum florescent character displays that can be used as a drop-in replacement for common character LCDs. VFDs have a wider viewing angle, and generally look cooler. Futaba’s character ...
Humans love visualising music, whether it’s in the form of an inscrutable equation drawing squiggles in Winamp, or a simple VU meter pulsing with the beat. This build from [mircemk] is of the latter ...
Japanese peripherals vendor Soldam has announced a new vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) that fits into a standard 5.25-inch PC case slot. Called the ‘Visualizer,’ the unit also comes with the “WiNDy ...
Noritake Itron’s high brightness VFD display modules provide keyboard designs with sub-16 key operation through to a PC keyboard capability. The 600 series products support local control applications ...
The VK202-25 is a VFD character display that outputs two line text by 20 columns. The display is designed as the display unit for an associated controller. The controller may be anything from a single ...
The MAX6851 is billed as the market's first I2C-compatible, vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) controller with embedded fonts, multiplex timing control, and filament timing. The device controls ...
This article describes a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) and some ideal applications for the technology. The reference design then shows how to use a MAX15005 power-supply controller in a flyback ...