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Jeff Beman edited this page Nov 28, 2023 · 19 revisions

Introduction to the Kinetic Display

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The display in the illustration above is a digital clock, date, indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity display. It has a white face and numbers that light when extended. The numbers are made up of segments that extend or retract to display time, date, temperature, and humidity. The display has four digits numbered 0 through 3 with a colon between digit 1 and 2. The colon is made up of two segments, an upper and a lower, which are retracted or extended for time, date, indoor or outdoor temperature and humidity. Listed below are elements of the kinetic display are listed below.

  • Segments. The segments are the basic units that form the numbers and the colon. They are lit hexagons that move in and out of the white face. Each segment has a letter assigned to it, from A to G. There are seven segments for each digit, and two segments for the colon.
  • Numbers. The numbers are the digits that show the time, month and day, and temperature or humidity. They are made up of segments that are extended and lit depending on the value of the digit. For example, the time of 12:43 from left to right: number 1 is digit 0 with segments B and C extended, number 2 is digit 1 with segments A, B, G, E, and D extended, number 4 is digit 2 with segments B, C, F, and G, extended and number 3 with segments A, B, C, D, and G extended.
  • Colon. Time is displayed when the upper and lower colon are EXTENDED. Month and day are displayed when the upper and lower colons are RETRACTED. Interior temperature and humidity have the upper colon is EXTENDED and the lower colon RETRACTED. Exterior temperature and humidity have the upper colon RETRACTED and the lower colon EXTENDED. The section on Rotating Displays details the meanings of the extended and retracted colon states.
  • Face. The face is the white area that surrounds the segments. It is a rectangular shape that has hexagonally shaped holes for the segments to move in and out.
  • Feet. The display is held up by a right and left foot that snaps into the lower corners of the display face.
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