2.
Soldering the headers
7seg click
1. Introduction
7seg Click™ is an accessory board in
mikroBUS™ form factor. It’s a compact and
easy solution for adding seven-segment
display to your device. It features two
74HC595 8-bit serial-in, parallel-out shift
register modules as well as two seven-
segment displays. 7seg Click™ communicates
with target board via SPI interface. The board
is designed to use 3.3V and 5V power supply.
It has a LED diode (GREEN) that indicates the
presence of power supply.
Before using your click board™, make sure
to solder 1x8 male headers to both left
and right side of the board. Two 1x8 male
headers are included with the board in
the package.
2 3
Turn the board upside down so that
bottom side is facing you upwards. Place
shorter parts of the header pins in both
soldering pad locations.
1
Turn the board upward again. Make sure
to align the headers so that they are
perpendicular to the board, then solder the
pins carefully.
3. Plugging the board in
Once you have soldered the headers your
board is ready to be placed into desired
mikroBUS™ socket. Make sure to align the
cut in the lower-right part of the board
with the markings on the silkscreen at the
mikroBUS™ socket. If all of the pins are
aligned correctly, push the board all
the way into the socket.
4. Essential features
7seg Click™ with it’s 74HC595 IC’s gives
additional seven-segment displays to your
design. The 74HC595 IC contains an 8-bit
serial-in, parallel/serial-out shift register as
well as 8-bit storage register. The storage
registers has parallel 3-state outputs.
Separate clocks are provided for both the
shift and storage register. Shift register
has a direct overriding clear input.
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5. 7seg Click™ Board Schematic 6. SMD Jumper

There is one zero-ohm SMD jumper J1 which

VCC
D0_g is used to select whether 3.3V or 5V power
D1_g

D0_b
D1_b

D0_a
D1_a

D0_f
D1_f

R10 VCC VCC supply is used. Jumper J1 is soldered in 3.3V

2K2

R2 - R8
U1
R1 PWR SEL
position by default.
POWER D1_b 1 16
Q1 VCC 360
LD1 D1_a 2 15 D1_dp J1
Q2 Q0
D1_c 3 14 SDI

74HC595
10

10

Q3 DS
9
8
7
6

9
8
7
6

DIS1 DIS2 D1_d 4 13 R19

Q4 OE
D1_e 5 12 LATCH 4K7
b

b
f

f
g

g
cc

cc
a

Q5 STCP
D1_f 6 11 SCK
D1_g 7
8
Q6
Q7
GND
SHCP
MR
Q7S
10
9
MR#
AN PWM
PWM
7. Code Examples
MR#
RST INT
74HC595 LATCH
CS TX
SCK
SDO
SCK RX Once you have done all the necessary
MISO SCL
SDI
MOSI SDA preparations, it’s time to get your click
dp

dp
cc

cc
d

d
e

e
c

+3.3V +5V
U2
R12 - R18 R11 R9 GND GND board up and running. We have provided
1
2
3
4
5

1
2
3
4
5

D0_b 1 16
Q1 VCC 360 100K MIKROBUS DEVICE CONN.
D0_a 2 15 D0_dp
Q2 Q0
D0_c 3 14 the examples for mikroC, mikroBasic and

74HC595
Q3 DS
D0_d 4 13
Q4 OE
D0_e
D0_f
5
6
Q5 STCP
12
11
LATCH
SCK
mikroPascal compilers on our Libstock
D1_dp

D0_dp

Q6 SHCP
D0_d
D1_d

D0_e
D1_e

D0_c
D1_c

D0_g 7 10 MR#
website. Just download them and you are
CC1

CC0

Q7 MR
8 9 SDO
GND Q7S
VCC VCC
74HC595 ready to start.
VCC VCC
C2 C1
100nF 100nF

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R23 R22
4K7 4K7

PWM R21 R20 PWM

10K 10K
Q2 Q1
BC846 BC846

8. Support

MikroElektronika offers Free Tech Support

(www.mikroe.com/esupport) until the
end of product lifetime, so if something goes
wrong, we are ready and willing to help!

MikroElektronika assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the present document.
Specification and information contained in the present schematic are subject to change at any time without notice. Copyright © 2012 MikroElektronika. All rights reserved.