OLD DISPLAYS
As part of the process of investigating and repairing old calculators and computers, I've ended up accumulating some interesting "vintage" parts.

Most of these devices are LED (light emitting diode) displays of various types.

I have a separate page dedicated to Nixie tubes that you can see here.

RADIO SHACK 276-058

RAISED SEGMENT LED
These are interesting because the segments are raised above the surface, but infortunately I don't have a datasheet for them.

OPTORAY
This is a nine-digit LED display with a part number of OND P19. It has 19 connectors along the bottom, apparently designed to be plugged into a larger device.

NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CLOCK MODULE
This is the front side of what appears to be a self-contained six digit clock manufactured by National Semiconductor. A MM5385N clock chip drives the module.

A ten-pin connector at the base must provide power and setting controls, but I don't have any documentation for this device.

On the back side of the module you can see the stylized "NS" logo and what appears to be a part number of MA1001-A.

LTS313
I have a tube of LTS313AR 7-segment LED displays.

Does anyone have a datasheet for these?

NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR B5881 (NSB5881)

Four-digit 9-segment LED display.

These pinouts are to use it as a 7-segment display. I haven't had time to test out the additional (center vertical) segments.

Letter Segment
a Upper Horizontal
b Right Upper Vertical
c Right Lower Vertical
d Lower Horizontal
e Left Lower Vertical
f Left Upper Vertical
g Center Horizontal

Pin Internal Connection
1 Anode A
2 No Connection
3 Anode D
4 Common Cathode - Digit 1
5 No Connection
6 No Connection
7 Common Cathode - Digit 2
8 Anode C
9 No Connection
10 Common Cathode - Digit 3
11 Anode B
12 Anode F
13 Anode E
14 Common Cathode - Digit 4
15 Anode Decimal Point
16 Anode G

ARCHER 7 SEGMENT DIGITAL READOUT DISPLAY
A 7 segment readout sold by Radio Shack as catalog number 276-051.

A PRACTICAL REVIEW OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODES
Click here for a basic article on LEDs from the December 1974 issue of CQ magazine.

SEVEN SEGMENT LED DISPLAY
Seven segment red LED with a magnification lens. It has nine pins: 8 pins divided into two rows of 4 and one pin between the two rows.

I have 16 of these tiny nine-pin displays.

Does anyone recognize these, and perhaps have a data sheet?

HEWLETT-PACKARD HP 5082-7300
BCD red LED display.

I have three of these displays.

You can see a datasheet and app note for these displays by clicking here.

HEWLETT-PACKARD HP 5082-7340
Hexadecimal red LED display.

You can see a datasheet and app note for these displays by clicking here.

I know this model of HP display was used in the Cosmac ELF single-board computer from 1976. If anyone has an ELF or other RCA COSMAC 1802 based computer they no longer use, please send me an e-mail. I'm interested in collecting and preserving such old computers. (See my Wanted page for a larger list.)

HP 5082-7730 DISPLAY INFORMATION
This is a two-page application brief discussing the 5082-7730 series seven segment displays, including general information about current-limiting resistors and strobing. The second page contains two demonstration circuits and information about using the displays with clock chips, specifically the MM5314.

 

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TIL-305
Red LED display introduced by Texas Instruments in 1971.

You can see a datasheet for the TIL-305 by clicking here.

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TIL-311
From the July/August 1972 issue of Computer magazine:

HEX Display with Logic

A new hexadecimal display complete with logic in a single 14-pin dual-in-line package has been added to Texas Instruments line of solid-state displays. Designated the TIL311, the display with 0.270-inch high characters has the capability of forming the full hexadecimal character set, the numerals 0 through 9 and the letters A through F. It contains a TTL/MSI integrated circuit with a four-bit latch, decoder, and driver.

Production quantities of the TIL311 are available from TI stock four weeks after receipt of order. In 100-piece quantities, this hexadecimal display is offered at $12.50 each. Contact the local TI office for detailed information.

LEDTECH LJ3511-11
Red LED display.

You can see a datasheet for this display by clicking here.

I've also been told that a LEDTECH LJ3511-11 is a TIL305.

LEDTECH LC5011-11
Seven-segment LED display.

You can see a datasheet for this display by clicking here.

SAMSUNG VFD DISPLAY
This Samsung display, part number 20T202DA5JB, provides two lines of ten characters each, where each character is composed of a 5x7 matrix.

The display uses a single +5 volt supply. Note that supply should be able to supply at least 1.1 Amps to cover potential surge current. This is five times the listed maximum current.

Using an Ohm meter, the GND test point corresponds to pin 4 (top most) and the VCC test point corresponds to pin 1 (bottom most).

The datasheet for this device is here.

IEE SERIES 345
This is an IEE One-Plane Readout, Series 345 end display.

Click here for more photos and information.

DIGIT DISPLAYS

    These displays predates the widespread use of Nixie tubes).

I have four of these old style individual digit displays. Each digit has an illuminating lamp behind it. I have a Hewlett-Packard HP 5211A that uses this style of display.

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Last updated April 20, 2024.