7 Segment Display

[dtfeld]

I guess the older 7 segment displays are no longer made...

Can I use these?

http://www.gravitech.us/i2c47div3.html

Or is there a newer version in the works for Firmware 4.0

[JonW]

No, you can't use those as they don't support the same protocol.

BrewersHardware is already in process of having the displays made.

[dtfeld]

Will new firmaware alow timers to be displayed?

[brahn]

Not in 4.0, but it's on the post-4.0 roadmap.

Those displays would probably work, but it looks like they don't come programmed. You would just need to program them to read the data the way the BCS sends it over the wire. You could do this by looking at the code used by the currently supported displays or by contacting me to discuss the way it works. It's pretty simple.

[clearwaterbrewer]

No, you can't use those as they don't support the same protocol.

BrewersHardware is already in process of having the displays made.

I sure hope they can have them made in a PID form factor, the previous form factor was just about hideous...

[oakbarn]

By form factor, are you talking about the size? They are just bigger than a Standard 1/16 Din cut out. PITA to make an enclosure.

[JonW]

FYI - these displays are now in stock at Brewers Hardware.

http://www.brewershardware.com/BCS-7-Se ... splay.html

[brahn]

Did I mention that in 4.0 we added the ability to run 8 of these displays?

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[oakbarn]

One of the first things I noticed! EIGHT!

[clearwaterbrewer]

sigh... how much can these being built in a 1/16 DIN case cost? geeez.... sorry, I am not buying something that is only half-done...