This charming little circuit is a genuine four-digit running-text display, complete with a Christmas / New Year’s greeting. Naturally, any competent programmer can easily arrange to have a different text scroll across the display. The associated soft-ware, including the source code, can be downloaded from the Free Downloads section of our website or obtained from Readers Services on diskette (order number 020365-11). As can be seen from the schematic, the hardware consists of little more than an AT90S1200 microcontroller, a 4-digit LED display and a 5-V voltage regulator. The only external circuitry needed by the microcontroller consists of a reset circuit and a 4-MHz crystal, and the remainder of the components are limited to a few decoupling capacitors. Circuit diagram : Simple Mini Running Text Display Circuit Diagram In the prototype model, an Osram SLO2016 display module was used. Although this four-digit module measures only 10×20 mm, it provides an especially clear and ...