The difference between LCD dot matrix screen and segment code screen
1. Dot matrix LCD (dot matrix screen) is an array arranged according to certain rules, commonly including graphic dot matrix LCD modules. It is made up of
Composed of many points, by controlling these points, the desired graphics or Chinese characters can be displayed, and the top, bottom, left, and right of the screen can be achieved
Right scroll, animation function. For example, a 12864 dot matrix screen has 128 dots horizontally and 64 dots vertically, for a total of
There are 128 * 64 points.
2. Segment code LCD (segment code screen), also known as pen segment LCD, refers to a fixed display screen that displays or does not display at a specified position and can only be used
For simple display of characters and numbers, it mainly replaces LED digital tubes (consisting of 7 pen segments used to display numbers 0-9),
The displays on calculators, clocks, and landline phones are all numerical and relatively simple.
The main difference between segmented screens and dot matrix screens is that segmented screens can display numbers and characters, while dot matrix screens do not
It can only display numbers and also display images and Chinese characters, and segment code screens are much cheaper in price.