Support 74HC595 displays with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 digits, 2+2, 2+3/3+2, 3+3, 3+4/4+3 and 4+4 (sequential) combinations.
Support for 74HC595 multiplexed displays (using just 2 74HC595 chips) ~is disabled for now, as the required continuous update-speed is too low.~ ) ~Working on a different solution.~ Seems to work somewhat acceptable. (4/6/8 digit displays).
For 2 and 3 digit displays, the 'Hide ° for Temperatures' setting is activated by default (no override).
Updated documentation
This new feature is disabled for ESP8266 builds for now, because of size reasons.
Add option for blinking dot instead of colon for blinking time
TODO:
Testing:
[x] 2 digit displays
[x] 3 digit displays
[x] 4 digit sequential displays
[x] 4 digit multiplexed displays ~(tested but not working good enough yet)~ Acceptable.
[x] 6 digit multiplexed displays (no displays available, tested on 8 digit display).
[x] 8 digit multiplexed displays ~(tested but not working good enough yet)~ Acceptable.
[x] Update documentation for blinking dot
For better results with 74HC595 matrix displays (higher refresh-rates) probably extra hardware is needed, like a dedicated Arduino Nano, with the only task of displaying 7segment-display content.
From a forum request
Features:
TODO:
For better results with 74HC595 matrix displays (higher refresh-rates) probably extra hardware is needed, like a dedicated Arduino Nano, with the only task of displaying 7segment-display content.