Futaba makes vacuum florescent character displays that can be used as a drop-in replacement for common character LCDs. VFDs have a wider viewing angle, and generally look cooler. Futaba’s character ...

Japanese peripherals vendor Soldam has announced a new vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) that fits into a standard 5.25-inch PC case slot. Called the ‘Visualizer,’ the unit also comes with the “WiNDy ...

Noritake Itron’s high brightness VFD display modules provide keyboard designs with sub-16 key operation through to a PC keyboard capability. The 600 series products support local control applications ...

I am, as you may know, a sucker for watches that use older display technologies (see also Nixie tubes). For example, this cool watch by freelance engineer John De Cristofaro uses a vacuum fluorescent ...

The MAX6851 is billed as the market's first I2C-compatible, vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) controller with embedded fonts, multiplex timing control, and filament timing. The device controls ...

The elegance of Power over Ethernet (PoE) is that you can provide network connectivity and power over a single cable. Unfortunately not nearly enough hardware seems to support this capability, forcing ...

The VK202-25 is a VFD character display that outputs two line text by 20 columns. The display is designed as the display unit for an associated controller. The controller may be anything from a single ...

This article describes a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) and some ideal applications for the technology. The reference design then shows how to use a MAX15005 power-supply controller in a flyback ...