100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Consumer Electronics (2) #46–60

100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Consumer Electronics (2) #46-60

This is the second consumer-electronics installment in OPTO PLUS LED’s series “100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers”. Each entry analyses publicly available information on products that use LED displays, so that product designers can quickly see what an LED display can achieve in a finished product, and choose the lowest-cost display solution that best fits their product during the design phase.

• 100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Home Appliances (1) #1-10
• 100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Home Appliances (2) #11-25
• 100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Home Appliances (3) #26-35
• 100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Consumer Electronics (1) #36-45
• 100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Consumer Electronics (2) #46-60
• 100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Display Products (1) #61-75
• 100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Game Machines (1) #76-85
• 100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Electronic Instruments (1) #86-100

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #46 | Audio Amplifier Display

• Application:
  • Shows the amplifier’s current status
• Product page:
  • Lepy LP-269PRO
• Product photo:

• LED displays used:
  • B – Illuminated graphics
    • A four-digit 7-segment display forms the display graphic
• Emitting colour:
  • Blue

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #47 | Alarm Clock Radio

• Application:
  • Shows the time and current status
• Product page:
  • Sony ICF-C1T Manuals
• Reference video:

• LED displays used:
  • A – Illuminated characters
    • A four-digit orange 7-segment display
  • C – LED indicators
    • One orange icon indicator showing the mode, and one battery-status indicator showing the charge level
• Emitting colour:
  • Orange

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #48 | Mini Bluetooth Speaker Radio

• Application:
  • Shows current volume and device status
• Reference product page:
  • HDR-700 (Ruten listing)
• Reference video:

• LED displays used:
• C – LED indicators
  • 18 red icon indicators and two green indicators showing current volume and device status
• Emitting colour:
  • Red / green

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #49 | True Wireless Earbuds

• Application:
  • Shows the battery level as digits
• Reference product page:
  • ARZ true wireless Bluetooth earbuds [C092]
• Reference video:

• LED displays used:
  • A – Illuminated characters
    • A six-digit 7-segment display showing the battery level
• Emitting colour:
  • Green

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #50 | Automatic Dual-Mode Thermometer and Alcohol Sprayer

• Application:
  • Shows hand or forehead temperature and the current device status
• Reference video or image:
  • Product image or page:
    • K9 Pro dual automatic thermometer and alcohol sprayer, PChome listing
• Reference video:

• LED displays used:
  • A – Illuminated characters
    • A four-digit white 7-segment display showing temperature
  • C – LED indicators
    • Five white icons showing the product mode
    • Two green lamps showing power
    • One green bar showing whether the measured temperature is within the normal range
• Emitting colour:
  • White / green / blue

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #51 | Stove Timer Controller

• Application:
  • Shows countdown time, battery level and device status

• Product page:
  • e+ Auto-Off (special edition) stove controller, zeczec crowdfunding page

• LED displays used:
  • A – Illuminated characters
    • A two-digit red 7-segment display showing the countdown
  • C – LED indicators
    • One red icon showing battery status
    • One green icon lighting the logo
• Emitting colour:
  • Red / green

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #52 | Order-Ready Number Display

• Application:
  • Shows the number currently being called, plus a status light
• Product page:
  • CFU square wireless food-pickup pager
• Reference video:

• LED displays used:
  • B – Illuminated graphics
    • A three-digit red 7-segment display showing the number being called
  • C – LED indicators
    • One blue LED indicator showing the calling status
• Emitting colour
  • Blue / red

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #53 | Portable Electric Tyre Inflator

• Application:
  • Shows current tyre pressure, target pressure and device status
• Reference video or image:
  • Product image or page:
    • Xiaomi Portable Electric Air Compressor 1S

• LED displays used:
  • A – Illuminated characters
    • A three-digit white 7-segment display showing tyre pressure
  • C – LED indicators
    • Two white LED icon indicators showing the mode setting
  • Emitting colour:
  • White

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #54 | PC Case Display

• Application:
  • Shows dot-matrix graphics
• Reference video or image:
  • Product image or page:
    • InWin 309 Gaming Edition

• LED displays used:
• B – Illuminated graphics
  • An 8 x 18 RGB dot-matrix LED array showing various patterns
• Emitting colour:
  • RGB

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #55 | Nail Curing Lamp

• Application:
  • Shows the curing time
• Reference video or image:
  • Product image or page:
    • SUN5 LED 48W nail curing lamp

• LED displays used:
  • A – Illuminated characters
    • One three-digit white 7-segment display showing the curing time
  • Emitting colour
    • White

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #56 | Car Head-Up Display

• Application:
  • Shows speed, clock, battery voltage, over-speed warning and other functions
• Reference video or image:
  • Product image or page:
    • ActiSafety H400G HUD head-up display (GPS version)

• LED displays used:
  • One fully custom LED display, which contains:
  • A – Illuminated characters
    • Two groups of two-digit blue 7-segment displays, and one three-digit “188” 7-segment display
  • C – LED indicators
    • Three white LED icon indicators and four blue LED icon indicators showing status
  • Emitting colour
    • White / blue

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #57 | LED Face Mask Display

• Application:
  • Shows dot-matrix graphics
• Reference video or image:
  • Product image or page:
    • JabberMask Kickstarter page

• LED displays used:
  • B – Illuminated graphics
    • A 6 x 6 RGB dot-matrix LED array showing various patterns
• Emitting colour
  • RGB

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #58 | 360-Degree Camera

• Application:
  • Shows dot-matrix text and graphics
• Reference video or image:
  • Product image or page:
    • 360cam Kickstarter page

• LED displays used:
  • B – Illuminated graphics
    • A 3 x 15 white dot-matrix LED array showing text
• C – LED indicators
  • Three red, three orange and nine green LED indicators showing battery level and device status
  • One additional blue LED indicator showing recording status
• Emitting colour
  • White, red, orange, green, blue

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #59 | Smart Jump Rope

• Application:
  • Shows dot-matrix text and graphics
• Reference video or image:
  • Product image or page:
    • Smart Rope Kickstarter page

• LED displays used:
  • B – Illuminated graphics
    • 23 white LEDs built into the rope; text and graphics are drawn in mid-air by the rope’s motion
• Emitting colour
  • White

LED Display Analysis | Consumer Electronics #60 | Smart Bicycle Wheel LED Display

• Application:
  • Shows dot-matrix text and graphics
• Reference video or image:
  • Product image or page:
    • Monkey Light Pro Kickstarter page

• LED displays used:
  • B – Illuminated graphics
    • 256 RGB dot-matrix LEDs showing text
• Emitting colour
  • RGB

Further Reading on LED Engineering

Continue with the related articles below to check part selection, circuit design and real application conditions.

• 100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Home Appliances (1) #1-10
• 100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Home Appliances (2) #11-25
• 100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Display Products (1) #61-75
• 100 LED Display Applications for Product Designers | Game Machines (1) #76-85