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Display Products: 15 LED Display Applications (#61-75)
Most of the 15 display products in #61–75, from crossing signals to transit and showtime boards, use LED dot matrix displays to show status, digits, text and graphics. Elevator floor numbers may use custom 7-segment or 16-segment displays instead, and each entry lists the display type and color.
- Product Designer’s 100 LED Display Application Analysis|Home Appliances (1) #1~10
- Product Designer’s 100 LED Display Application Analysis|Home Appliances (2) #11~25
- Product Designer’s 100 LED Display Application Analysis|Home Appliances (3) #26~35
- Product Designer’s 100 LED Display Application Analysis|Consumer Electronics (1) #36~45
- Product Designer’s 100 LED Display Application Analysis|Consumer Electronics (2) #46-60
- Product Designer’s 100 LED Display Application Analysis|Display Products (1) #61-75
- Product Designer’s 100 LED Display Application Analysis|Game Console (1) #76-85
- Product Designer’s 100 LED Display Application Analysis|Electronic Instrument (1) #86-100
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#61 | pedestrian crossing signal
- Product application:
- Shows whether the pedestrian crossing may currently be walked, and the remaining time.
- Product image:
- LED displays used:
- B – Illuminated graphics
- Two sets of bi-color LED dot matrix displays are used to show the current status and the countdown time
- Emitting color:
- red, yellow, green
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#62 | metro transit information display
- Product application:
- Shows metro transit information
- Reference video:
- LED displays used:
- B – Illuminated graphics
- One set of bi-color rectangular LED dot matrix displays is used to show metro transit information and the current time
- Emitting color:
- orange, green, blue
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#63 | Divoom Pixoo-Max LED panel
- Product application:
- Shows full-color pixel-art images
- Reference product page:
- Reference video:
- LED displays used:
- LED displays used:
- B – Illuminated graphics
- One set of RGB square 32X32 LED dot matrix display is used to display arbitrary graphics
- LED displays used:
- Emitting color:
- RGB
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#64 | dot matrix elevator display
- Product application:
- Shows the elevator status and floor
- Reference image:
- LED displays used:
- B – Illuminated graphics
- One set of rectangular LED dot matrix displays are used to show the elevator status and floor
- Emitting color:
- yellow
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#65 | custom 7-segment elevator display
- Product application:
- Shows the elevator status and floor
- Reference image:

- LED displays used:
- A – Illuminated characters
- Two arrow indicators are used to show the up and down direction of the elevator
- One custom 7-segment display is used to show the floor number
- Emitting color:
- red
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#66 | custom 7-segment elevator display
- Product application:
- Shows the elevator status and floor
- Reference image:

- LED displays used:
- A – Illuminated characters
- One custom 7-segment display is used to show the floor number
- Emitting color:
- red
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#67 | custom 16-segment elevator display
- Product application:
- Shows the elevator status and floor
- Reference image:

- A – Illuminated characters
- One arrow indicator is used to show the up and down direction of the elevator
- Two custom 16-segment displays are used to show the floor number
- Emitting color:
- orange
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#68 | dot matrix elevator display
- Product application:
- Shows the elevator status and floor
- Reference image:
- B – Illuminated graphics
- One set of rectangular LED dot matrix displays are used to show the elevator status and floor
- Emitting color:
- green / red
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#69 | LED barber pole
- Product application:
- Shows an animated LED barber pole
- Reference image:
- Reference video:
- B – Illuminated graphics
- One set of arc-shaped LED custom dot matrix display is used to show the barber pole animation
- Emitting color:
- white / blue / red
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#70 | traffic information display
- Product application:
- Shows traffic information
- Reference image:
- LED displays used:
- B – Illuminated graphics
- Use custom LED dot matrix displays to display digits, arrows and text
- Emitting color:
- white / yellow / green
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#71 | bus transit information display
- Product application:
- Shows bus information
- Reference image:
- LED displays used:
- B – Illuminated graphics
- Use LED dot matrix displays to display digits and text
- Emitting color:
- RGB
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#72 | movie showtime display
- Product application:
- Shows movie showtime information
- Reference image:
- LED displays used:
- B – Illuminated graphics
- Use LED dot matrix displays to display movie showtime information
- B – Illuminated graphics
- Emitting color:
- RGB
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#73 | parking space availability display
- Product application:
- Shows the number of remaining parking spaces
- Reference image:
- LED displays used:
- A – Illuminated characters
- Use LED LAMPs to display three Arabic numerals
- A – Illuminated characters
- Emitting color:
- red
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#74 | clock display
- Product application:
- Shows the current time and date
- Reference image:
- LED displays used:
- B – Illuminated graphics
- Use LED dot matrix displays to display the current time, date and other information
- B – Illuminated graphics
- Emitting color:
- RGB
LED Display Application Analysis | Display Products#75 | bus information display
- Product application:
- Shows bitmap bus information text and graphics
- Reference image:

- LED displays used:
- B – Illuminated graphics
- Use LED dot matrix displays to display text and graphics
- B – Illuminated graphics
- Emitting color:
- yellow / red
FAQ
A pedestrian crossing signal uses two sets of bi-color LED dot matrix displays: one shows whether the crossing may currently be walked, and the other shows the remaining countdown time. This is an illuminated-graphics (type B) application, and the emitting colors are red, yellow and green.
Elevator displays in this article take two approaches. Some use one rectangular LED dot matrix display to show both the elevator status and the floor, in yellow or green/red. Others use custom 7-segment or 16-segment displays for the floor number, paired with arrow indicators for the up and down direction, in red or orange.
Metro, bus, traffic and movie showtime displays in this group all use LED dot matrix displays to show digits, arrows, text and graphics. The metro transit display uses a bi-color rectangular dot matrix in orange, green and blue, the traffic information display uses custom dot matrix displays in white, yellow and green, and the bus and movie showtime displays use RGB dot matrix displays.
The Divoom Pixoo-Max uses one RGB square 32X32 LED dot matrix display to show full-color pixel-art images and arbitrary graphics. It is the only display product in this group listed as showing full-color pixel-art images; the other RGB examples, such as the bus, movie showtime and clock displays, show text, digits and time information.
Choose a dot matrix when the panel must show changing symbols, arrows or varied text, and choose a segment display when it only needs fixed numerals or letters. In this article, the crossing signal, metro display and Pixoo-Max panel use dot matrix modules (class B, illuminated graphics), while custom 7-segment and 16-segment elevator displays show floor characters (class A).
Because each format trades flexibility against simplicity. A dot matrix can draw any floor symbol and status mark, while a custom 7-segment or 16-segment display fixes the characters in advance, which suits a plain floor number or simple text. This article shows all three approaches for elevator displays, using yellow dot matrix and red custom segment examples.
They classify the kind of LED display used: A means illuminated characters (such as 7-segment or 16-segment displays), B means illuminated graphics (dot matrix displays), and C means LED indicators (lamps or icon indicators). In this article, the signal, transit and pixel-art entries are class B, while the custom segment elevator displays are class A.
Related LED Engineering Resources
Keep going with the articles below to cross-check part selection, drive circuit and real application conditions.
- Product Designer’s 100 LED Display Application Analysis|Home Appliances (1) #1~10
- Product Designer’s 100 LED Display Application Analysis|Home Appliances (2) #11~25
- Product Designer’s 100 LED Display Application Analysis|Consumer Electronics (2) #46-60
- Product Designer’s 100 LED Display Application Analysis|Game Console (1) #76-85










