Born well into the transistor era of the late 80s, [Fernando] missed out on all the fun you can have with high voltage and vacuum tubes. He wanted to experience this very cool tech, but since you ...

VFD displays are beloved for their eerie glow that sits somewhere just off what you’d call blue. [mircemk] used one of these displays to create an old-school VU meter that looks straight out of a ...

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 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 ...

Let's have a look at the VFD panel .. cool stuff huh ? The VFD display is intended to output system information and a actually a lot more. It remains working even when the PC is shut down or is in the ...