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Building a scoreboard display

You can do a lot of fun things, easily, if you learn how to use integrated circuits.

Here, I built a scoreboard display:

Every time I push the button, the score increases by one.

The button simply provides a clock pulse to a CD4026 chip.

And the chip takes care of counting, and turning on the correct LEDs in the 7-segment display.

You can do a lot of fun projects with this. For example, make two of them and set up to keep score in a Fussball match. Or combine it with a laser trip wire to count how many people enter a shop.


Keep On Soldering!
Oyvind @ build-electronic-circuits.com

PS! Are you into electronics and need some guidance to get to the level you want to be - here are two ways I can help you get better at electronics:

  • Getting Started With Electronics​ is a short and beginner-friendly eBook I wrote to help people get started. It contains clear and simple instructions to get started building electronics. Perfect for complete beginners.
  • Ohmify​ is for people who want to learn skills like soldering, circuit design, microcontrollers, PCB design, and much more - while also building practical projects along the way.

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