# 7 segement controller for scoreboard

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/7-segement-controller-for-scoreboard/11588>\
**Category:** New Product Ideas\
**Created:** [June 18, 2009, 7:14am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/7-segement-controller-for-scoreboard/11588 "2009-06-18T07:14:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bigmark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@bigmark](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/bigmark)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2009, 7:14am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/7-segement-controller-for-scoreboard/11588/1 "2009-06-18T07:14:52Z")

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Hi, i am new to here and would appreciate any help with purchasing or making a controller for a baseball scoreboard. here in Australia they are not available so i am going to purchase some 12" displays from china but not having a lot of experience with electronocs — is there anything already available to + or - digits to the displays or is there a kit available.

Mark

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**Author:** ![davep238](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@davep238](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/davep238)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/7-segement-controller-for-scoreboard/11588/2 "2009-06-19T14:38:48Z")

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> bigmark:  
> Hi, i am new to here and would appreciate any help with purchasing or making a controller for a baseball scoreboard. here in Australia they are not available so i am going to purchase some 12" displays from china but not having a lot of experience with electronocs — is there anything already available to + or - digits to the displays or is there a kit available.
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> Mark

Jaycar ([www.jaycar.com](http://www.jaycar.com)) is located in Australia, perhaps they have a kit? Also, I got tons of results when I googled "electronic score boards".

Regardless of whether you build or buy, you need to come up with firm requirements. How big does the score board need to be? What does it need to show (how many digits, #outs, strikes, etc)? How is it controlled? (wired, wireless, etc).