# How to connect

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**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 5, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/how-to-connect/20200 "2022-09-05T15:19:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![SageSoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@SageSoft](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/SageSoft)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/how-to-connect/20200/1 "2022-09-05T15:19:33Z")

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Yes, the 4 digit 7 seg display looks pretty, but it would be prettier if I could find any info about how to connect it! The web site does not appear to offer any information!

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**Author:** ![Shoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Shoe](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Shoe)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/how-to-connect/20200/2 "2022-09-05T15:24:29Z")

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I think you’re going to need to provide some more information here, which 7-segment display are you using, and what are you trying to connect it to? They sell quite a few and they won’t all connect the same way.

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**Author:** ![SageSoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@SageSoft](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/SageSoft)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/how-to-connect/20200/3 "2022-09-05T15:38:57Z")

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The product code is COM0501. I have no information about how to wire it up - I presume that it must be plugged into a breadboard, but there are 2 rows of 8 pins with no information about how to connect it.

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**Author:** ![ahnlak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/ahnlak/32/5610_2.png) [@ahnlak](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/ahnlak)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/how-to-connect/20200/4 "2022-09-05T16:47:48Z")

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Driving 7 segments raw is a fair bit of work (which is why you often find them hooked onto friendlier `i2c` driver boards), but there’s a handy [how-to](https://learn.pimoroni.com/article/driving-a-seven-segment-digit) lurking in the library that attempts to explain the basic principles.

(It’s always worth checking [learn.pimoroni.com](http://learn.pimoroni.com) - the search engine mostly works and there’s often _something_ lurking there to point the way)