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Dave explains what Vacuum Fluorescent Displays (VFD’s) are, how they work, and then hacks an interface and reverse engineers a surplus display from an industrial machine to make it work with an Arduino.
UPDATE: Found the datasheet
Another page with info on a different model:
Forum HERE
TI TL4810 VFD Driver chip
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