http : // cc / en / Tutorial / LiquidCrystal */ // include the library code : #include // initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins LiquidCrystal lcd ( 12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2 ) void setup () Mellis library modified by Limor Fried ( http : // net ) example added by Tom Igoe modified by Tom Igoe This example code is in the public domain. The circuit : * LCD RS pin to digital pin 12 * LCD Enable pin to digital pin 11 * LCD D4 pin to digital pin 5 * LCD D5 pin to digital pin 4 * LCD D6 pin to digital pin 3 * LCD D7 pin to digital pin 2 * LCD R / W pin to ground * 10 K resistor : * ends to + 5 V and ground * wiper to LCD VO pin ( pin 3 ) Library originally added by David A. This sketch prints "Hello World!" to the LCD and shows the time. There are many of them out there, and you can usually tell them by the 16 - pin interface.
The LiquidCrystal library works with all LCD displays that are compatible with the Hitachi HD44780 driver. * LiquidCrystal Library - Hello World Demonstrates the use a 16 x2 LCD display.
So example shows how to control a 2x16 LCD in 4-bit mode. The 4-bit mode requires seven I/O pins from the Arduino,įor displaying text on the screen, you can do most everything in 4-bit mode, The Hitachi-compatible LCDs can be controlled in two modes: 4-bit or 8-bit. The LiquidCrystal Library simplifies this for you so you don’t need Then putting instructions in the instruction register. The process of controlling the display involves putting the data thatįorm the image of what you want to display into the data registers,
LED Backlight (Bklt+ and BKlt-) pins that you can use to power the LCD,Ĭontrol the display contrast, and turn on and off the LED backlight,.There’s also a display constrast pin (Vo),.Writing to a register when you write, or the values you’re reading The states of these pins (high or low) are the bits that you’re An Enable pin that enables writing to the registers.A Read/Write (R/W) pin that selects reading mode or writing mode.Which is where the LCD’s controller looks for instructions Which holds what goes on the screen, or an instruction register, A register select (RS) pin that controls where in the LCD’s memory.The interface consists of the following pins: Has to manipulate several interface pins at once to control the display. The LCDs have a parallel interface, meaning that the microcontroller Shows the time in seconds since the Arduino was reset. This example sketch prints “Hello World!” to the LCD and There, and you can usually tell them by the 16-pin interface. The LiquidCrystal library allows you to control LCD displays that areĬompatible with the Hitachi HD44780 driver.