Connect Arduino With LCD
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Display units are very important to communicate between the real world and the machine world, but without the help of digital electronics, it's almost impossible. speaking about digital electronics I will use an Arduino to control the display so let's get started.
Components Requirement
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An Arduino
10k potentiometer
Breadboard
A couple of jumper wires
16X2 LCD
Male Header Pins
LCD Pin Config
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Circuit Diagram
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LCD GND to Arduino GND
LCD VCC to Arduino 5V rail
LCD contrast pin goes to the 10K pot
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
Watch the Video
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Arduino Code
Basic Printing Code
Hello World Code (Arduino Example)
Downloads
Final Result
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