How to Use a 16X2 LCD Display With an Arduino, TI Launchpad, or Breadboarded MSP430

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How to Use a 16X2 LCD Display With an Arduino, TI Launchpad, or Breadboarded MSP430

16X2 lcd display hd44780.jpg
In this video instructable, I show how to hook a cheap 16X2 LCD display up to an Arduino, then a TI Launchpad MSP430 running Energia, then a breadboarded MSP430.  

These displays are cheap - I got mine for $2.26 shipped on eBay.  They only require 6 i/o pins from your microcontroller, and are compatible with EVERYTHING since they use the HD44780 controller.

For more info: http://www.meanpc.com/2012/09/how-to-use-16x2-lcd-display-with.html