Description
An LCD display that can display a max of 16×2 charactors. with the help of the I2C bus convertor and related libraried, you can easily use this module with just 2 wires.
You can find the usage here:https://osoyoo.com/2014/12/07/16×2-i2c-liquidcrystal-displaylcd/
Specification
- LCD display module with blue backlight
- Wide viewing angle and high contrast
- Built-in industry standard HD44780 equivalent LCD controller
- Commonly used in: copiers, fax machines, laser printers, industrial test equipment, networking equipment such asrouters and storage devices
- LCM type: Characters
- Can display 2-lines x 16-characters
- Operate with 5V DC
- Module dimension: 80mm x 35mm x 11mm
- Viewing area size: 64.5mm x 16mm
Backlight control and Contrast control
The Backlight can be controlled by the firmware or the on-board jumper:
Firmware:
lcd.backlight();// light on the backlight;
lcd.noBacklight();//light off the backligth;
Hardware:
There is a jumper on the board, if you take away this jumper , the backlight will aways be off, and you can also control the LCD contrast by adjust the on-board potentiometer.
Libraries
Arduino library: LiquidCrystal_I2C
Examples
For Arduino:
For Raspberry Pi:
