Standard HD44780 LCD and Arduino

This is a Character LCD Project for Arduino from Lady Ada.

Project Type: Arduino
Software: Arduino IDE
OS: Linux
Kits/Part Source: Arduino and a Standard HD44780 LCD
Project Source: https://learn.adafruit.com/character-lcds

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Was this project as easy as the tutorial/instructions led me to believe?
Yes. The first thing I needed to do was solder the header pins to the LCD.
There were only 16 pins and it was super easy.

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I just followed the simple wiring instructions for the LCD, breadboard and Arduino and I had a simple line on the display.

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What did I learn?
Had never used a character LCD before but its pretty simple since the library is already included in the Arduino IDE.
Just use lcd.print to display the characters or the LCD can display serial data.

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Is this project useful?
Yes! I can see using the Character Display for any number of projects

How Do I Rate this Project? 1-10

  • Tony Stark Rating: 4
    • I got to do some soldering and coding but compared to other projects, this was pretty basic
  • Mr. Wizard Rating: 6
    • Yes the project was super easy but I still found it fascinating and fun.

Check out the actual project tutorial/instructions at https://learn.adafruit.com/character-lcds

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