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== Features  ==
 
== Features  ==
*Has a contrast adjustment
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*16x2 LCD using HD44780-compatible display module (white characters on blue background).
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*5 buttons on one analog input (A0).
*Five keystrokes
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*LCD backlight with current limiting, brightness and on/off controllable by D3, can be moved to D2, D10, A1, A2, A3, A4 or A5 for easy project pin compatibility.
 
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*Recessed LCD, panel mount screw holes and button layout suitable for panel or cabinet mounting if desired.
*Laminated design and easy to expand
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*Reset button.
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*Power supply smoothing capacitor.
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*Pins used by shield clearly marked, LiquidCrystal library setup reference is on the bottom of the pcb for convenience.
  
 
== Application Ideas  ==
 
== Application Ideas  ==

Revision as of 02:38, 27 November 2012

Introduction

LCD keypad shield for Arduino operates at 5V.

  • Includes a 2x16 LCD display and 6 momentary push buttons
  • Use digital pins 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and analog pin 0 to interface with the LCD
  • Do not use Pin 10 while this shield is connected
  • LCD color is green.


The LinkSprite 16 X 2 LCD Keypad Shield for Arduino includes a 2x16 LCD display and 6 momentary push buttons. Pins 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are used to interface with the LCD. Analog Pin 0 is used to read the pushbuttons. The shield operates at 5V.


1602 lcd keypad shield-02.jpg


Note: all new LCD shields with paper enclosure use pin 10 as brightness control.

Model:LCD_16_2_SHIELD

Features

  • 16x2 LCD using HD44780-compatible display module (white characters on blue background).
  • 5 buttons on one analog input (A0).
  • LCD backlight with current limiting, brightness and on/off controllable by D3, can be moved to D2, D10, A1, A2, A3, A4 or A5 for easy project pin compatibility.
  • Recessed LCD, panel mount screw holes and button layout suitable for panel or cabinet mounting if desired.
  • Reset button.
  • Power supply smoothing capacitor.
  • Pins used by shield clearly marked, LiquidCrystal library setup reference is on the bottom of the pcb for convenience.

Application Ideas

Cautions

The warnings and wrong operations possible cause dangerous.

Schematic

Specification

Pin definition and Rating

Mechanic Dimensions

Usage

Hardware Installation

Programming

FAQ

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Support

If you have questions or other better design ideas, you can go to our forum to discuss or creat a ticket for your issue at linksprite support.

Resources

  • PDF Files
  • ZIP Files

How to buy

See Also

Other related products and resources.

Licensing

This documentation is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 Source code and libraries are licensed under GPL/LGPL, see source code files for details.