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This article includes everything you need to know about using acharacter I2C LCD with Arduino. I have included a wiring diagram and many example codes to help you get started.

In the second half, I will go into more detail on how to display custom characters and how you can use the other functions of the LiquidCrystal_I2C library.

Once you know how to display text and numbers on the LCD, I suggest you take a look at the articles below. In these tutorials, you will learn how to measure and display sensor data on the LCD.

Each rectangle is made up of a grid of 5×8 pixels. Later in this tutorial, I will show you how you can control the individual pixels to display custom characters on the LCD.

They all use the same HD44780 Hitachi LCD controller, so you can easily swap them. You will only need to change the size specifications in your Arduino code.

The 16×2 and 20×4 datasheets include the dimensions of the LCD and you can find more information about the Hitachi LCD driver in the HD44780 datasheet.

After you have wired up the LCD, you will need to adjust the contrast of the display. On the I2C module, you will find a potentiometer that you can turn with a small screwdriver.

The LiquidCrystal_I2C library works in combination with the Wire.h library which allows you to communicate with I2C devices. This library comes pre-installed with the Arduino IDE.

*When using the latest version of the LiquidCrystal_I2C library it is no longer needed to include the wire.h library in your sketch. The other library imports wire.h automatically.

Note that counting starts at 0 and the first argument specifies the column. So lcd.setCursor(2,1) sets the cursor on the third column and the second row.

Next the string ‘Hello World!’ is printed with lcd.print("Hello World!"). Note that you need to place quotation marks (” “) around the text since we are printing a text string.

The example sketch above shows you the basics of displaying text on the LCD. Now we will take a look at the other functions of the LiquidCrystal_I2C library.

This function turns on automatic scrolling of the LCD. This causes each character output to the display to push previous characters over by one space.

I would love to know what projects you plan on building (or have already built) with these LCDs. If you have any questions, suggestions or if you think that things are missing in this tutorial, please leave a comment down below.

The CFA533-***-KC series is a 16x2 I2C LCD with keypad. The I2C interface allows you to use just two lines (SDA & SCL) to have bi-directional communication with the I2C LCD. Other devices can also share those two I2C control lines with the LCD. Only 4 wires are needed to connect this I2C LCD: power, ground, SDA (I2C Serial DAta) and SCL (I2C Serial CLock).

The CFA533 can run on 3.3v to 5.0v directly, with no changes needed, so you do not need to do any level translation between your embedded processor and the I2C LCD. Simply power the CFA533 from the same supply as your processor and the I2C signal levels will match up.

Using only one address on your I2C bus, you can add all the elements that you need for your front panel. The CFA533 I2C LCD can also read up to 32 DS18B20 digital temperature sensors, giving you an easy way to integrate temperature sensing over the I2C bus. No additional firmware or pins are needed on the host system.

This CFA533-TFH variant features crisp dark letters against a white, backlit background. The keypad has a matching white LED backlight. Since the LCD is a backlit positive FSTN, the CFA533-TFH I2C LCD is readable in direct sunlight, as well as complete darkness.

2x16 Character LCD is most popular display component for small controller like Arduino, but most of these LCD uses parallel interface. In most of the case, you will need 10 pins to control it or to display message on it. 8-pin are for the data, Enable and Latch pin for signal control. Minimum, you will need 6-pin for 4-bit mode interface. Still a lot of pins being used up :(

This I2C module for LCD will help you save all those precious pins. This module will only need 2 GPIO pins (specifically I2C pins) to send message to Character LCD.

This module uses an I2C communication interface. Including the I2C pins: SCL and SDA, it only require two more pins for power, VCC and GND. It saves 4 to 8 pins on Arduino or any other controller. The pins are breakout into standard right angle header (2.54mm spacing), you can connect with female jumper wire directly.

It comes with potentiometer for LCD contrast adjustment, and configurable I2C Address through A0, A1 and A2 pads. Anyway, the default address is 0x3F or 0x27. There is also a mini jumper to activate or deactivate the backlight.

What is the purpose of declaring LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 2, 1, 0, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, POSITIVE); if we are using pins A4 and A5? I know that 0x27 is the ic address but what is the rest for?

I am getting a error while i m going to add zip file of lcd library error id this zip file does not contains a valid library please help me to resolve this issue as soon as possible.....

Hey guys. My LCD works fine using the above instructions (when replacing the existing LCD library in the Arduino directory) but I can"t get the backlight to ever switch off. Suggestions?

Hello friends welcome back to Techno-E-solution, In previous video we see how to interface LCD 16×2 to Arduino uno, but there are very complicated circuits, so in this tutorial, I"ll show you how to reduce circuitry by using I2C module which is very compact & easy to connection. Simply connect I2C module with LCD parallel & connect I2C modules 4 pins to Arduino. I2C module has 4 output pins which contains VCC, GND,SDA, SCL where 5V supply gives to I2C module through VCC & GND to GND of Arduino. SDA is a data pin & SCL is clock pin of I2C module. To interface LCD and I2C with Arduino we need Liquid Crystal I2C Library in Arduino IDE software.

In this tutorial, you will see how to connect i2c LCD display (Liquid Crystal Display) to Arduino using the i2c module. Before starting this article we will see what is i2c. I2C (I-square-C i.e IIC) means inter-integrated communication protocol. This is usually used to communicate between one master and multiple slaves. One of the best things about using I2C is we can reduce the connections (wiring). If you use normal LCD display, you need a total number of connections are 12. If you use I2C LCD display, you need only just 4 connection. By seeing the  example you may know the advantage of I2C protocol. I2C protocol is also known as 2 line protocol.

Of course it is very wasteful on our Digital Pin on Arduino, to overcome this problem we need an I2C LCD that works like the Shift Register so that the interface pins can be less.

I2c LCD Backpack Module has 16pin Output that can be connected with LCD pins 1602/2004 directly (permanently soldered) and has 4pin inputs (VCC, GND, SDA, SCL) .

ERM2402DNS-1 is 24 characters wide,2 rows character lcd module,SPLC780C controller (Industry-standard HD44780 compatible controller),6800 4/8-bit parallel interface,single led backlight with white color included can be dimmed easily with a resistor or PWM,ffstn-lcd negative,white text on the black color,high contrast,wide operating temperature range,wide view angle,rohs compliant,built in character set supports English/Japanese text, see the SPLC780C datasheet for the full character set. It"s optional for pin header connection,5V or 3.3V power supply and I2C adapter board for arduino.

Frankly speaking, with the help of this code, you have to do a lot of wirings between LCD and Arduino. You need to provide connections at least 6 pins of all the 16 pins of the LCD. It’s a complete hassle and also problems which can be a problem when GPIOs are very limited. Here, I2C LCD modules come to save us. By using only 2 GPIOs of the Arduino, it can communicate with the display with ease. Let’s dive deep into the module to learn the basics, understand its functionality, and finally what kind of things you should keep in mind before using it. After all of these, I can assure you know everything that you need to know to use a ‘Character I2C LCD’ with Arduino. I have also added lots of example codes that you use to polish your coding skills.

When the address is the key line of the communication then the question arises how will we know that? Sometimes, the address is written on the module itself or on its data sheet but sometimes, we have to find the address by ourselves.

Thankfully though, by using this simple piece of code, we can scan the I2C-bus for devices. If a device is found then the Arduino displays the address of that device or devices; if there is multiple I2C devices connected in the serial monitor.

After powering the constellation, sometimes, you notice that after you have wired up the LCD, you will need to adjust the contrast of the display. On the I2C module, you will find a potentiometer that you can turn with a small screwdriver.

It also put some delay into the system. Arduino prints a value into the LCD and it also continues the loop and detects any changes into the analog pin. If anything changes, Arduino detects it again, converts the value into the voltage, and prints the value on LCD by replacing the older one. It repeats this process until the set time in the ‘Millis function’ has been reached. At that certain time, Arduino clears the LCD and again prints value into it. This way no overwriting occurs.

In a nutshell, communicating an LCD with the help of I2C bus is not a rocket science. By using couple of extra line of code, you can easily use the module. Apart from that, rest of the system as same as we normally do.