raspbian lcd displays random characters factory

Many of these LCD controllers differ slightly from the HD44780 controller in things like the initialization sequence, minimum delay between commands and maybe other ways I don"t know of.

try putting a 1n4148 diode between the 5V supply and the 5V of the LCD, so the LCD will get around 4.5V, that is enough for the LCD, and lowers its logical input levels enough so that it sees 3V3 logic highs as "1" reliably. The garbled letters, and blocks are due to the LCD sometimes seeing a "1" as a zero and that corrupts all communication between the PI and the LCD.

Its a well know problem when trying to drive an LCD with 3V3 levels, it actually needs minimally 3.5V when its powered with 5V (70 % of VCC = 0.7 x 5.0 = 3.5).

In the photos above the Pi is a Model B Rev 2 so should work fine with my tutorial. Random characters is usually a sign it has not been initialized correctly. Again this could be caused by intermittent connections.

I was having the same problem as the OP on my current build with an I2C back-packed LCD getting corrupted. I"d tried all kinds of things to fix the problems - changing the delays, trying different libraries, and pulling out hair with no joy in fixing it.

For anyone else with this problem, you may have what I have if you"re doing event-driven code e.g. from from a switch or rotary encoder. I was getting events triggered while the python code was trying to communicate with the LCD screen - which themselves tried to write to the LCD.

I also had the same problem with scrambled characters on my display. I found that there was a short between the data lines on the expander board where it is soldered to the display board. Once I cleaned up the messy solder, the display worked perfectly.

When I start my code, it displays as expected the initial screen on the LCD (as defined in setup() function) and then the temperature. But suddenly the LCD displays random characters, see attached, and somehow never stop displaying random characters until i restart the board.

My code seems to work for outputting to the console, however when I try to output to the LCD, it gives some weird characters and stops. Not sure what to do as i"m not a python wiz (you"d think id be more like php, but nah lol).

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It runs Raspbian and Pidora, versions of Debian and Fedora Linux. As I Linux administrator for more than a decade, I am seriously comfortable with setting up these baby powerhouses.

I learned of one way to solve the problem: set up a startup script where it speaks the IP address aloud. Then I figured out a second way: run a startup script that displays the IP address on a 16x2 LCD screen.

The luma.OLED library interfaces with many OLED controllers (SSD1306, SSD1309, SSD1322, SSD1325, SSD1327, SSD1331, SSD1351, SSD1362, SH1106, and WS0010), so with a few adjustments (changing the device define to match your display’s controller, and having a compatible breakout board) this tutorial can be used for many of our OLED displays.

The LCD screen is vital for operating the printer. Should you encounter any kind of trouble, such as a dead screen, corrupted text, or other issues, please refer to the guide below.

First of all, unscrew the LCD screen from the printer frame, remove both M3x10 screw holding it the LCD board in the plastic casing, and remove it from the casing. See if the problem still appears when the LCD is not pressed by the casing.

Firmware updates are necessary to keep your printer up to date. However, the installation of incorrect firmware can lead to letter corruption on the LCD screen. There"s an easy fix, though:

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My LCD is showing random characters, see the picture below (the last character blinks, some characters change and over time there are slowly more and more characters). I"m starting to wonder if the LCD I chose has a driver compatible with the LiquidCrystal library, what do you think? If so what can I do to avoid buying another one?

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