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Here’s a diagram of the pins on the LCD I’m using. The connections from each pin to the Arduino will be the same, but your pins might be arranged differently on the LCD. Be sure to check the datasheet or look for labels on your particular LCD:

Also, you might need to solder a 16 pin header to your LCD before connecting it to a breadboard. Follow the diagram below to wire the LCD to your Arduino:

This stems from the fact that the LCD controller itself does not inherently support the function and in fact treats the ASCII codes for and as displayable characters instead of control codes.

The fact that the LiquidCrystal library inherits from Print class and thus permits the use of println() essentially makes things worse. Instead of barfing and spitting out an error message it just happily displays two unrelated characters on the screen and the uninitiated have no idea of the cause.

In my opinion the basic LiquidCrystal library should concentrate on implementing all of the capabilities of the LCD controller and no more. If people want a library that more closely emulates a CRT (or LCD) terminal that is fine, but I think it should be done in a different library.

Do you know Tinker Cad Circuits already? Tinkercad Circuits is part of the free online CAD program Tinkercad from Autodesk. It works equivalent to Fritzing. You can build, program and even simulate your arduino project in a simple way!

Tinkercad is able to simulate the code you enter. This means that your setup will work digitally. Lights go on and off and even sensors function in Tinkercad! Below you can see a video in which we are Knight Rider project build, write and simulate!

We really liked Tinkercad Circuits. It is intuitive and therefore easy to learn. There is an extensive range with an LCD display, motors and multiple logic gates. We saw that you only have the Arduino Uno can use. This limits the possibilities, but most sketches can be converted to a Arduino Uno for a test.

Unfortunately, at the moment you can only Arduino Uno in Tinkercad Circuits, but you can still test a lot of sketches here before building anything. And now that Fritzing costs money, it is certainly an attractive option. At the moment the Tinkercad Circuit database contains some sample sketches, three batteries, the Arduino Uno and an extensive range of components.

All hardware components you need (resistors, capacitors, 16×2 LCD, piezo buzzer, servo motor, DC motor…) to build these projects are already included in the Starter Kit. Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is open source and can be installed in a computer for writing the code for our Arduino circuit. After saving the code in Arduino IDE, it compiles and downloads the executable code to our Arduino UNO board via a USB cable.

After trying out some circuits from the project book with moderate success, we wanted to do something new, something simple; but something completely of our own. Finally we decided to build a stopwatch using the LCD. The circuit schematics diagram was hand-drawn after referring the pin-outs of Arduino UNO board and other components mentioned in the Arduino Project Book. Our circuit schematics diagram featured a ‘pause/resume’ push button switch and a piezo buzzer that beeps once in every minute.

As the external interrupt pins D2 and D3 of the Arduino UNO were used up by the LCD data lines, we couldn’t use those pins for the Pause/Resume push button switch. An alternative attempt on polling the push button switch for its key-press state completely threw off the stopwatch accuracy. So, we were forced to remove the Pause/Resume functionality resulting in an unstoppable stopwatch! Now the stopwatch circuit became an incremental counter up to 59 minutes: 59 seconds. Then It would reset to 00:00 and would start again to count up.

The Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal from the Arduino for the piezo buzzer started interfering with the LCD data lines resulting in garbled characters appearing on the screen. This was solved by moving the piezo buzzer wire connection away from the LCD lines to reduce the interference. We also reduced the duration of the ‘beep’ sound of the piezo buzzer from 1 second to 500 milliseconds.

When we tried to display the hours on the LCD in HH:MM:SS format, things went south. The highest value the stopwatch could display was 23 hours: 59 minutes: 59 seconds. Then we hit a roadblock as an elusive bug began to reset the stopwatch while running.

Autodesk’s browser based TinkerCAD has an excellent circuit simulator along with its more popular 3D modelling module. The circuit simulator has a library full of electronics components, micro-controller systems including commercially available Arduino boards. This makes it possible to virtually build and test an electronics system on your computer without buying or assembling the corresponding physical hardware.

After replicating our stopwatch circuit in the TinkerCAD Simulator, our software code for the circuit was also copied from the Arduino IDE into it. By adding breakpoints, stepping over each lines of code and observing the values stored in different variables, we were able to recreate the bug. Once the problem was identified (a silly mistake in resetting some variables!), finding a solution, and testing the code was really fast. TinkerCAD simulator saves time, too!

You can take a look at the final version of the stopwatch circuit, the code execution, and the schematics diagram in the TinkerCAD Simulator by clicking here.

3D printing is the production of three-dimensional objects from digital 3D models using additive manufacturing methods. Some form of 3D printing software is necessary to translate a computer model’s shape into printing commands. Different types of 3D software get used for different stages in the 3D printing process: CAD (Computer Aided Design) software, 3D modeling software, slicing tools, STL editors, 3D printer hosts, and G-code viewing software. Each tool has a specific purpose within the process. Free 3D printing software that covers each of these categories is available, including three of the best: Tinkercad, Blender, and Fusion 360®

Tinkercad is a free web-based 3D modeling software with a straightforward user interface that is perfect for beginners. It helps users construct 3D objects out of simple shapes while modifying parameters to produce precise results. Users can also construct geometric (vector) shapes in 2D and then turn them into 3D models using Tinkercad. 3D models can be saved in three different formats: OBJ, STL, and SVG. The platform offers a variety of learning resources that come in handy for beginners.

PrusaSlicer was one of the first slicers to be adapted to MSLA printing and can be used with FDM and LCD-based resin printers. The software is compatible with Windows®, Linux®, and macOS® operating systems.

UVTools is open-source software that can be used on resin (LCD/DLP) printers. The software is compatible with Windows®, macOS®, and Linux® and can be used to view files and modify and repair layers of MSLA printer profiles. The new version of the software has twin-stage motor control that increases the likelihood of a successful print and reduces the total print time by allowing the machine to print simple aspects of the part faster than others. UVTools also has a calibration-print option, allowing you to test new resins and layer height settings more easily.

ZBrushCoreMini is a virtual sculpting tool that can be used to create figures or statues. The program is compatible with both Windows® and macOS®. Though geared more toward beginners and intermediate users, it is still packed with features. ZBrushCoreMini uses dynamic tessellation to continuously assess the surface of your model to make sure the details are accurately displayed and it adds polygons as necessary. It has been specifically made to work with ZBrush and ZBrushCore. When users are looking to advance, they can easily import their meshes into a more sophisticated 3D sculpting program.

G-Code Analyser is a very useful web-based 3D printing software used to evaluate G-code. The program gives you access to the full-text file of the instructions that will be sent to your printer. When you provide your printer settings, the browser-based G-Code Analyser platform can compute the time, average speed, and total distance that the print head must cover. It will also display a visualization of the process. Models are displayed in 2D during the visualization phase from a top-down viewpoint.

CTB Systems’ ChiTuBox Basic is a 3D printing software that comes with most budget desktop resin printing machines. The slicing software’s primary purpose is to slice 3D models for LCD-based MSLA (masked stereolithography) resin printers. It maintains a straightforward user interface while providing excellent control over printing parameters. Though the model orientation feature of the software is pretty basic, the configuration of supports and customization options are intuitive and easy to use.  Windows®, macOS®, and Linux® are all supported. While the ChiTuBox Pro annual subscription costs $169 per license, the basic version is free.

The most common free 3D printing software packages are Blender and Tinkercad for 3D modeling, Cura for slicing, Meshmixer for STL editing, and G-Code Analyser for G-code viewing.

A standard CAD system requires the installation of a CAD software package and, occasionally, a graphics card on your computer to work. The graphics kernel is the brains of a CAD software application. The graphical user interface (GUI) is another crucial component of CAD software. The GUI is used to display the CAD geometry and collect user input.

TinkerCAD:A web browser-based 3D modeling tool called Tinkercad is available online and is free to use. It gained popularity as a tool for making models for 3D printing since it became accessible in 2011. Constructive solid geometry (CSG), based on this CAD program, enables users to combine more direct items to produce complicated models. Additional features of Tinkercad include incorporating electronic circuits and writing programs.

There are several distinct kinds of three-dimensional (3D) CAD software, each designed for a different application and level of detail. 3D CAD has grown in popularity as a design tool as computer processing power and graphic display capabilities have improved.

First I have designed the casing for LCD in freeCad software becasue I wanted to deisgned the casing box for Microcontroller board using Acrylic material and cut it by using lesercutter but I had to attched the box near to LPG stove so I decided to use readymade PUC box avalable in our Fablab Inventory. So I had change the designed and made only 3D printed casing which can cover the front side of LCD desined in Rahino-6 Software.

Then as I am using servo motor and LCD module it required separate 5 volts DC supply. for that I have designed and mill one extra sheild board for separate power supply and connection

I have written the code in such a way that initially I have set one limit of temperature initial Set value and set the motor angle at zero position. Then while connecting servo motor to lpg knob, when the motor is at 0 degree position the lpg knob is at home positions or minimum possition, so initially it will display the initial temperature on LCD display also display the servo position.then at low temperature the knob of lpg rotate in 20 degree so it will increase the temperature of oil in the pan. when the value of temperature is reached at given limit the flame will reduce by 10 deree and when the temperature is reached at maximum limit the lpg knob is at zero/home position means at minimum flame.

After finishing my Presentations Dr. Neil Suggested me to the value of temperature displayed on the LCD screen is not clearly visible ,So its becasue when I made this Video the orinal size of video in 139MB for Uploading this video we need maximum 10MB so I compressed this video upto 9.45MB then upload so the quality of video is down SO, i attched the you tube link of origal Video as shown balow.

After finishing my presentation Dr. Neil Suggested to show the video like, as per value of temperature it controlling the LPG flame because in above video temperature value not displaying properly due to video quality issue then I have shot the video it showing the proper working with the value of temperature reading i controlling the LPG flame as shows below

Then I am using 16*2 I2C LCD display module its need I2C communication Pin its available at A4(SDA),A5(SCL) on Atmega328p board so it is given to shield designed board and VCC and GND taken from external supply connected to shield board.