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Arduino Interfacing With LCD Without Potentiometer

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Arduino uno and LCD interfacing without potentiometer + Arduino code

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Aim: To interface 16x2 LCD with arduino without use of any potentiometer, breadboard,
resistors

Components required:

1. Arduino Uno: https://www.dnatechindia.com/arduino_uno_r3.html

(https://www.dnatechindia.com/arduino_uno_r3.html)

(https://www.dnatechindia.com/arduino_uno_r3.html)2. 16x2 Alphanumeric LCD:

https://www.dnatechindia.com/Alphanumeric-LCD-2x1...
(https://www.dnatechindia.com/Alphanumeric-LCD-2x16.html)
 (https://www.dnatechindia.com/Alphanumeric-LCD-2x16.html)3. Jumper cables:
https://www.dnatechindia.com/jumper-wire-male-to-...
(https://www.dnatechindia.com/jumper-wire-male-to-female-pack-of-40.html)

Softwares required:

1. Arduino IDE

About this project:

In this project we will only be using a LCD, Arduino uno, jumper wires to display text on the LCD.
We will use the digital pin 6 to control the contrast value of the LCD. The function to display text
on the lcd will be | lcd.print (“Your text here”) |

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Supplies
Components required:

1. Arduino Uno: https://www.dnatechindia.com/arduino_uno_r3.html 2. 16x2 Alphanumeric

LCD: https://www.dnatechindia.com/Alphanumeric-LCD-2x16.html 3. Jumper cables:
https://www.dnatechindia.com/jumper-wire-male-to-female-pack-of-40.html Softwares
required: 1. Arduino IDE

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Step 1: Procedure:

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 Connect the pins from the LCD on the Arduino digital according to the pins indicated in the
table and schematic

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Step 2: Code
1) Download the following code.

2) Open the following in Arduino ide.

3) Connect the arduino with your PC.

4) From the tools menu select the port and board correctly.

5) Hit the upload button and the text shall be displayed on your LCD.

LCD_code.ino (https://content.instructables.com/ORIG/FL5/E2XU/JXCCU721/FL5E2XUJXCCU721.ino)
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2 People Made This Project!

WAQAR AHMEDQ (/member/WAQAR+AHMEDQ/) made it! shreymehra999shrey (/member/shreymehra999shrey/) made it!

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(/member/je_1972/) je_1972 (/member/je_1972/) 8 months ago

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Worked great, we tried two other methods and this was the 1st that worked for us! Thanks :)

(/member/adyrocks31/) adyrocks31 (/member/adyrocks31/) Tip

9 months ago

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make the constract=0 in the code
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(/member/anoilhero27/) anoilhero27 (/member/anoilhero27/) 1 year ago

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lcd not showing anything.
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(/member/Pranav_17/) Pranav_17 (/member/Pranav_17/) 10 months ago

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works thankyou

/2 (/member/Stud82/) Stud82 (/member/Stud82/) 1 year ago

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Add a resistor with 220ohm between lcd pin A and 5V.

/1 (/member/namespace_7/) namespace_7 (/member/namespace_7/) Question

1 year ago
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cannot see the text on lcd ? did anyone faced the same problem?

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