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Various Displays & Display Backpacks


8x2 Character LCD (Yellow Backlight)

(NB: Backlight connected to Vss/Vdd so always on)

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Adapter needed to match other display connectivity:

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Testing with the Funduino I2C LCD Backpack1

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Testing with the Humble Pi-based LCD & Serial interface2

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Testing with the Hobbytronics LCD Backpack V2

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8x2 Character LCD (Blue Backlight)

(NB: Backlight connected to Vss/Vdd so always on. Uses the KS0066U controller I.C.)

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Eventual testing using this improved 14pin-to-16pin LCD Adapter:

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8x2 Character LCD (Reflective, No Backlight)

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16x2 Character LCD (Blue Backlight)

First sample, purchased c.2014

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Second sample, purchased December 2016

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Testing with a Reduced Voltage (~4.4V) I2C LCD Display Interface Board

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Two more samples, purchased February 2019

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16x2 Character LCD (Yellow Backlight)

First sample, purchased March 20143

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Second sample, purchased December 20144

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Both displays under test with the Dual LCD (8-bit/4-bit) Test Board:

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Uninitialised

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After initialisation into 8-bit or 4-bit mode

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Third sample, purchased December 2016 (uses the SPLC780D controller I.C.)

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Uninitialised

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Testing via a reduced voltage I2C interface

16x2 Character LCD (Orange Backlight)

("DIYnik" brand5)

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First Quick Test:

Using a "Reduced Voltage" (~4.4V) I2C to 4-bit interface:6

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Second Test:

Backpack via "Reduced Voltage" (~4.4V) I2C to 4-bit interface:6

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16x4 Character LCD (Blue Backlight)

("Waveshare" brand7, uses the KS0066 controller I.C.)

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First Quick Tests:

Using a "Reduced Voltage" (~4.4V) I2C to 4-bit interface:6

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Uninitialised display

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Display failed to initialise correctly8

Using a level-shifted, 5V, I2C to 4-bit interface:9

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Uninitialised displays

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Both Displays Initialised Correctly

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-WDT test option shows text "wrap-around" at column 17 (cf. 21 for a 2004 display)

20x4 Character LCD (Blue Backlight)

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20x4 Character 3.3V LCD (Yellow Backlight)

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NB:Extra components - Bottom Left

LCD Backpack V2

(I2CLCDBPV2, I2C and Serial Rx10)

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An early demo. of a working Blue 16x2 LCD and Backpack is shown here

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./src/lcd_hi2c_demo -WLT -X

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./src/lcd_hi2c_demo -WDT -W -X 11

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./src/lcd_hi2c_demo -2004 -WLT -X

Further Tests with a new sample on a P3B+:

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Funduino I2C LCD Backpack

(LCM1602 IIC I2C12 13)

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PC8574T

LCD 1602

P0

RS

P1

RW

P2

E

P3

Backlight14

P4

D4

P5

D5

P6

D6

P7

D7

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"Negative Logic" LED-based, Interface Test Board

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Generic (Black) I2C LCD Backpack

(Default I2C address 0x27)13)

PC8574T

LCD 1602

P0

RS

P1

RW

P2

E

P3

Backlight14

P4

D4

P5

D5

P6

D6

P7

D7

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Mjkdz I2C LCD Backpack

(I2C lcd1602 module, fixed I2C address 0x20)13)

PC8574T

LCD 1602

P0

D4

P1

D5

P2

D6

P3

D7

P4

E

P5

RW

P6

RS

P7

Backlight15

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16x2 Character I2C LCD Display (Blue Backlight)

(T313S06 I2C module16 address 0x27)13)

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On board PC8574T

Attached LCD 1602

P0

RS

P1

RW

P2

E

P3

Backlight17

P4

D4

P5

D5

P6

D6

P7

D7

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20x4 Character I2C LCD Display (Yellow Backlight)

(YwRobot I2C module18 address 0x27)13)

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On board PC8574T

Attached LCD 2004A

P0

RS

P1

RW

P2

E

P3

Backlight17

P4

D4

P5

D5

P6

D6

P7

D7

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Unitialised Display

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Generic 128x64 Pixels Graphic LCD (QC12864B/ST7920, Blue Backlight)

(With Serial/Parallel interface19)

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Generic 128x64 Pixels Graphic LCD (12864ZW/ST7920, Yellow Backlight)

(With Serial/Parallel interface20)

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Generic 128x64 Pixels Graphic LCD (12864BV2.0/ST7920, Blue Backlight)

(With Serial/Parallel interface21)

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Generic 128x64 Pixels Graphic LCD (LCM12864C-1/KS0108B, Yellow Backlight)

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GAOHOU 0.96" 128x64 Pixels I2C OLED Display (SSD1306)

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Nokia 5110 84x48 Pixels Graphic LCD

NB: Backlight is "Common Cathode".22

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Generic, 84x48 Pixels Graphic LCD with White Backlight

NB: Backlight is "Common Anode".23

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Generic, 84x48 Pixels Graphic LCD with White Backlight, Version 2

NB: Backlight is "Common Cathode".22

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Generic, 84x48 Pixels Graphic LCD with White Backlight (June 2017)

NB: Backlight is "Common Anode".23

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CNBTR SPI 128x128 1.44 inch Red Serial LCD Display Module

NB: Backlight is "Common Anode".23

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SPI 128x160 Pixels Graphic TFT Module

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  1. 4-bit // interface (1)

  2. 8-bit // interface (2)

  3. http://hobbycomponents.com/index.php/modu/modu-displays/1602-parallel-lcd-module-yellow-backlight.html (3)

  4. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00K67CMY4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00 (4)

  5. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06Y4KJPNR/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (5)

  6. Cyntech Cobbler for B+/A+ Pi's (6 7 8)

  7. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KM6YOLS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (9)

  8. Subsequently cured with revised 'E' strobe timings (10)

  9. Adafruit RasPi PermaProto Full #3, I2C to 4-bit or 8-bit Parallel LCD Interface (11)

  10. http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/lcd/i2clcd-backpack-v2 (12)

  11. Display scrolls left as the characters "Q - Z" and "q - z" are entered, finally returning to the start (13)

  12. Default I2C address 0x27 (14)

  13. 4-bit Data Interface (15 16 17 18 19)

  14. via a transistor & external link (20 21)

  15. via a PNP transistor (22)

  16. T313S06 LCD1602 IIC V1 (23)

  17. via external link (24 25)

  18. YwRobot Arduino LCM1602 IIC V1 (26)

  19. "Hard-wired" in Parallel mode: P1000517csa.JPG (27)

  20. Externally Selectable: P1010096cssa.jpg (28)

  21. Externally Selectable: P1050399rcsa.jpg (29)

  22. Connected to "Gnd" (30 31)

  23. Connected to "Vcc" (32 33 34)


2024-02-11 21:50