16×2 LCD:
Pin configuration of 16×2 LCD:
Raspberry Pi:
Pin configuration:
1. Vin: Two 5v pins and two 3v3 pins used for providing power supply, where processor works on 3.3v.
Hardware Needed:
16*2 LCD Display and Raspberry pi pin connections:
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO from time import sleep # Define GPIO to LCD mapping LCD_RS = 7 LCD_E = 8 LCD_D4 = 25 LCD_D5 = 24 LCD_D6 = 23 LCD_D7 = 18 # Define some device constants LCD_WIDTH = 16 # Maximum characters per line LCD_CHR = True LCD_CMD = False LCD_LINE_1 = 0x80 # LCD RAM address for the 1st line LCD_LINE_2 = 0xC0 # LCD RAM address for the 2nd line # Timing constants E_PULSE = 0.0005 E_DELAY = 0.0005 def main(): # Main program block GPIO.setwarnings(False) GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM) # Use BCM GPIO numbers GPIO.setup(LCD_E, GPIO.OUT) # E GPIO.setup(LCD_RS, GPIO.OUT) # RS GPIO.setup(LCD_D4, GPIO.OUT) # DB4 GPIO.setup(LCD_D5, GPIO.OUT) # DB5 GPIO.setup(LCD_D6, GPIO.OUT) # DB6 GPIO.setup(LCD_D7, GPIO.OUT) # DB7 # Initialise display lcd_init() while True: # Send some test lcd_string("Gemicates Labs",LCD_LINE_1) lcd_string(" Presents ",LCD_LINE_2) sleep(3) # 3 second delay # Send some text lcd_string("Rasbperry Pi",LCD_LINE_1) lcd_string("16x2 LCD Test",LCD_LINE_2) sleep(3) def lcd_init(): lcd_display(0x28,LCD_CMD) # Selecting 4 - bit mode with two rows lcd_display(0x0C,LCD_CMD) # Display On,Cursor Off, Blink Off lcd_display(0x01,LCD_CMD) # Clear display sleep(E_DELAY) def lcd_display(bits, mode): # Send byte to data pins # bits = data # mode = True for character # False for command GPIO.output(LCD_RS, mode) # RS # High bits GPIO.output(LCD_D4, False) GPIO.output(LCD_D5, False) GPIO.output(LCD_D6, False) GPIO.output(LCD_D7, False) if bits&0x10==0x10: GPIO.output(LCD_D4, True) if bits&0x20==0x20: GPIO.output(LCD_D5, True) if bits&0x40==0x40: GPIO.output(LCD_D6, True) if bits&0x80==0x80: GPIO.output(LCD_D7, True) # Toggle 'Enable' pin lcd_toggle_enable() # Low bits GPIO.output(LCD_D4, False) GPIO.output(LCD_D5, False) GPIO.output(LCD_D6, False) GPIO.output(LCD_D7, False) if bits&0x01==0x01: GPIO.output(LCD_D4, True) if bits&0x02==0x02: GPIO.output(LCD_D5, True) if bits&0x04==0x04: GPIO.output(LCD_D6, True) if bits&0x08==0x08: GPIO.output(LCD_D7, True) # Toggle 'Enable' pin lcd_toggle_enable() def lcd_toggle_enable(): # Toggle enable time.sleep(E_DELAY) GPIO.output(LCD_E, True) time.sleep(E_PULSE) GPIO.output(LCD_E, False) time.sleep(E_DELAY) def lcd_string(message,line): # Send string to display message = message.ljust(LCD_WIDTH," ") lcd_display(line, LCD_CMD) for i in range(LCD_WIDTH): lcd_display(ord(message[i]),LCD_CHR) if __name__ == '__main__': try: main() except KeyboardInterrupt: pass finally: lcd_display(0x01, LCD_CMD) GPIO.cleanup()