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Arduino LCD Shield

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Description

The?Arduino LCD?Keypad?shield?is developed for?Arduino?compatible boards, to provide a user-friendly interface that allows users to go through the menu, make selections etc.

Showing data in electronic ventures has consistently been the most convincing issue. There are different approaches to show information. These screens can be so basic, for example, 7 segments or LEDs, or they can be additionally entrancing, for example, LCDs. Utilizing LCDs has consistently been perhaps the most mainstream approaches to show data. LCDs are separated into two conventional sorts: Characters and Graphics.

 

Perhaps the most well-known, least expensive and easiest LCDs accessible is the character LCD. This LCD comprises of a few lines and segments. Letters and numbers are written in spots made by lines and segments. For instance, LCD character 16*2 has 2 lines and 16 segments. So it can show 32 characters.

 

Working with these LCDs is extremely basic and they have full similarity with all microcontrollers and processor sheets. For simpler utilization of these LCDs, its 16x2model, including four keys for making the menu, is made as a Shield which is additionally viable with Arduino sheets.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

The LCD-Keypad Shield appends to your Arduino board to give a 16-character by 2-line show, white character, blue backdrop illumination LCD with a keypad comprising of 5 keys > “select”, “up”, “right”, “down” and “left”. With this shield you will have the option to travel through menus and make determinations directly from one board joined to your Arduino without requiring a monstrous pinnacle of shields or wiring tangling around.

 

The LCD-Keypad Shield works entirely in 4-bit mode with the “LiquidCrystal” library found in the Arduino IDE, utilizing this library will permit you to control the LCD with just 6 advanced I/O lines. This shield gives you the ability of pressing numerous catches without a moment’s delay and consolidating the outcomes. At this point don’t will you be controlled to just 5 sources of info, presently you can utilize 32 diverse catch mixes!

 

This LCD Keypad Shield utilize absolute of 6-pins to control the LCD show which is pin-4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. For LCD Data, it use pin-4, 5, 6, 7, while for the RS and Enable pin, it use pin-8 and 9. The Arduino-LCD Keypad Shield are simply needed to plug into the Arduino fundamental board and there was no binding are required, for example, appeared in figure underneath.

 

 

 

//==========================================================================

//? Author????? : Handson Technology

//? Project???? : Arduino Uno

//? Description : Display “Hello World” and 6-keys press

//==========================================================================

 

//Include the LiquidCrystal header file which is inside the Arduino IDE

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

 

/* ==== PINS ASSIGNMNET ==========

* LCD RS pin to digital pin 8

* LCD EN pin to digital pin 9

* LCD D4 pin to digital pin 4

* LCD D5 pin to digital pin 5

* LCD D6 pin to digital pin 6

* LCD D7 pin to digital pin 7

* Backlight PWM control to Pin 10

* LCD R/W pin to ground

*/

 

// Set the I/O pin for LCD 4-bit mode following the library assignment:

//? LiquidCrystal(rs, en, d4, d5, d6, d7).

LiquidCrystal lcd(8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 7);

 

int analogPin = A0;? //Define the A0 as analogPin as integer type.

int adc_key_old;

int adc_key_in;

int NUM_KEYS = 5;

int key=-1;

int adc_key_val[5] ={30, 150, 360, 535, 760 }; //Define the value at A0 pin

// when a key is pressed.

 

// Define each key as character string type for keypress display.

char msgs[5][15] = {“Right Key OK “,

“Up Key OK??? “,

“Down Key OK? “,

“Left Key OK? “,

“Select Key OK”};

 

 

/*******************************************************************************

* PRIVATE FUNCTION: setup()

* PARAMETERS:void

* RETURN:void

* DESCRIPTIONS:

* Define of I/O pin as Input or Output

*

*******************************************************************************/

// The setup() method runs once, when the sketch starts

void setup ()

{

lcd.begin(16, 2);??????????? // set the lcd type: 16-character by 2-lines

lcd.clear();??????????????????????? // LCD screen clear

lcd.print(“? HandsOn Tech? “);????? // Send the ASCII code to the LCD for

// displaying the message

 

pinMode(10, OUTPUT);??????????????? // sets backlight pin-10 as PWM output

analogWrite(10, 125);?????????????? // Set backlight to 50% brightness

 

lcd.setCursor(0,1);?????????? // set the position of next message string:

// 1st position at 2nd line

lcd.print(“LCD-Keypad Sh”);

delay(5000);??????????????????????? // delay for 3000ms

lcd.clear();

lcd.setCursor(0,0);

lcd.print(“? HandsOn Tech? “);

lcd.setCursor(0,1);

lcd.print(“Pls press any”);

adc_key_old = analogRead(analogPin);// store the unpress key value

}

 

 

/*******************************************************************************

* PRIVATE FUNCTION: loop()

* PARAMETERS: void

* RETURN: void

* DESCRIPTIONS:

* Non-Stop looping

*******************************************************************************/

void loop()

{

adc_key_in = analogRead(analogPin);? // Read the value at analogPin A0 and store

// the value in the adc_key_in register

adc_key_in = get_key(adc_key_in);??? // Send the adc_key_in value to

// get_key() subroutine.

lcd.setCursor(0, 1);

lcd.print(msgs[adc_key_in]);???????? // Display message with msgs[]

// according to adc_key_in value

}

 

 

/*******************************************************************************

* PRIVATE FUNCTION: get_key

* PARAMETERS: integer

* RETURN:unsigned int input

* DESCRIPTIONS:

* convert the ADC value to number between 0 to 4

*******************************************************************************/

int get_key(unsigned int input)

{

int k;

 

for (k = 0; k < NUM_KEYS; k++)

{

if (input < adc_key_val[k])

{

 

return k;

}

}

 

if (k >= NUM_KEYS)

k = -1;???? // No valid key pressed

 

return k;

}

 

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