16×2 LCD Display 1602 Character Display – Green

16×2 LCD Display 1602 Character Display for Arduino – Blue
1602 16×2 Blue Character LCD Display For Arduino is a basic 16 character by 2 lines Alphanumeric display. This LCD 16×2 Character LCD Display has White text on a blue background. Utilizes the extremely common HD44780 parallel interface chipset. Interface code is freely available. You will need Minimum 6 general I/O pins to interface to this LCD screen. Includes LED backlight. Works in 4bit and 8 bit Mode.

Features of Blue 1602 LCD 16×2 Character LCD Display For Arduino:

16 Characters x 2 Lines
Blue Backlight
5×7 Dot Matrix Character + Cursor
HD44780 Equivalent LCD Controller/driver Built-In
4-bit or 8-bit MPU Interface
Standard Type
Works with almost any Microcontroller

Package includes:

1x 1602 16×2 Blue Character LCD Display For Arduino

Pin Configuration:

Pin No:
Pin Name:
Description

1
Vss (Ground)
Ground pin connected to system ground

2
Vdd (+5 Volt)
Powers the LCD with +5V (4.7V – 5.3V)

3
VE (Contrast V)
Decides the contrast level of display. Grounded to get maximum contrast.

4
Register Select
Connected to Microcontroller to shit between command/data register

5
Read/Write
Used to read or write data. Normally grounded to write data to LCD

6
Enable
Connected to Microcontroller Pin and toggled between 1 and 0 for data acknowledgement

7
Data Pin 0
 
 
Data pins 0 to 7 forms a 8-bit data line. They can be connected to Microcontroller to send 8-bit data.
These LCD’s can also operate on 4-bit mode in such case Data pin 4,5,6 and 7 will be left free.

8
Data Pin 1

9
Data Pin 2

10
Data Pin 3

11
Data Pin 4

12
Data Pin 5

13
Data Pin 6

14
Data Pin 7

15
LED Positive
Backlight LED pin positive terminal

16
LED Negative
Backlight LED pin negative terminal