16×2 LCD Shield Kit

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This simple shield gives you a 16 character by 2 line display and some handy input buttons to allow you to select menu items on the screen It’s great when you want to build a stand alone project with its own user interface that doesn’t require a computer attached to send commands to your Arduino

Works perfectly in 4 bit mode with the LiquidCrystal library included with the Arduino IDE, allowing you to control the LCD with a total of just 6 digital I/O lines We’ve deliberately picked D4 D9 so that it doesn’t interfere with pins required by other popular shields such as the , so you can stack this on top of other shields to give you a local display

The buttons provide left , right , up , down , and select all while using just one analog input That leaves the other 5 analog input lines free for you to use in your projects If mounting the shield in an enclosure with a metal faceplate, ensure the buttons are insulated from the faceplate

Also includes a contrast control and backlight current limiting

Features

• 16×2 LCD using HD44780 compatible display module white characters on blue background
• Contrast control
• LCD backlight with current limiting
• 5 input buttons all on one analog input pin
• Reset button
• Power supply smoothing capacitor
• Gold plated PCB for maximum durability
• Overlay printed on both the top and the bottom
• Pins used by shield clearly marked

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