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Basic 16x2 Character LCD - Black on Yellow, 5V

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Basic 16x2 Character LCD - Black on Yellow, 5V - DFRobot - FIT0128

Standard HD44780-compatible 16x2 character LCD with yellow backlight and black text. Operates at 5V.

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Basic 16x2 Character LCD - Black on Yellow, 5V — DFRobot — FIT0128

Offers

  • DFRobot$1.90

Offers

  • DFRobot$1.90

Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
BASIC 16X2 CHARACTER LVSSD2VDDD3VOD4RSD5RWD6ED7D0AD1K
  • VSS1
    Type · Ground
  • VDD2
    Type · Power
  • VO3
    Type · Control
  • RS4
    Type · Control
  • RW5
    Type · Control
  • E6
    Type · Control
  • D07
    Type · GPIO
  • D18
    Type · GPIO
  • D29
    Type · GPIO
  • D310
    Type · GPIO
  • D411
    Type · GPIO
  • D512
    Type · GPIO
  • D613
    Type · GPIO
  • D714
    Type · GPIO
  • A15
    Type · Power
  • K16
    Type · Ground
PinPositionType
VSS1Ground
VDD2Power
VO3Control
RS4Control
RW5Control
E6Control
D07GPIO
D18GPIO
D29GPIO
D310GPIO
D411GPIO
D512GPIO
D613GPIO
D714GPIO
A15Power
K16Ground
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
BASIC 16X2 CHARACTER LVSSD2VDDD3VOD4RSD5RWD6ED7D0AD1K

Pin details

16 connections
  1. VSS
    Ground
    1
  2. VDD
    Power
    2
  3. VO
    Control
    3
  4. RS
    Control
    4
  5. RW
    Control
    5
  6. E
    Control
    6
  7. D0
    GPIO
    7
  8. D1
    GPIO
    8
  9. D2
    GPIO
    9
  10. D3
    GPIO
    10
  11. D4
    GPIO
    11
  12. D5
    GPIO
    12
  13. D6
    GPIO
    13
  14. D7
    GPIO
    14
  15. A
    Power
    15
  16. K
    Ground
    16

Start wiring

SPI · I2C · 3.3 V · 3.3 – 5 V · Breakout

Adafruit describes product 398 as a 16x2 RGB backlight LCD using digital pins for LCD control and PWM pins for the backlight; the product…

Module pins: VDD, A, VSS, K, D0, D1, D2, D3. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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