I²C LCD screen 4 lines of 20 characters LCD03

The LCD03 is a nice LCD display featuring 4 lines of 20 characters and backlighting.

The screen is said to have been discontinued. Please find a new version at I²C New LCD Screen 4 x 20 characters smartLCD.

• Caution
Before using this device, please read the specification sheet carefully and check the voltage requirements.

Device

  • Manufacturer: Maxim IC
  • Break-out provider: Robot Electronics
  • Specification sheet: LCD03
  • I²C address: 0xc6
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Functions

LCD03_begin    Initialise the LCD
  • Input: None
  • Output: None
LCD03_clear    Clear the LCD
  • Input: None
  • Output: None
LCD_backlight    Turn the backlight on or off
  • Input: 0 to turn off, other value to turn on integer
  • Output: None
LCD_cursor    Set the cursor at line, column
  • Input: Line, Column integer
  • Output: None
LCD_print    Display text
  • Input: Text
  • Output: None

Speed

This program displays "abcdefghijk" on one line, erases it and then displays it on the next one. A counter is also shown.
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The screen is pretty fast: 192 loops in 60 seconds on stand-alone compiled mode.

Downloads

Download the driver with an example for RoboPro.     

This file is under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

The driver is included in the RoboPro distribution, under the Element groups > Library > I²C tree.