Built-in project · Arduino Uno R3

LCD1602 on pins 4, 6 and 10 to 13, on an Arduino Uno

A 16x2 LCD with RS on pin 4, E on 6 and D4 to D7 on pins 10 to 13: the top line greets you and the bottom line scrolls a message across. The whole build, an Arduino Uno and 1 more part, runs here in your browser on the firmware below; open it in the editor to change the wiring or the code and run it again.

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LCD1602 on pins 4, 6 and 10 to 13 · Arduino Uno R3live0.000 s 0.00x
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The circuit itself, running here on the simulator. Press what can be pressed; click anything else to open it in the editor.

The code

The firmware exactly as the editor opens it. Change a line there and press Run: it compiles in the browser.

sketch.ino · Arduino Uno R3
// A 16x2 LCD on pins 4, 6 and 10 to 13.
//
//   LCD RS -> pin 4    LCD E -> pin 6
//   LCD D4 -> pin 10   D5 -> pin 11   D6 -> pin 12   D7 -> pin 13
//   LCD RW, VSS, K -> GND     VDD, A -> 5V
//   LCD V0 (contrast) -> GND here; on the bench, the middle leg of a pot
//
// LiquidCrystal's constructor takes RS, E, D4, D5, D6 and D7, in that order.
// The top line shows a fixed greeting; the second line scrolls a message
// across one character at a time by printing it from a moving start column.

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

LiquidCrystal lcd(4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13);

const char MESSAGE[] = "Hello from the Uno!   ";
int start = 0;

void setup() {
  lcd.begin(16, 2);
  lcd.print("Mokxi LCD1602");
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.println("Mokxi Uno: LCD1602 on pins 4, 6 and 10 to 13");
}

void loop() {
  int length = sizeof(MESSAGE) - 1;
  lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
  for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++) lcd.print(MESSAGE[(start + i) % length]);
  start = (start + 1) % length;
  delay(300);
}

Parts list

3 parts, plus the jumper wires. Every one is in the editor's parts bin.

How it is wired

8 connections, pin by pin, read from the circuit itself. Each line is one set of pins joined together, by a jumper wire or a breadboard strip.

  • Arduino Uno R3 pin 13; Character LCD, 16x2 pin D7
  • Arduino Uno R3 pin 12; Character LCD, 16x2 pin D6
  • Arduino Uno R3 pin 11; Character LCD, 16x2 pin D5
  • Arduino Uno R3 pin 10; Character LCD, 16x2 pin D4
  • Arduino Uno R3 pin 6; Character LCD, 16x2 pin E
  • Arduino Uno R3 pin 4; Character LCD, 16x2 pin RS
  • Arduino Uno R3 pin 5V; Character LCD, 16x2 pin VDD; Character LCD, 16x2 pin A
  • Ground: Arduino Uno R3 pin GND; Character LCD, 16x2 pin VSS; Character LCD, 16x2 pin V0; Character LCD, 16x2 pin RW; Character LCD, 16x2 pin K

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