The wiring diagram and sketch for a simple experiment is shown below. /* This sketch controls the backlight pin of the lcd, and fades the backlight in a pleasing style automatically */ ...

Lab Note The hardware configuration described have been tested with an Arduino UNO R3, a 16×2 LCD, and an I2C LCD backpack purchased from an eBay seller. Further, the example sketch has been fully ...

Normally driving an LCD requires seven connections to pins on the display, but by using a shift register, [Phillip Warner] at Arduino Playground was able to drive an LCD using only 3 wires. The met… ...