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permalink: /en/projects/scratch-projects/lcd-arduino-2019
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title: LCD Arduino
author: fionnc/Iain Campbell
author: fionnc, tristan, Iain Campbell
description: How to use an LCD and Arduino to display a message
tags: Arduino, electronic, lcd
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### More about the project

The Arduino has a function known as a serial monitor, an area of the Arduino application in which data can be displayed.
However, when the Arduino is not attached to a computer, this feature cannot be used as there is no display to show these variables on.
We decided to solve this issue by attaching a Liquid Crystal Display, or LCD, to the Arduino board and having this display the contents of the serial monitor.
Normally, the LCD is only used with the larger Arduino Mega due to the large amount of pins and ports needed to control the inputs to the LCD.
We were able to adapt the circuit to a standard Arduino Uno without loss of functionality, but using the Mega is recommended if other circuits are necessary to acquire data for the LCD to display.
We also added a potentiometer to the circuit in order to control the contrast of the text to the screen.


### Components
* Arduino Board
* LCD Screen (compatible with Hitachi HD44780 driver)
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