View source for Component: LCD (Adafruit, 16x2) (Alphanumeric)

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| Matrix Ltd
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| 1.8
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| width="20%" style="color:gray;" | Category
| Alphanumeric
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==LCD (Adafruit, 16x2) component==
Adafruit OLED LCD display capable of displaying 2 lines of 16 characters.

==Component Source Code==

Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_LCD_Adafruit_OLED.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_LCD_Adafruit_OLED.fcfx]

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_LCD_Adafruit_OLED.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_LCD_Adafruit_OLED.fcfx]

==Detailed description==















''No detailed description exists yet for this component''

==Examples==
















===Connections===

For the LCDs to work with the Flowcode LCD component they need to be connected up in 4-bit data mode.

The 4 data signals actually go to the upper data nibble on the LCD as shown below.


[[File:LCDConns.jpg]]



A simple example that shows how to use some common functions.

{{Fcfile|Adafruit LCD Example.fcfx|Adafruit LCD Example}}













==Macro reference==

===Clear===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Clear'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Clears the entire contents of the display.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===ClearLine===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ClearLine'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Clears a single line on the display before moving the cursor back to the start of the line to allow new data to be displayed.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Line
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===Command===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Command'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Use this method/macro to send a specific command to the LCD. Refer to the Matrix Multimedia EB006 datasheet for a list of supported instructions. For Non-Matrix LCD's refer to the manufacturers datasheet.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | instruction
|-
| colspan="2" | Send a defined command to the LCD Screen. See datasheet for supported commands.&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===Cursor===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Cursor'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Moves the cursor on the LCD Display&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | x
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | y
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===PrintAscii===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''PrintAscii'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Takes the ascii value for a character and prints the character&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | character
|-
| colspan="2" | Holds an ascii value.&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===PrintFloat===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''PrintFloat'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Print a Float number rounded up to a specified amount of decimal places.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" | Number
|-
| colspan="2" | Enter the number or variable to print to the LCD&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | DecimalPlaces
|-
| colspan="2" | Enter how many decimal places to round up to (1 - 6)&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===PrintFormattedNumber===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''PrintFormattedNumber'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Will allow you to print a number up to 32-bits with signed or unsigned formatting. Signed = -2147483648 to 2147483647 Unsigned = 0 to 4294967295&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u32-icon.png]] - ULONG
| width="90%" | Number
|-
| colspan="2" | Enter the number or variable to print to the LCD&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | Format
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Signed, 1=Unsigned&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===PrintNumber===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''PrintNumber'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Based on v5 macro, will allow you to print a number. This is limited to a signed-INT, -32768 to 32767&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-s16-icon.png]] - INT
| width="90%" | Number
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===PrintString===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''PrintString'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Breaks down a string of text and sends it to the LCD via the private RawSend(byte, mask) macro&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Text
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===RAMWrite===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''RAMWrite'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Modifies the internal memory of the LCD to allow for up to 8 customised characters to be created and stored in the device memory&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Index
|-
| colspan="2" | Values 0 to 7&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | d0
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | d1
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | d2
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | d3
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | d4
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | d5
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | d6
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | d7
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===ScrollDisplay===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ScrollDisplay'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Scrolls the display left or right by a number of given positions.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Position
|-
| colspan="2" | Holds the number of positions to shift the display&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | direction
|-
| colspan="2" | 0 = left, 1 = right&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===Start===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Start'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Startup routine required by the hardware device. Automatically clears the display when complete.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


==Property reference==

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|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Properties''' 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Connections
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Data 0 (11)
|-
| colspan="2" | Data pin 0 connects to data pin 4 on the hardware&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Data 1 (12)
|-
| colspan="2" | Data pin 1 connects to data pin 5 on the hardware&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Data 2 (13)
|-
| colspan="2" | Data pin 2 connects to data pin 6 on the hardware&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Data 3 (14)
|-
| colspan="2" | Data pin 3 connects to data pin 7 on the hardware&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Register Select (4)
|-
| colspan="2" | Register select pin, determines if the incoming value is a command or a data byte&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Read / Write (5)
|-
| colspan="2" | Read / Write pin determines the data direction&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Enable (6)
|-
| colspan="2" | Enable pin, used to clock data in and out of the device.&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Display Settings
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Rows
|-
| colspan="2" | Number of lines of characters the LCD can display.&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Columns
|-
| colspan="2" | Number of characters the LCD can display on a single line.&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Simulation
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Component Label
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Component Label Scale
|-
| colspan="2" | The label scale can be change if the amout of text is too wide for the display &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Text Colour
|-
| colspan="2" | Colour of the font characters drawn on the display&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Text Background
|-
| colspan="2" | Colour surrounding the font characters drawn on the display&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Display Background
|-
| colspan="2" | Colour of the background of the display&nbsp;
|}