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[[Category:PIC Tutorials]]
 
[[Category:PIC Tutorials]]
 
In this tutorial we are going to see how to interface a 2x16 LCD with PIC16f877a in 4-bit mode.
 
In this tutorial we are going to see how to interface a 2x16 LCD with PIC16f877a in 4-bit mode.
As per the name the 2x16 has 2 lines with 16 chars on each lines. It supports all the ascii chars and is basically used for displaying the alpha numeric characters. Here each character is displayed in a matrix of 5x7 pixels.<br>
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As per the name the 2x16 has 2 lines with 16 chars on each lines. It supports all the ascii chars and is basically used for displaying the alpha numeric characters. Here each character is displayed in a matrix of 5x7 pixels.
 
Apart from alpha numeric chars it also provides the provision to display the custom characters by creating the pattern.
 
Apart from alpha numeric chars it also provides the provision to display the custom characters by creating the pattern.

Revision as of 17:54, 4 May 2016

In this tutorial we are going to see how to interface a 2x16 LCD with PIC16f877a in 4-bit mode. As per the name the 2x16 has 2 lines with 16 chars on each lines. It supports all the ascii chars and is basically used for displaying the alpha numeric characters. Here each character is displayed in a matrix of 5x7 pixels. Apart from alpha numeric chars it also provides the provision to display the custom characters by creating the pattern.