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Hobby Components SmartLCD Backpack Module

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$1.95 $2.91 In stock

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The SmartLCD backpack module is designed to be interfaced directly to the parallel interface of commonly available 16x02 and 20x04 LCD alphanumeric displays using the Hitachi HD44780 controller (see hobby components items HCMODU0013, HCMODU0038, & HCMODU0039 for compatible displays). Once soldered to the rear of one of these displays the SmartLCD backpack module turns these displays into intelligent serial devices which can then be controlled via either a serial UART or I2C interface. It also requires no software or libraries to initialise the display, output text to the screen or control the features of the module, which reduces development time and frees up much needed resources in your microcontroller or development board.

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Ella ★★★★★

Plugged it into my 16x02 display and the I2C interface freed up so many GPIO pins on my Arduino. The built-in contrast pot is a nice touch—no need to hunt for a separate trimmer.

Victoria ★★★★★

Took me about five minutes to solder the header pins and wire it up to my 16x02 display—the onboard trim pot makes contrast adjustment effortless. Really cleans up the mess of jumper wires I had before.

Stella ★★★★★

Soldered it to a 16x02 HD44780 display and it worked on the first try with zero flicker. The parallel pins are clearly labeled, which made wiring way less fiddly than my last module.