Arduino Beginner Series: Project 16: Using a 16×2 LCD Display and building a counter

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So the Serial Monitor was getting kinda boring so I started out with using a Serial monitor.

Demo:

This is what my project looks like:

Things Required:

1. Arduino UNO
2. Breadboard
3. Jumper Wires
4. 16×2 LCD Display
5. 10 k potentiometer
6. Arduino IDE on computer

Functions used:

1. lcd.print()
2. lcd.setCursor()
3. lcd.begin()
4. delay()
5. pinMode()
6. Also we need to include the LiquidCrystal library

Reference Material:

1. I’m Linking some nice and in-depth articles about the 16×2 LCD : (LINK1) (LINK2)
2. Here’s a video reference for the project: (LINK)

Code:

View on/ Download from Github: (LINK)

#include<LiquidCrystal.h>
int rs=7;
int en=8;
int d4=9;
int d5=10;
int d6=11;
int d7=12;
int count=0;
LiquidCrystal lcd (rs, en, d4, d5, d6, d7);

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
  lcd.begin(16,2);

}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
  lcd.setCursor(0,0);
  lcd.print("Watch me count");
  delay(1000);
  lcd.setCursor(0,1);
  lcd.print(count);
  count++;
}

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