CHAPTER 11

Using Displays

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#include <LiquidCrystal.h> // include the library code

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LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);

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{
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}

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{
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int count;

// initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins

LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);

void setup()
{
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#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

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void setup()
{
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lcd.print("hello, world!");
}

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lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
lcd.print(" display flash !");
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displayBlink(2, 500); // and again for twice as long

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}

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{
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const int numRows = 2;
const int numCols = 16;

const int tiltPin = 7; // pin connected to tilt sensor

const char textString[] = "tilt to scroll";

const int textLen = sizeof(textString) -1; // the number of characters
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void setup()
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}

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const int numRows = 2;
const int numCols = 16;

void setup()
{
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}

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void marquee( char *text)
{
int length = strlen(text); // the number of characters in the text
if(length < numCols)
lcd.print(text);
else
{
int pos;
for( pos = 0; pos < numCols; pos++)
lcd.print(text[pos]);
delay(1000); // allow time to read the first line before scrolling
while(pos <= length - numCols)
{
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11.5 Displaying Special Symbols

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*/

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

//set constants for number of rows and columns to match your LCD
const int numRows = 2;
const int numCols = 16;

// defines for some useful symbols

const byte degreeSymbol = B11011111;
const byte piSymbol = B11110111;
const byte centsSymbol = B11101100;
const byte sqrtSymbol = B11101000;
const byte omegaSymbol = B11110100; // the symbol used for ohms

byte charCode = 32; // the first printable ascii character

int col;
int row;

// initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins

LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);

void setup()
{
lcd.begin(numRows, numCols);

showSymbol(degreeSymbol, "degrees");
showSymbol (piSymbol, "pi");
showSymbol(centsSymbol, "cents");
showSymbol(sqrtSymbol, "sqrt");
showSymbol(omegaSymbol, "ohms");
lcd.clear();

11.5 Displaying Special Symbols | 345

 void loop()
{
lcd.print(charCode);
calculatePosition();
if(charCode == 255)
{
// finished all characters so wait another few seconds and start over
delay(2000);
lcd.clear();
row = col = 0;
charCode = 32;
}
charCode = charCode + 1;
}

void calculatePosition()
{
col = col + 1;
if( col == numCols)
{
col = 0;
row = row + 1;
if( row == numRows)
{
row = 0;
delay(2000); // pause
lcd.clear();
}
lcd.setCursor(col, row);
}
}

// function to display a symbol and its description

void showSymbol( byte symbol, char * description)
{
lcd.clear();
lcd.print(symbol);
lcd.print(' '); // add a space before the description
lcd.print(description);
delay(3000);
}

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*/

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);

byte happy[8] =
{
B00000,
B10001,
B00000,
B00000,
B10001,
B01110,
B00000,
B00000
};

byte saddy[8] =
{
B00000,
B10001,
B00000,
B00000,
B01110,
B10001,
B00000,
B00000
};

void setup() {
lcd.createChar(0, happy);
lcd.createChar(1, saddy);
lcd.begin(16, 2);

void loop() {
for (int i=0; i<2; i++)
{
lcd.setCursor(0,0);
lcd.write(i);
delay(500);
}
}

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/*
* customChars
*
* This sketch displays double-height digits
* the bigDigit arrays were inspired by Arduino forum member dcb
*/

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);

byte glyphs[5][8] = {
{ B11111,B11111,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000 } ,
{ B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B11111,B11111 } ,
{ B11111,B11111,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B11111,B11111 } ,
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{ B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B01110,B01110,B01110 } };

const int digitWidth = 3; // the width in characters of a big digit (excludes

space between characters)
//arrays to index into custom characters that will comprise the big numbers
// digits 0 - 4 0 1 2 3 4
const char bigDigitsTop[10][digitWidth]={ 3,0,3, 0,3,32, 2,2,3, 0,2,3, 3,1,3,
// digits 5-9 5 6 7 8 9
3,2,2, 3,2,2, 0,0,3, 3,2,3, 3,2,3};

const char bigDigitsBot[10][ digitWidth]={ 3,1,3, 1,3,1, 3,1,1, 1,1,3, 32,32,3,

1,1,3, 3,1,3, 32,32,3, 3,1,3, 1,1,3};

char buffer[12]; // used to convert a number into a string

void setup ()
{
lcd.begin(20,4);
// create the custom glyphs
for(int i=0; i < 5; i++)
lcd.createChar(i, glyphs[i]); // create the 5 custom glyphs

// show a countdown timer

for(int digit = 9; digit >= 0; digit--)
{
showDigit(digit, 2); // show the digit
delay(1000);
}
lcd.clear();
}

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 void loop ()
{
// now show the number of seconds since the sketch started
int number = millis() / 1000;
showNumber( number, 0);
delay(1000);
}

void showDigit(int digit, int position)

{
lcd.setCursor(position * (digitWidth + 1), 0);
for(int i=0; i < digitWidth; i++)
lcd.print(bigDigitsTop[digit][i]);
lcd.setCursor(position * (digitWidth + 1), 1);
for(int i=0; i < digitWidth; i++)
lcd.print(bigDigitsBot[digit][i]);
}

void showNumber(int value, int position)

{
int index; // index to the digit being printed, 0 is the leftmost digit

itoa(value, buffer, 10); // see Recipe 2.8 for more on using itoa
// dislay each digit in sequence
for(index = 0; index < 10; index++) // display up to ten digits
{
char c = buffer[index];
if( c == 0) // check for null (not the same as '0')
return; // the end of string character is a null, see Chapter 2
c = c - 48; // convert ascii value to a numeric value (see Recipe 2.9)
showDigit(c, position + index);
}
}

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/*
* customCharPixels
*/

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);

//set constants for number of rows and columns to match your LCD
const int numRows = 2;
const int numCols = 16;

// array of bits defining pixels for 8 custom characters

// ones and zeros indicate if a pixel is on or off

byte glyphs[8][8] = {
{B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B11111}, // 0
{B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B11111,B11111}, // 1
{B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B11111,B11111,B11111}, // 2
{B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111}, // 3
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{B00000,B00000,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111}, // 5
{B00000,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111}, // 6
{B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111}}; // 7

void setup ()
{
lcd.begin(numCols, numRows);
for(int i=0; i < 8; i++)
lcd.createChar(i, glyphs[i]); // create the custom glyphs
lcd.clear();
}

11.8 Displaying Pixels Smaller Than a Single Character | 353

 void loop ()
{
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delay(2000);
lcd.clear();
}

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{
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{
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}
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{
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glcd
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#include "fonts/allFonts.h" // this makes all the distributed fonts

available to your sketch

int count = 0;

void setup()
{
GLCD.Init(NON_INVERTED); // initialize the library
GLCD.ClearScreen();
GLCD.SelectFont(System5x7); // select fixed width system font
GLCD.print("hello world"); // print a message
delay(3000);
}

11.9 Connecting and Using a Graphical LCD Display | 357

 void loop()
{

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{
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/*
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const byte ESC = 0x1B; // ASCII escape character used in TellyMate commands

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(57600); //57k6 baud is default TellyMate speed
clear(); // clear the screen
Serial.print(" TellyMate Character Set"); // write some text
delay(2000);
}

void loop()
{

byte charCode = 32; // characters 0 through 31 are control codes

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{
setCursor(2, row + 8); // center the display
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{
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charCode = charCode + 1;
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 }

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void clear( ) // clear the screen

{ // <ESC>E
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{ // <ESC>Yrc
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Serial.print('Y' ) ;
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const byte boxUL = 201;
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const byte HLINE = 205; // horizontal line
const byte VLINE = 186; // vertical line

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showXY(boxUL, startCol,startRow); // the upper-left corner
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showXY(boxLL, 0, startRow+height-1); // the lower-left corner character
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const int HEIGHT = 25; // the number of text rows
const int WIDTH = 38; // the number of characters in a row
const int LEFT = 0; // useful constants derived from the above
const int RIGHT = WIDTH -1;
const int TOP = 0;
const int BOTTOM = HEIGHT-1;

const byte BALL = 'o'; // character code for ball

const byte ESC = 0x1B; // ASCII escape character used in TellyMate commands

int ballX = WIDTH/2; // X position of the ball

int ballY = HEIGHT/2; // Y position of the ball
int ballDirectionY = 1; // X direction of the ball
int ballDirectionX = 1; // Y direction of the ball

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long interval = 100;

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(57600); // 57k6 baud is default TellyMate speed
clear(); // clear the screen
cursorHide(); // turn cursor off
}

void loop()
{
moveBall();
delay(interval);
}

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 void moveBall() {
// if the ball goes off the top or bottom, reverse its Y direction
if (ballY == BOTTOM || ballY == TOP)
ballDirectionY = -ballDirectionY;

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if ((ballX == LEFT) || (ballX == RIGHT))
ballDirectionX = -ballDirectionX;

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showXY(' ', ballX, ballY);

// increment the ball's position in both directions

ballX = ballX + ballDirectionX;
ballY = ballY + ballDirectionY;

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showXY(BALL, ballX, ballY);
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void clear( ) // clear the screen

{ // <ESC>E
Serial.print(ESC);
Serial.print('E');
}

void setCursor( int col, int row) // set the cursor

{ // <ESC>Yrc
Serial.print(ESC);
Serial.print('Y' ) ;
Serial.print((unsigned char)(32 + row)) ;
Serial.print((unsigned char)(32 + col)) ;
}

void cursorShow( )
{ // <ESC>e
Serial.print(ESC) ;
Serial.print('e') ;
}

void cursorHide()
{ // <ESC>f
Serial.print(ESC) ;
Serial.print('f' ) ;
}

void showXY( char ch, int x, int y){

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setCursor(x,y);
Serial.print(ch);
}

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