To do a wired serial conection you need 3 wires, rx, tx, ground. Don’t forget the ground, that had me all confused and frustrated. The tx (transmit) and rx (recieve) wires need to be crossed. I wrote a simple sketch that starts at 0, outputs that value, increments by 1, outputs that value and so [...]
Tags: Communication, LCD, serial, sparkfun
Category: LCD, Serial | 0 Comments »I currently own and have used 2 16×2 LCD’s with my Arduino projects. One from Modern Device and one from Sparkfun. Both are very easy to use with the Arduino, as they have an added on board that handles all the communication and all you have to do is send 3 wires, power, ground and [...]
Tags: Arduino, Freeduino, LCD, lcd117, Modern Device, sparkfun
Category: LCD | 0 Comments »First off, I enjoy showing my wife thing that I build or write. She enjoys showing me her projects, but as she is a photographer, her stuff is usually cooler looking. Fancy cron jobs and database queries just don’t have the bling of an underwater naked woman in an artful pose. Since I started playing [...]
Tags: Displays, LCD, Modern Device, RFID, Sensors, serial
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