LCD Add-On Assembly Guide

Welcome

Liquid crystal display exclusive Owners Group (OC dawgs ...) Congratulations on becoming a member! Easy assembly of some of the world on his mind soon after you'll be able to communicate with your Arduino.

Before continuing, you probably want to check out our introductory tutorial Welding Welding is your first time on this. Read through the tutorial soldering and welding experience to help you in your first go more smoothly pick up some good tips.

Parts

If you've purchased, LCD add-ons for Aik kit from us at SparkFun you have in front of you or in the following part of the side a little bit more ... yeah ... is turned off (if that part is OK):

LCD Add-On Assembly Guide

• 1 X 16x2 character, LCD - Black 5V White (LCD -00709)
• 1 X Header break away 16x1 - Straight

You can use any standard alphanumeric LCD 16x2, however, white on black display supplied with the kit shows übercool. "16x2" exhibition, 8 or 20 x 4 x 1 each other, which can be found on the display indicates two rows of sixteen characters (this is a standard reference on display photographs in black, green, and so yours may be different.).

If you do not have a 40x1 header strip kit (eg PRT-00116) purchase and sixteen pins to be cut off.

Fit Test

I get the part, I welded a "test fit" to run. When you double-check that you are part of an experiment you know what you need and how they will fit together to make sure that opportunity. For this project you need to do is hold, LCD module header pins into the pit:

LCD Add-On Assembly Guide

Make sure that you have one or pin headers that do not have a very short strip. Also make sure that you plug into a socket on your breadboard or PCB headers are plenty of black plastic strip pin down the length of the printed circuit board (PCB) is on the underside of space. The pins can not be less than the longest part of the PCB.

Soldering

It's pretty straightforward LCD module header, solder pins. You hold the soldering iron in contact with the joints for more than three seconds, as there is a small risk of harmful material to ensure the heat of the board. You can also soldering iron soldering material already on the grain from the board probably still be ready to surface mount soldering station need to be careful.

Pin Header

Pin header to connect the display ... for displaying the data signal carries. They show you one of the modules and LED backlight behind black blob ability to carry a small microcontroller.

If you've done a test fit your header should be in place.

Confirmation header as parallel as possible to the edge of the board is connected to the left or right pin and solder into place:

LCD Add-On Assembly Guide

Not a lot of room, because when I soldering iron tip, the middle pins are welded to the side of the pin against the pin from behind the iron resting on the side of the PCB solder pads to eat and it was the easiest.

We started with just one pin, because it is easy to obtain proper alignment and to correct any mistakes.

If the header is not quite right alignment of a solder joint Reheat carefully and stagger header. After you move it, but the heat is not removed, or you'll end up with a poor joint.

Once you are happy with the alignment of the header you can solder the other pins in the first place-I recommend you soldered pin header at the opposite end of the pin solder. The reason for this may be the last two pins on the alignment will not change places:

LCD Add-On Assembly Guide

I recommend double-checking the alignment is still OK and you can Reheat joint pin, and carefully remove it if it is not quite correct.

After you confirm the alignment in place Solder the remaining pins can:

LCD Add-On Assembly Guide

Finished, LCD

Display Module You should look like this:

LCD Add-On Assembly Guide

Note that a more detailed pin header 'of the' best 'display, so keep that in mind if you're my hard won experience (sorry about that, Pete) plans to mount it somewhere to learn from.

Now it's time to connect your Arduino to your LCD ... {TODO: circ- Guide, Quickstart add links? And tute}

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