LCD Scroll Example for Intel® Edison Board

Documentation

Install & Setup

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02/12/2020

This example scrolls Hello World implementing scrollDisplayLeft() and scrollDisplayRight(). We are using the code provided under the examples for Arduino* IDE 1.5.3.

Hardware

  • Intel® Edison compute module
  • Arduino* expansion board
  • Adafruit LCD 16x2
  • Potentiometer
  • Breadboard
  • Wires

Instructions

  1. Make the following connections using your wires:
     
    Arduino* expansion board Breadboard
    GND Negative strip
    5V Positive strip

  2. Place the potentiometer and LCD on the breadboard and make the following connections.
     
    Arduino expansion board Breadboard Potentiometer LCD
      Negative strip Pin 1  
        Pin 2 Pin 3
      Positive strip Pin 3  
      Negative strip   Pins 1, 5 and 16
      Positive strip   Pins 2 and 15
    Pin 12     Pin 4
    Pin 11     Pin 6
    Pin 5     Pin 11
    Pin 4     Pin 12
    Pin 3     Pin 13
    Pin 2     Pin 14

  3. Connect the power supply and the USB to USB port on the Arduino expansion board.
  4. Open Arduino IDE. Click Tools > Board and select Intel® Edison.
  5. Click Tools > Serial Port and select the Com # that the Intel Edison Board is connected to.
  6. Click File > Examples > LiquidCrystal and select Scroll.
  7. Click the upload icon.

Circuit

LCD scroll example

 

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