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16 X 2 Alphanumeric LCD

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Advantages of LCD over LED

Declining prices of LCD.
Ability to display numbers, characters and
graphics.
Ease of programming for characters and
graphics.
Relieving CPU from refreshing task of
LCD
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8F

80

CF

C0

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Pin Description
Pin No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7-14
15
16
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Description
Vss
Vcc
Contrast Voltage
RS
R/W
EN
Data Input/Output Pins (D0-D7)
Anode (K)
Cathode (K)
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 1) Vss- Vss is connected to the ground.

2) Vcc- Vcc is connected to +5V.
3) Contrast Voltage- Vee is used

for controlling LCD

Contrast. Variable pin of Variable Resistor of 10K is connected to
this pin.

4) RS- RS is used for the selection of internal resistors of LCD.

Command Code Register It allows the user to send command
such as clear display, cursor at home etc.
Data Register It allows the user to send data to be displayed on
LCD.

If RS=0, then Command Register is selected.

If RS=1, then Data Register is selected.
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 5) R/W-

R/W input allows user to write information to

the LCD or read information from it.

R/W=1 when Reading

R/W=0 when Writing
6) EN- This enable pin is used

by the LCD to latch

information presented to its data pins.
When data is supplied to data pins, a High-to-low pulse
must be applied to this pin.

7) Pin 7-14

The 8-bit data pins, D0-D7 are used to

send information to LCD or read the contents of the
LCDs internal registers.
To Display letters and numbers, ASCII codes for letters
and numbers are sent to these pins while making RS=1.

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Table of LCD Control Signals

RS

R/W

Command

Data

Read
Command
Read data

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EN

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Hardware Connection of 8051 With

LCD

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LCD Command Codes

Code
(Hex)
01
02
04
06

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Command to LCD Instruction register

Clear display screen

Return home
Decrement cursor (shift cursor to
left)
Increment cursor (shift cursor to
right)
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LCD Command Codes

Code
(Hex)
08
0A
0C
0E

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Command to LCD Instruction register

Display off, cursor off

Display off, cursor on
Display on, cursor off
Display on, cursor on

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LCD Commands Codes

Code
(Hex)
0F
80
C0
38
30
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Command to LCD Instruction register

Display on, cursor blinking

Force cursor to beginning of 1st line
Force cursor to beginning of 2nd line
2 Lines and 5x8 matrix
1 Line and 5x8 matrix
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Program for writing Command to

LCD
mov P2,a
clr RS
clr R/W
setb EN
clr EN
acall busy
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Program for writing Data to LCD

mov P2,a
setb RS
clr R/W
setb EN
clr EN
acall busy
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Routine for checking LCD Busy

state
busy:
back:

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setb D7
setb EN
clr EN
jnb D7, back
ret

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LCD Initialising Routine

mov a,#38h
acall command
mov a, #0eh
acall command
mov a,#01h
acall command
mov a,#06h
acall command
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Contd
mov a,#80h
acall command
mov a,#J
acall data
mov a,#A
acall data
mov a,#J
acall data
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