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RGB Backlight 16x2 Character LCD - 5V Basic (LCD-10862)

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SKU:
PPLCD-10862
  • RGB Backlight 16x2 Character LCD - 5V Basic - SparkFun LCD-10862
  • RGB Backlight 16x2 Character LCD - 5V Basic - SparkFun LCD-10862 dimensions
  • RGB Backlight 16x2 Character LCD - 5V Basic - SparkFun LCD-10862
  • RGB Backlight 16x2 Character LCD - 5V Basic - SparkFun LCD-10862
  • RGB Backlight 16x2 Character LCD - 5V Basic - SparkFun LCD-10862
  • RGB Backlight 16x2 Character LCD - 5V Basic - SparkFun LCD-10862
£18.50

Description

RGB Backlight 16x2 Character LCD - 5V Basic - SparkFun LCD-10862

This is similar to other 16x2 character LCDs that you’ve seen before but with one vibrant difference: The backlight is actually an RGB LED. This means that you can change the backlight of this display to any color you want by controlling the three backlight levels.
It also utilizes an extremely common parallel interface so code is freely available (check below for an Arduino example). You will need ~11 general I/O pins to interface to this LCD screen, plus an extra 3 pins for the RGB backlight.

Display Specifications:

  • Driver Method: 1/16duty, 1/5bias, VDD5.0V VLCD4.5V
  • Display Type: FSTN/Positive/Transflective/6:00 Visual Angle
  • Operating Temp: -20°C~70°C/Storage Temp: -30°C~80°C
  • Backlight Type: Edge/R,G,B
  • Drvier: SPLC780D/4bit or 8bit MPU
  • RoHS Compliant

LCD Pin Out:

RGB Backlight 1602A Pin Out

Dimensions:

RGB Backlight 16x2 Character LCD Dimension Drawing

Documents:

Notes:

  • The backlight is controlled by pins 18, 17, and 16.
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Additional Information

Brand:
SparkFun
Part Number:
LCD-10862
Barcode:
5055421032289
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3 Reviews

  • 5
    Title of review 793

    Posted by AndyGif on 17th Mar 2014

    really nice colour backlight, keeping it for another better project now, will use normal one instead. Characters are very crisp.

  • 4
    Title of review 792

    Posted by Simon on 4th Jan 2014

    I was looking for a nice clear display for a car MFD project. This one fitted the bill (at least for now) and as an added bonus the blue is pretty close to the hue used in my VW!I used mine in conjunction with an arduino uno and i2c backpack - as a novi

  • 5
    Title of review 791

    Posted by Duncan (in on 2nd Aug 2012

    An RGB backlight for a LCD display was an obvious variation - once you had thought about it - and it is just so useful!!!Gone are the days of discreet LEDs to indicate whether the displayed voltage is "Good", "OK" or "Low", now we can do it all within t

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