AVR Microcontroller

Prepared by:
Eng. Ashraf Darwish

Ashraf.emad.darwish@gmail.com

Session 2

Interface with LCD

Interface with keypad
C programming review
Examples

LCD

LCD stands for Liquid crystal

Display
There are many types and sizes of
LCD
In our course we will deal with 2 x 16
( two lines each of 16 digit )

LCD
Type

2 x 16 LCD

4 x 16 LCD

Graphical LCD

Picture

LCD

In our course we will deal with Hitachi

2 x 4 LDC

LCD
LCD Connection :

LCD

How to deal with LCD in

Codevision ?
you should #include <LCD.h>
this library contains all LCD functions
2. You should select the port of AVR which
be connected to your LCD, to do this
you have two write assembly order
#asm
.equ __lcd_port=0x15; // to choose portC
#endasm
1.

How to deal with LCD in

Codevision ?
To select another ports :
PORT

value

PORTA

0x1B

PORTB

0x18

PORTC

0x15

PORTD

0x12

How to deal with LCD in

Codevision ?
3.
4.

Initialize your LCD :

lcd_init(16)
LCD functions:

Function

Description

lcd_gotoxy (x,y )
Ex: lcd_gotoxy(3,0)

Move the curser to the place (column x , line

y)
Your text will starts at the third column and
first line

lcd_clear ( )

To clear the data on the display

Lcd_puts (char*str)
Ex: char x[3]=
{a,b,c}

To write character on your LCD

How to deal with LCD in

Codevision ?
Function

Description

lcd_putsf (text)
Ex:
lcd_putsf(hello
world !)

To write string on LCD

Itoa (integer,str)

Converts integer to string , so you can

display it on LCD

Important Note
LCD can display variables of type
char , so of we need to display
integers we have to use the following
function:
#include <stdlib.h>
Itoa (integer , string );

Example
Ex #1 :
Write counter code which count from 0
to 9 and restarts to 0 again and
display your results on LCD

Example
Sol :
1. include your needed header files
#include <mega16.h>
#include <lcd.h>
#include <delay.h>
select your LCD port , lets say Port C
#asm
.equ __lcd_port=0x15 //Port C
#endasm
2.

Example
3.

main functoin
void main ( )

{
4. Variables

Ports declaration
5.While

(1)

{
your code here
}
}

Example

Example
Ex #1 :
Write countdown timer on LCD that
counts from 9 to 0 and returns to 9
again

Example
Ex #1 :
Write countdown timer on LCD that
counts from 9 to 0 and returns to 9
again