Chapter 8

Liquid Crystal Displays

Chapter Outline

8.1 Display Technologies

8.1.1 Introducing Liquid Crystal Technology

8.1.2 Liquid Crystal Character Displays

8.2 Using the PC1602F LCD

8.2.1 Introducing the PC1602F Display

8.2.2 Connecting the PC1602F to the mbed

8.2.3 Using Modular Coding to Interface the LCD

8.2.4 Initializing the Display

Function Mode

Display Mode

Clear Display

8.2.5 Sending Display Data to the LCD

8.2.6 The Complete LCD.cpp Definition

8.2.7 Utilizing the LCD Functions

8.2.8 Adding Data to a Specified Location

8.3 Using the mbed TextLCD Library

8.4 Displaying Analog Input Data on the LCD

8.5 More Advanced LCDs

8.5.1 Color LCDs

8.5.2 Controlling a SPI LCD Mobile Phone Display

8.6 Mini-Project: Digital Spirit Level

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