Dec 08 2019
Sometimes, people wonder about the practical side of using an arduino. I do get asked what is the real use for some of the articles I post here. Are these ‘gadgets‘ just toys or do they have a practical use? Most people who ask though, are not that familiar with arduinos or microcontrollers in general. …
Jan 25 2017
An Arduino shield is basically another circuit board that plugs into the Arduino and extends its capabilities in some way. So, of course, if you create your own DIY Arduino, you have to create a DIY Arduino shield. I needed a way to attach an HD44780 LCD to my DIY Arduino so I created a …
Sep 26 2014
One of the problems of connecting an HD44780 LCD to an arduino is the number of pins taken up (usually 6). There is an older article here for hooking up an HD44780 LCD to an arduino with only 3 pins. (Note: There is an alternate link here as the original link may be down.) The …
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