The LCD panel can be used with any Arduino-compatible board, so it can be useful in a whole host of projects. Stick around to see a simple demo of the board in use.

When interfacing with a microcontroller, VSS and VDD pins of the 16×2 Character LCD is connected to 0V (GND) and +5V (VCC) of the concerened circuit respectively. The V0 (also labelled as VEE) ...

Instead, a virtual version of the hardware has been built into a web interface. [Tobie’s] part of the hack is to use an Arduino and a few buttons as the controller.

Utilizing an architecture optimized for LCD PC applications, the SP1015 (pictured) and SP1215 Direct Interface controllers interface directly with Intel's 810/810E DVO ports to reduce system cost ...