LCD 16x2 Character Display, Black on RGB Background, 5V
This is a fancy upgrade to standard 16x2 LCDs, instead of just having blue and white, or red and black, this LCD has black characters on a full color RGB-backlight background! That means you can change the background color to anything you want - red, green, blue, pink, white, purple yellow, teal, salmon, chartreuse, or just leave it off for a neutral background. This LCD is the most daylight readable character LCD we have and is very beautiful and easy to read no matter what color/brightness you have for the backlight.
Quick Specs
- 16 characters wide, 2 rows
- Black text on multi-color background
- Connection port is 0.1" pitch, single row for easy breadboarding and wiring
- Pins are documented on the back of the LCD to assist in wiring it up
- Single RGB LED backlight included can be dimmed easily with a resistor or PWM and uses much less power than LCD with EL (electroluminescent) backlights
- Each R, G, & B LED has a 200 ohm resistor in series so you can power the backlight from 3V or 5VDC. R forward voltage is ~2.2V, G & B are ~3.4V
- Can be fully controlled with only 6 digital lines! (Any analog/digital pins can be used) and 3 PWM pins for the backlight
- Built in character set supports English/Japanese text, see the HD44780 datasheet for the full character set
- Up to 8 extra characters can be created for custom glyphs or 'foreign' language support
- Comes with 10K necessary contrast potentiometer and strip of header
- Screen Dimensions: 27mm x 71mm / 1.1" x 2.8"
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Shipping List
- 1 x LCD 16x2 Character Display, Black on RGB Background, 5V
- 10k Potentiometer
- 1 x Header strip
LCD 16x2 Character Display, Black on RGB Background, 5V
- Brand: Adafruit
- Product Code: AF398
- Weight: 0.043kg
- Product Status : Active
Stock
Warehouse | Stock Status | Location |
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Centurion | In Stock | FF052 |
Stellenbosch | In Stock | Z5164 |
Bulk Location | No Stock |
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R238.00 (Inc Tax: R273.70)
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