This article includes everything you need to know about using a character I2C LCD with Arduino. I have included a wiring diagram and many example codes to help you get started.
The first part of this article covers the basics of displaying text and numbers. In the second half, I will go into more detail on how to display custom characters and how you can use the other functions of the LiquidCrystal_I2C library.
Once you know how to display text and numbers on the LCD, I suggest you take a look at the articles below. In these tutorials, you will learn how to measure and display sensor data on the LCD.
Recommended articles
- How to use an HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor with Arduino
- How to use DHT11 and DHT22 Sensors with Arduino
- LM35 analog temperature sensor with Arduino tutorial
- TMP36 analog temperature sensor with Arduino tutorial
If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.
Supplies
Hardware components
16×2 character I2C LCD | × 1 | Amazon AliExpress | |
20×4 character I2C LCD (alternative) | × 1 | Amazon AliExpress | |
Arduino Uno Rev3 | × 1 | Amazon | |
Jumper wires (male to female) | × 4 | Amazon | |
USB cable type A/B | × 1 | Amazon |
Tools
Software
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I2C LCD Basics
This type of LCD is ideal for displaying text and numbers, hence the name ‘character LCD’. The I2C LCD that we are using in this tutorial comes with a small add-on circuit mounted on the back of the module. This module features a PCF8574 chip (for I2C communication) and a potentiometer to adjust the LED backlight. The advantage of an I2C LCD is that the wiring is very simple. You only need two data pins to control the LCD.
Standard LCDs typically require around 12 connections, which can be a problem if you do not have many GPIO pins available. Luckily, you can also buy the I2C add-on circuit separately on Amazon, so you can easily upgrade a standard LCD as well.
For a tutorial and wiring diagram for standard character LCDs, please see the following article:
If you look closely at the LCD, you can see the small rectangles that form the individual characters of the LCD. Each rectangle is made up of a grid of 5×8 pixels. Later in this tutorial, I will show you how you can control the individual pixels to display custom characters on the LCD.
Specifications
The specifications of the 16×2, 20×4, and other sized LCDs are mostly the same. They all use the same HD44780 Hitachi LCD controller, so you can easily swap them. You will only need to change the size specifications in your Arduino code.
The specifications of a typical 16×2 I2C display can be found in the table below.
16×2 I2C LCD Specifications
Operating voltage | 5 V |
Controller | Hitachi HD44780 LCD controller |
Default address | 0x27 |
Screen resolution | 2-lines × 16 characters |
Character resolution | 5 × 8 pixels |
Module dimensions | 80 × 36 × 12 mm |
Viewing area dimensions | 64.5 × 16.4 mm |
Cost | Check price |
For more information, you can check out the datasheets below. The 16×2 and 20×4 datasheets include the dimensions of the LCD and you can find more information about the Hitachi LCD driver in the HD44780 datasheet. The PCF8574 chip is used in the I2C module on the back of the LCD.
How to connect the I2C LCD to Arduino UNO
The wiring diagram below shows you how to connect the I2C LCD to the Arduino. Wiring an I2C LCD is a lot easier than connecting a standard LCD. You only need to connect 4 pins instead of 12.
The connections are also given in the table below.
I2C LCD Connections
I2C Character LCD | Arduino |
---|---|
GND | GND |
VCC | 5 V |
SDA | A4 |
SCL | A5 |
If you are not using an Arduino Uno, the SDA and SCL pins can be at a different location. Note that an Arduino Uno with the R3 layout (1.0 pinout) also has the SDA (data line) and SCL (clock line) pin headers close to the AREF pin. Check the table below for more details.
Board | SDA | SCL |
---|---|---|
Arduino Uno | A4 | A5 |
Arduino Nano | A4 | A5 |
Arduino Micro | 2 | 3 |
Arduino Mega 2560 | 20 | 21 |
Arduino Leonardo | 2 | 3 |
Arduino Due | 20 | 21 |
Adjusting the contrast of the LCD
After you have wired up the LCD, you will need to adjust the contrast of the display. On the I2C module, you will find a potentiometer that you can turn with a small screwdriver.
Plug in the USB connector of the Arduino to power the LCD. You should see the backlight light up. Now rotate the potentiometer until one (16×2 LCD) or 2 rows (20×4 LCD) of rectangles appear.
You can tweak the contrast later if needed.
Once that is done, we can start programming the LCD.
Installing the LiquidCrystal_I2C Arduino library
In this tutorial, I will be using the LiquidCrystal_I2C library. This library has many built-in functions that make programming the LCD quite easy. The latest version of this library can be found here on GitHub or click the download button below.
Make sure that you have this exact library installed and delete any other libraries that have the same name (LiquidCrystal_I2C). Other libraries will probably work as well but might use slightly different names for the different functions.
The LiquidCrystal_I2C library works in combination with the Wire.h library which allows you to communicate with I2C devices. This library comes pre-installed with the Arduino IDE.
To install this library, go to Tools > Manage Libraries (Ctrl + Shift + I on Windows) in the Arduino IDE. The Library Manager will open and update the list of installed libraries.
Now search for ‘liquidcrystal_i2c’ and look for the library by Frank de Brabander. Select the latest version and then click Install.
The library does include some examples that you can use, but you will have to modify them to match your hardware setup. I have included many example codes below that you can use with the wiring setup I have shown earlier.
First I will show you some basic example code and then I will explain the functions in more detail.
How to find the I2C address of my LCD?
Most I2C LCDs ship with the default address ‘0x27’, but it can be different depending on the batch/manufacturer. If this is the case, you will need to find the actual address of the LCD before you can start using it.
On the Arduino website, you can find a simple example sketch that scans the I2C-bus for devices. If a device is found, it will display the address in the serial monitor.
You can copy the code by clicking on the button in the top right corner of the code field.
/*I2C_scanner This sketch tests standard 7-bit addresses. Devices with higher bit address might not be seen properly.*/ #include <Wire.h> void setup() { Wire.begin(); Serial.begin(9600); while (!Serial); Serial.println("\nI2C Scanner"); } void loop() { byte error, address; int nDevices; Serial.println("Scanning..."); nDevices = 0; for (address = 1; address < 127; address++ ) { Wire.beginTransmission(address); error = Wire.endTransmission(); if (error == 0) { Serial.print("I2C device found at address 0x"); if (address < 16) Serial.print("0"); Serial.print(address, HEX); Serial.println(" !"); nDevices++; } else if (error == 4) { Serial.print("Unknown error at address 0x"); if (address < 16) Serial.print("0"); Serial.println(address, HEX); } } if (nDevices == 0) Serial.println("No I2C devices found\n"); else Serial.println("done\n"); delay(5000); }
If you upload this sketch to the Arduino and run it, you should see the following output in the Serial Monitor (Ctrl + Shift + M).
Write down the address you find, you will need it later when programming the LCD.
Basic Arduino example code for I2C LCD
You can upload the following example code to the Arduino using the Arduino IDE.
For this tutorial, I used this 16×2 I2C character LCD display, but you can use other I2C LCDs of different sizes as well.
This example sketch will display the classic ‘Hello World!’ on the first line of the LCD and ‘LCD tutorial’ on the second line. Next, I will explain how the code works.
/* I2C LCD with Arduino example code. More info: https://www.makerguides.com */ // Include the libraries: // LiquidCrystal_I2C.h: https://github.com/johnrickman/LiquidCrystal_I2C #include <Wire.h> // Library for I2C communication #include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> // Library for LCD // Wiring: SDA pin is connected to A4 and SCL pin to A5. // Connect to LCD via I2C, default address 0x27 (A0-A2 not jumpered) LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd = LiquidCrystal_I2C(0x27, 16, 2); // Change to (0x27,20,4) for 20x4 LCD. void setup() { // Initiate the LCD: lcd.init(); lcd.backlight(); } void loop() { // Print 'Hello World!' on the first line of the LCD: lcd.setCursor(2, 0); // Set the cursor on the third column and first row. lcd.print("Hello World!"); // Print the string "Hello World!" lcd.setCursor(2, 1); //Set the cursor on the third column and the second row (counting starts at 0!). lcd.print("LCD tutorial"); }
You should see the following output on the LCD:
How the code works
First, the required libraries are included. As mentioned earlier we need both the wire.h* and the LiquidCrystal_I2C library. In the rest of this tutorial, I will cover more of the built-in functions of this library.
*When using the latest version of the LiquidCrystal_I2C library it is no longer needed to include the wire.h library in your sketch. The other library imports wire.h automatically.
// Include the libraries: // LiquidCrystal_I2C.h: https://github.com/johnrickman/LiquidCrystal_I2C #include <Wire.h> // Library for I2C communication #include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> // Library for LCD
The next step is to create an LCD object with the LiquidCrystal_I2C class and specify the address and dimensions. For this, we use the function LiquidCrystal_I2C(address, columns, rows)
. This is where you will need to change the default address to the address you found earlier if it happens to be different.
When using a 20×4 LCD, change this line to LiquidCrystal_I2C(0x27,20,4);
Note that we have called the display ‘lcd’. You can give it a different name if you want like ‘menu_display’. You will need to change ‘lcd’ to the new name in the rest of the sketch.
// Connect to LCD via I2C, default address 0x27 (A0-A2 not jumpered) LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd = LiquidCrystal_I2C(0x27, 16, 2); // Change to (0x27,20,4) for 20x4 LCD.
In the setup, the LCD is initiated with lcd.init()
and the backlight is turned on with lcd.backlight()
.
void setup() { // Initiate the LCD: lcd.init(); lcd.backlight(); }
In the loop section of the code, the cursor is set to the third column and the first row of the LCD with lcd.setCursor(2,0)
. Note that counting starts at 0 and the first argument specifies the column. So lcd.setCursor(2,1)
sets the cursor on the third column and the second row.
Next the string ‘Hello World!’ is printed with lcd.print("Hello World!")
. Note that you need to place quotation marks (” “) around the text since we are printing a text string. When you want to print numbers, no quotation marks are necessary. For example lcd.print(12345)
.
void loop() { lcd.setCursor(2, 0); // Set the cursor on the third column and first row. lcd.print("Hello World!"); // Print the string "Hello World!". lcd.setCursor(2, 1); //Set the cursor on the third column and the second row. lcd.print("LCD tutorial"); // Print the string "LCD tutorial". }
If you want to see an example for displaying (changing) variables on the LCD, check out my tutorial for the HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor:
Other useful functions of the LiquidCrystal_I2C library
The example sketch above shows you the basics of displaying text on the LCD. Now we will take a look at the other functions of the LiquidCrystal_I2C library.
clear()
Clears the LCD screen and positions the cursor in the upper-left corner (first row and first column) of the display. You can use this function to display different words in a loop.
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 16, 2); void setup() { lcd.init(); lcd.backlight(); } void loop() { lcd.clear(); lcd.print("Monday"); delay(2000); lcd.clear(); lcd.print("13:45"); delay(2000); }
home()
Positions the cursor in the top-left corner of the LCD. Use clear()
if you also want to clear the display.
cursor()
Displays the LCD cursor: an underscore (line) at the position of the next character to be printed.
noCursor()
Hides the LCD cursor. The following example creates a blinking cursor at the end of “Hello World!”.
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 16, 2); void setup() { lcd.init(); lcd.backlight(); lcd.print("Hello World!"); } void loop() { lcd.cursor(); delay(500); lcd.noCursor(); delay(500); }
blink()
Creates a blinking block style LCD cursor: a blinking rectangle at the position of the next character to be printed.
noBlink()
Disables the block style LCD cursor. The following example displays the blinking cursor for 5 seconds and then disables it for 2 seconds.
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd = LiquidCrystal_I2C(0x27, 16, 2); void setup() { lcd.init(); lcd.backlight(); lcd.print("blink() example"); } void loop() { lcd.blink(); delay(5000); lcd.noBlink(); delay(2000); }
display()
This function turns on the LCD screen and displays any text or cursors that have been printed to the display.
noDisplay()
This function turns off any text or cursors printed to the LCD. The text/data is not cleared from the LCD memory. This means it will be shown again when the function display()
is called.
The following example creates a blinking text effect.
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd = LiquidCrystal_I2C(0x27, 16, 2); void setup() { lcd.init(); lcd.backlight(); lcd.print("Blinking text"); } void loop() { lcd.display(); delay(2000); lcd.noDisplay(); delay(2000); }
write()
This function can be used to write a character to the LCD. See the section about creating and displaying custom characters below for more info.
scrollDisplayLeft()
Scrolls the contents of the display (text and cursor) one space to the left. You can use this function in the loop section of the code in combination with delay(500)
, to create a scrolling text animation.
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd = LiquidCrystal_I2C(0x27, 16, 2); void setup() { lcd.init(); lcd.backlight(); lcd.print("Hello World!"); } void loop() { lcd.scrollDisplayLeft(); delay(500); }
scrollDisplayRight()
Scrolls the contents of the display (text and cursor) one space to the right.
autoscroll()
This function turns on automatic scrolling of the LCD. This causes each character output to the display to push previous characters over by one space. If the current text direction is left-to-right (the default), the display scrolls to the left, if the current direction is right-to-left, the display scrolls to the right. This has the effect of outputting each new character to the same location on the LCD.
The following example sketch enables automatic scrolling and prints the character 0 to 9 at the position (16,0) of the LCD. Change this to (20,0) for a 20×4 LCD.
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd = LiquidCrystal_I2C(0x27, 16, 2); void setup() { lcd.init(); lcd.backlight(); } void loop() { lcd.autoscroll(); lcd.setCursor(16, 0); for (int x = 0; x < 10; x++) { lcd.print(x); delay(500); } lcd.clear(); }
noAutoscroll()
Turns off automatic scrolling of the LCD.
leftToRight()
This function causes text to flow to the right from the cursor, as if the display is left-justified (default).
rightToLeft()
This function causes text to flow to the left from the cursor, as if the display is right-justified.
How to create and display custom characters?
With the function createChar()
it is possible to create and display custom characters on the LCD. This is especially useful if you want to display a character that is not part of the standard ASCII character set.
CGROM and CGRAM
LCDs that are based on the Hitachi HD44780 LCD controller have two types of memory: CGROM and CGRAM (Character Generator ROM and RAM). CGROM generates all the 5 x 8 dot character patterns from the standard 8-bit character codes. CGRAM can generate user-defined character patterns.
For 5 x 8 dot displays, CGRAM can write up to 8 custom characters and for 5 x 10 dot displays 4. For more info see the datasheet.
Custom character example code
The following example sketch creates and displays eight custom characters (numbered 0 – 7).
You can copy the code by clicking on the button in the top right corner of the code field.
/* Arduino example code to display custom characters on I2C character LCD. More info: www.makerguides.com */ // Include the library: #include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> // Create lcd object of class LiquidCrystal_I2C: LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd = LiquidCrystal_I2C(0x27, 16, 2); // Change to (0x27,20,4) for 20x4 LCD. // Make custom characters: byte Heart[] = { B00000, B01010, B11111, B11111, B01110, B00100, B00000, B00000 }; byte Bell[] = { B00100, B01110, B01110, B01110, B11111, B00000, B00100, B00000 }; byte Alien[] = { B11111, B10101, B11111, B11111, B01110, B01010, B11011, B00000 }; byte Check[] = { B00000, B00001, B00011, B10110, B11100, B01000, B00000, B00000 }; byte Speaker[] = { B00001, B00011, B01111, B01111, B01111, B00011, B00001, B00000 }; byte Sound[] = { B00001, B00011, B00101, B01001, B01001, B01011, B11011, B11000 }; byte Skull[] = { B00000, B01110, B10101, B11011, B01110, B01110, B00000, B00000 }; byte Lock[] = { B01110, B10001, B10001, B11111, B11011, B11011, B11111, B00000 }; void setup() { // Initialize LCD and turn on the backlight: lcd.init(); lcd.backlight(); // Create new characters: lcd.createChar(0, Heart); lcd.createChar(1, Bell); lcd.createChar(2, Alien); lcd.createChar(3, Check); lcd.createChar(4, Speaker); lcd.createChar(5, Sound); lcd.createChar(6, Skull); lcd.createChar(7, Lock); // Clear the LCD screen: lcd.clear(); // Print a message to the lcd: lcd.print("Custom Character"); } // Print all the custom characters: void loop() { lcd.setCursor(0, 1); lcd.write(0); lcd.setCursor(2, 1); lcd.write(1); lcd.setCursor(4, 1); lcd.write(2); lcd.setCursor(6, 1); lcd.write(3); lcd.setCursor(8, 1); lcd.write(4); lcd.setCursor(10, 1); lcd.write(5); lcd.setCursor(12, 1); lcd.write(6); lcd.setCursor(14, 1); lcd.write(7); }
You should see the following output on the LCD:
How the code works
After including the library and creating the LCD object, the custom character arrays are defined. Each array consists of 8 bytes (only 5 bits are considered). There is 1 byte for each row of the 5 x 8 led matrix. In this example, 8 custom characters are created.
// Make custom characters: byte Heart[] = { B00000, B01010, B11111, B11111, B01110, B00100, B00000, B00000 };
When looking closely at the array, you will see the following. Each row consists of 5 numbers corresponding to the 5 pixels in a 5 x 8 dot character. A 0 means pixel off and a 1 means pixel on. The prefix ‘B’ is the Arduino specific binary formatter.
It is possible to edit each row by hand, but I recommend using this visual tool on GitHub. This application automatically creates the character array and you can click on the pixels to turn them on or off.
In the setup, the custom characters are created with lcd.createChar(num, data)
.
The first argument in this function is the number of the custom character (0-7) and the second argument is the character array that we created.
// Create new characters: lcd.createChar(0, Heart); lcd.createChar(1, Bell); lcd.createChar(2, Alien); lcd.createChar(3, Check); lcd.createChar(4, Speaker); lcd.createChar(5, Sound); lcd.createChar(6, Skull); lcd.createChar(7, Lock);
In the loop, all the characters are displayed with lcd.write(). As the argument, we use the number of the custom character that we want to display.
lcd.setCursor(0, 1); lcd.write(0);
Conclusion
In this article, I have shown you how to use a character I2C LCD with Arduino. I hope you found it useful and informative. If you did, please share it with a friend that also likes electronics and making things!
I would love to know what projects you plan on building (or have already built) with these LCDs. If you have any questions, suggestions or if you think that things are missing in this tutorial, please leave a comment down below.
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frothingham says
Just what I needed. Easy to use and understand. Thank you for this tutorial!
wouter says
very easy to read explaination, together with good examples to make stuff clear.
makes me wonder, do you have such an easy tutorial on using port expanders like MCP23016/mcp23017.
Fergus Thomson says
Excellent tutorial thanks. The only issue I was having was the SDA and SDL pin wiring. I am using an ELEGOO UNO R3 and the pins are on the other side of the board above the AREF pin on this board. Once connected the code ran correctly and my messages are appearing on the display.
David Reuveni says
Very good work! Congratulations. I tried quite a large number of libraries and “tutorials” but yours was the first that worked.
I was so please that I reprogrammed the top line to “Finally it works”.
Denton says
Does the strength of the connection matter when it comes to printing on the LCD? I have a pro micro without the M-M header pins soldered on and the I2C LCD and some F-F jumper cable. I was holding the header pins to the pro micro and the LCD was lit up, but nothing was printing on it. Obviously the loose/unstable connection is not ideal but I’m waiting on a soldering kit in the mail and wanted to play around with it as the LCD just arrived in the mail today. Even when I held it still enough that the LCD was continuously lit up for 20-30s it still didn’t print.
Thanks!
Benne de Bakker says
Hi Denton,
An unstable connection can definitely be an issue. Have you tried adjusting the contrast of the display by turning the potentiometer?
Benne
Julian Hernandez says
Very useful Tutorial, just what i need. Thank You so much. I am working in an oxymeter to help an ong that help the animals in my country.
Simondalt says
Excellent tutorial with all the small bits in place, this made it work at the first attempt.
Thank you!
Mark Saunders says
Hi Thanks for the article, is their a command to vary the brightness? I have used the backlight pin with a pwm signal on other project and was wondering if something has been implemented in this library
Benne de Bakker says
Hi Mark,
With this library you can only turn the backlight on or off.
Benne
tin says
Try using analogWrite(https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/functions/analog-io/analogwrite/) pin is pwm pin that backlight is connected to with at least 1k resistor in series(if that’s not built in the screen).
JC Smith says
Excellent work! Well done!
Benne de Bakker says
Thanks!
snk says
Hoi Benne,
Een mooi duidelijke oefening.
Ik merk op dat bij lcd.print(2345) de nummers juist worden weergegeven behalve als de string met een 0 begint. Enig idee hoe dat kan?
Benne de Bakker says
Hi, good question! When you add a leading ‘0’ to the number, it is interpreted as an octal (base 8). You will see that you can’t print 0198 for example. You can find more info about this here on the Arduino website:
https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/variables/constants/integerconstants/
snk says
Thank you!
Fred44 says
Hi Benne,
Thanks for the tutorial! It made setting up my I2C LCD a lot simpler than I expected.
I also tried the “Other useful functions” with the additional commands. I got stuck because I inserted the command clear() just like that and got a compilation error. Looking into your codes I noticed that the correct syntax is lcd.clear(), something I had not realised myself. A mistake like that is of course only made once, but:
Maybe you could explain that more explicitly in the text of your tutorial?
Or am I the first one being so ignorant?
Eduardo says
Really great tutorial!!! Clear and direct to the point and the right and complete code. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Bill Cragie says
What a brilliant tutorial. I was trying various sites for advice, a code to find the address and a library.
I came upon this tutorial which dealt with all of my problems.
Many thanks and keep up the splendid work
Marc says
Me too!
Luis says
Beautiful tutorial! Thank you very much!
wehibe says
Benne
I really appreciate for your time to laid out the details and providing a good example. I used the I2C bus address identifier code. I was using Ardafruit 292 and somehow Adafruit guide has as 0x70 when no jumper.
see the second page on this link
https://learn.adafruit.com/i2c-spi-lcd-backpack/arduino-i2c-use
Spent hours and hours using what Adafruit suggested address when no jumper. However I came across your site and I run the code you have to identify the address of the i2c bus driver 292 and it comes out as 0x20 which completely unrelated what the vendor stated.
At least one down and I am still struggling not showing the hellow world using the CrystalDisplay 499. I connected 1 to 16 I2C 292 and 499, and somehow I don’t see any char being displayed.
I was using your the code you provided, I changed the 0x27 to 0x20,
Any thought you may have please let me know
Thank you again
Benne de Bakker says
Hi, it looks like the Adafruit 292 uses a different I2C I/O expander (MCP23008) than the one you commonly find on I2C LCDs (PCF8574). The LiquidCrystal_I2C library is, therefore, probably not compatible with your setup. I recommend using the Adadruit library instead (see their website).
Benne
Shane Claussen says
Terrific article, detailed, worked perfectly, many thanks for putting in the effort.
James Thomsen says
Thank you so much. This is all new to me and your description was perfect!
sugi says
Nice, clear& very helpful.
Thanks a lot!
raan says
i m able to view only black boxes instead of text please help me
Benne de Bakker says
Have you tried adjusting the contrast potentiometer on the back of the module?
Oswald Braeuer says
If have tried manny Libraries but this is the first Library that works.
But I have a question: is there a command to switch off the Backligt?
Benne de Bakker says
Yes, you can use lcd.noBacklight()
Jeyaraman P says
Thanks for sharing this trove.
liked the way you have explained. i am trying out the most of the functions.
Joe Simone says
Good job. Everything is much clearer to me now. Thank you.
I plan to build a PID Temperature Kiln controller .
Mostafa abdulaziz says
Nice topic thanks
Rahul Padman says
Can’t thank you enough for such an detailed explanation… Great help… 👍 👍
Richard says
Thank you very much for taking the time.
Dr Bryan Roe says
Thanks very much for your reply Benne. Prior to picking up your reply I’d had a look at the various libraries which I had installed and suspected that was they were the issue. So I decided to download the version from your tutorial and it worked first time!
I am using a number of different LCD modules as part of my STEM Ambassador role to demonstrate what can be done with Arduinos.
Dr Bryan Roe says
I have tried to load/compile this file into my Arduino Uno, but repeatedly get an error message
Liquid\Crystal_I2C – no such file or file directory.
I have a Liquid Crystal I2C library loaded into my IDE.
Help!
Benne de Bakker says
Hi Bryan,
Thank you for your comment. I suspect you have a different library installed than the one I used in this tutorial. There are several Liquid Crystal I2C libraries available on the web and some have the same name. If you download the library by clicking on the download button in this tutorial or via the GitHub link in the code it should work. I am not sure if you need to remove the previously installed library or not.
Benne