LCD Questions

[spizzak]

Hey everyone, I'd like to do some experimenting with some LCD displays. Could anyone suggest a good one (easy to use, and inexpensive) that I can start with. (I'd like to control it with the ATmega8)

Thanks!

[kpmcgurk]

I would go for one of SparkFun's serLCD's... although it will use up one of your uarts, but if that isnt a problem, it saves on all the I/O pins you would be using otherwise

[GearMotion]

1 line, 24 character LCD for $1.85

http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/LCD-111/24-X-1-LCD/-/1.html

The pin spacing is a bit close - it doesn't plug into a solderless breadboard. But otherwise these are great little character-based LCD displays.

[spizzak]

How do I know which ones serial? Can someone post a link?

[kpmcgurk]

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=serLCD&x=0&y=0&search_section=products

[radhoo]

I;ve put some details on MCU - LCD here:

http://www.pocketmagic.net/?p=447

Also there's my library for outputting chars, with source code.

[Razor Concepts]

The sparkfun serial LCDs won't need any tinkering, all you do is rprintf to them and they just work. If you want to experiment a bit get a standard HD44780 driver-based LCD. Those are the most common types used in hobbiests, and there are plenty of libraries to use.