Interfacing the 16x2 LCD display with RPZ

As we progress along on our mastery of output control with our Raspberry Pi Zero, we are ready to get a little higher resolution. With this, you'll be able to produce whatever text output you can fill on a higher-resolution 16x2 (16 characters wide by 2 rows high) LCD screen. With the gaining popularity of the Internet of Things, LCD displays have become quite inexpensive and are a great way to output any information your Raspberry Pi Zero has a hold of.

Getting ready

There are a lot of different 16x2 LCD displays available. Adafruit has a great one, Product ID 181xxxxx, and there was also one included in my Elego Kit. You'll also need a 10k potentiometer to control the brightness, which is included in Adafruit's ...

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