LCD Autoscroll Example for Intel® Galileo Board

Documentation

Install & Setup

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02/12/2020

This example scrolls a set of numbers on an LCD. We are using the code provided under the examples for Arduino* IDE 1.5.3.

Hardware

  • Intel® Galileo Board
  • Adafruit LCD 16x2
  • Potentiometer
  • Breadboard
  • Wires

Instructions

  1. Make the following connections using your wires.
     
    Intel® Galileo Board Breadboard
    GND Negative strip
    5V Positive strip

  2. Place the potentiometer and LCD on the breadboard and make the following connections:
     
    Intel Galileo Board Breadboard Potentiometer LCD
      Negative strip Pin 1  
        Pin 2 Pin 3
      Positive strip Pin 3  
      Negative strip   Pins 1, 5 and 16
      Positive strip   Pins 2 and 15
    Pin 12     Pin 4
    Pin 11     Pin 6
    Pin 5     Pin 11
    Pin 4     Pin 12
    Pin 3     Pin 13
    Pin 2     Pin 14

  3. Open Arduino* IDE.
  4. Click Tools > Board and select Intel Galileo.
  5. Click Tools > Serial Port and select the Com # that the Intel Galileo Board is connected to.
  6. Click File > Examples > LiquidCrystal and select Autoscroll.
  7. Click the upload icon.

Circuit

LCD Autoscroll Example

 

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