waveshare_lcd1602

Drive for Waveshare’s I2C character display LCD1602. A port of Waveshare’s RGB1602 Micropython library.

  • Author(s): Neradoc

Implementation Notes

Hardware:

Software and Dependencies:

class waveshare_lcd1602.LCD1602(i2c: busio.I2C, columns: int, rows: int)

Setup a new RGB LCD1602 display

Parameters:

  • i2c (busio.I2C) – I2C bus object to use.

  • columns (int) – The number of columns on the display.

  • rows (int) – The number of rows on the display.

begin(columns: int, rows: int)

Initial configuration, called from init.

Parameters:

  • columns (int) – The number of columns on the display.

  • rows (int) – The number of rows on the display.

clear()

Clear the display.

command(cmd: int)

Send a command.

Parameters:

cmd (int) – The command code.

display()

Turn on the display.

printout(arg: str | int)

Print a string to the display. Ints are converted to strings.

Parameters:

arg (str|int) – The string or int to printout.

setColorWhite()

Set the color of the RGB backlight to white.

setCursor(col, row)

Place the cursor on the display.

Parameters:

  • col (int) – The column.

  • row (int) – The row.

setRGB(r, g, b)

Set the color of the RGB backlight.

Parameters:

  • r (int) – Red byte.

  • g (int) – Green byte.

  • b (int) – Blue byte.

setReg(reg, data)

Set the value of a register.

Parameters:

  • reg (int) – The register to write to.

  • data (int) – The data byte to write.

write(data: int)

Write a data byte.

Parameters:

data (int) – The data byte to write.