GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, BHAVNAGAR

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION

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GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, BHAVNAGAR

MICROCONTROLLER & INTERFACING

GUIDED BY: D. N. PATEL
PRESENTED BY: RAVIBHAN BHARGAV J. - 140210111095

LCD INTERFACING
Introduction

This presentation includes what LCD is and how to

interface LCD with AVR microcontroller Atmega32
using 8-bit mode.

What is the basic difference between 8-bit mode and 4bit mode?
How to write code for LCD interfacing in C language
and what are the basic commands used for LCD
programming.
It also includes how to program LCD and sends
command/ data to LCD.

Hardware requirements:
Atmega32
16x2

ic

lcd display

Breadboard
8Mhz

crystal oscillator

Power

supply

Software requirements:
AVR

studio 4

WHAT IS LCD?

LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display, is an electronic

device which is used for data display.

LCDs are preferable over seven segments and LEDs

as they can easily represent data in form of alphabets,
characters, numbers or animations.
LCDs are very easy to program and make your work
quite attractive and simple.

Numerous types of LCDs are available in market such

as 16X2, 16X4, 20X2, 20X4, graphical LCDs (128X64)
etc.

The LCD which we are using is 16X2 alphanumeric

LCD, it display 32 characters in two rows means in one
row we have 16 characters.

PIN DESCRIPTION OF LCD

16X2 LCD can interface with AVR microcontroller by

using two modes, 4-bit mode or 8-bit mode.
Here we will use 8-bit mode for interfacing.

In 8-bit mode we send command to LCD by using eight

data lines (D0-D7) while in 4-bit mode we use four data
lines (D5-D7) for sending command and data.
These data lines can be connected to any port of
Atmega32.

PIN NO.

PIN NAME

DESCRIPTION
Supply pin (+5V

VCC

VDD

Ground pin

VEE

Contrast pin

DC)

Register
selection pin
(either data or
4

RS

command)RS=0:

PIN NO.

PIN NAME

DESCRIPTION
Selects Read or
Write

RW

operationRW=0: for
write
RW=1: for read

Enable pin

D0

Data pin 0

D1

Data pin 1

D2

Data pin 2

10

D3

Data pin 3

HOW TO PROGRAM LCD?

Basically there are two registers, command and data.

When we are giving command to LCD, we select
command register and when we are sending data to
LCD for display, we select data register.
Command is an instruction given to LCD in order to
perform required function according to the given
command.

In order to display textual information, data is send to

LCD.

SENDING COMMANDS ON LCD

For sending commands on LCD we have to write

command on data pins. For this, selects:
RS = 0 >> selects command register
RW = 0 >> selects write operation

E>> make enable pin from high to low

SENDING DATA ON LCD

For sending data on LCD we have to write data on

data pins. For this, selects:
RS = 1 >> selects data register

RW = 0 >> selects write operation

E >> make enable pin from high to low

CODE FOR INTERFACING LCD

#include<avr/io.h>

#include<avr/delay.h>
command_write (unsigned char);
data_write (unsigned char);
ready();
main();
delay();
{
unsigned char command[]={0x38,0x01,0x0e,0x06,0x80};
unsigned char data[]={'V','B','I','T'};
unsigned char i;
DDRA=0xFF;
DDRB=0x07;

// configure port A as output port

// configure port B as output port

for(i=0;i<=4;i++)
// for loop execution 4 times
{
command_write(command[i]); //command write from unsigned
char command
_delay_ms(2);
// 2ms delay
}
for(i=0;i<=7;i++)
{
data_write(data[i]);
}
}

//for loop execution 7 times

// data write from unsigned char
data

//subroutine
command_write (unsigned char m)
{
_delay_ms(5);
PORTA=m;
m

//5ms delay
// port A is equal to unsigned char

PORTB=PORTB & 0xFE; //logical END between port B and

0xFE
PORTB=PORTB & 0xFD;//logical END between port B and 0xFE
PORTB=PORTB |0x04; //logical OR between port B and 0x04
_delay_ms(2);

//2ms delay

PORTB=PORTB & 0xFB; //logical AND between port B and

0xFD
}

data_write(unsigned char n)
{
_delay_ms(5);
PORTA=n;

//5ms delay
// port A is equal to unsigned char
n

PORTB=PORTB | 0x01;

//logical OR between port B and

0x01

PORTB=PORTB & 0xFD;

//logical AND between port B and

0xFD

PORTB=PORTB | 0x04;

//logical OR between port B and

0x04

_delay_ms(2);

//2ms delay

PORTB=PORTB & 0xFB; //logical AND between port B and

0xFD
}

Void ready()
{
DDRB=DDRA & 0xFF;

//logical END between DDRA and

0xFF

PORTB=PORTB & 0xFE

//logical END between port B and

0xFE

PORTB=PORTB | 0x02;

//logical OR between port B and

0x02

PORTB=PORTB & 0xFB;

//logical END between DDRA and

0xFB

_delay_ms(2);

//2ms delay

PORTB=PORTB | 0x04;

//logical OR between port B and 0x04

while( PORTB&0x08);

// while loop execution and logical

AND
between port B and 0x08

DDRA=DDRA|0x01;

//logical END between DDRA and

0x01

BASIC COMMANDS USED IN

LCD
DISPLAY DESCRIPTION
COMMANDS
0x01

Clear screen

0x02

return home

0x04

Cursor decrement

0x05

Display shifts to right

0x07

Display shifts to left

0x08

Cursor and display OFF

0x10

Cursor position Shifts to

COMMANDS
0x80
0x0C
0XC0

DESCRIPTION
Move cursor to the beginning
of first line
Display ON, cursor OFF
Move cursor to the beginning
of second line

0x0A

Display OFF, cursor ON

0x0E

Display ON, cursor blinking

0x30
0x20

For display in one line in 8-bit

mode
For display in one line in 4-bit

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