├── .gitignore ├── LCD_Custom__Character.ino ├── LICENSE └── README.md /.gitignore: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Prerequisites 2 | *.d 3 | 4 | # Compiled Object files 5 | *.slo 6 | *.lo 7 | *.o 8 | *.obj 9 | 10 | # Precompiled Headers 11 | *.gch 12 | *.pch 13 | 14 | # Compiled Dynamic libraries 15 | *.so 16 | *.dylib 17 | *.dll 18 | 19 | # Fortran module files 20 | *.mod 21 | *.smod 22 | 23 | # Compiled Static libraries 24 | *.lai 25 | *.la 26 | *.a 27 | *.lib 28 | 29 | # Executables 30 | *.exe 31 | *.out 32 | *.app 33 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /LCD_Custom__Character.ino: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | // include the library code: 2 | #include 3 | 4 | // initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins 5 | LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2); 6 | 7 | // make some custom characters: 8 | byte Heart[8] = { 9 | 0b00000, 10 | 0b01010, 11 | 0b11111, 12 | 0b11111, 13 | 0b01110, 14 | 0b00100, 15 | 0b00000, 16 | 0b00000 17 | }; 18 | 19 | byte Bell[8] = { 20 | 0b00100, 21 | 0b01110, 22 | 0b01110, 23 | 0b01110, 24 | 0b11111, 25 | 0b00000, 26 | 0b00100, 27 | 0b00000 28 | }; 29 | 30 | 31 | byte Alien[8] = { 32 | 0b11111, 33 | 0b10101, 34 | 0b11111, 35 | 0b11111, 36 | 0b01110, 37 | 0b01010, 38 | 0b11011, 39 | 0b00000 40 | }; 41 | 42 | byte Check[8] = { 43 | 0b00000, 44 | 0b00001, 45 | 0b00011, 46 | 0b10110, 47 | 0b11100, 48 | 0b01000, 49 | 0b00000, 50 | 0b00000 51 | }; 52 | 53 | byte Speaker[8] = { 54 | 0b00001, 55 | 0b00011, 56 | 0b01111, 57 | 0b01111, 58 | 0b01111, 59 | 0b00011, 60 | 0b00001, 61 | 0b00000 62 | }; 63 | 64 | 65 | byte Sound[8] = { 66 | 0b00001, 67 | 0b00011, 68 | 0b00101, 69 | 0b01001, 70 | 0b01001, 71 | 0b01011, 72 | 0b11011, 73 | 0b11000 74 | }; 75 | 76 | 77 | byte Skull[8] = { 78 | 0b00000, 79 | 0b01110, 80 | 0b10101, 81 | 0b11011, 82 | 0b01110, 83 | 0b01110, 84 | 0b00000, 85 | 0b00000 86 | }; 87 | 88 | byte Lock[8] = { 89 | 0b01110, 90 | 0b10001, 91 | 0b10001, 92 | 0b11111, 93 | 0b11011, 94 | 0b11011, 95 | 0b11111, 96 | 0b00000 97 | }; 98 | 99 | void setup() 100 | { 101 | // initialize LCD and set up the number of columns and rows: 102 | lcd.begin(16, 2); 103 | 104 | // create a new character 105 | lcd.createChar(0, Heart); 106 | // create a new character 107 | lcd.createChar(1, Bell); 108 | // create a new character 109 | lcd.createChar(2, Alien); 110 | // create a new character 111 | lcd.createChar(3, Check); 112 | // create a new character 113 | lcd.createChar(4, Speaker); 114 | // create a new character 115 | lcd.createChar(5, Sound); 116 | // create a new character 117 | lcd.createChar(6, Skull); 118 | // create a new character 119 | lcd.createChar(7, Lock); 120 | 121 | // Clears the LCD screen 122 | lcd.clear(); 123 | 124 | // Print a message to the lcd. 125 | lcd.print("Custom Character"); 126 | } 127 | 128 | // Print All the custom characters 129 | void loop() 130 | { 131 | lcd.setCursor(0, 1); 132 | lcd.write(byte(0)); 133 | 134 | lcd.setCursor(2, 1); 135 | lcd.write(byte(1)); 136 | 137 | lcd.setCursor(4, 1); 138 | lcd.write(byte(2)); 139 | 140 | lcd.setCursor(6, 1); 141 | lcd.write(byte(3)); 142 | 143 | lcd.setCursor(8, 1); 144 | lcd.write(byte(4)); 145 | 146 | lcd.setCursor(10, 1); 147 | lcd.write(byte(5)); 148 | 149 | lcd.setCursor(12, 1); 150 | lcd.write(byte(6)); 151 | 152 | lcd.setCursor(14, 1); 153 | lcd.write(byte(7)); 154 | } 155 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /LICENSE: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Apache License 2 | Version 2.0, January 2004 3 | http://www.apache.org/licenses/ 4 | 5 | TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 6 | 7 | 1. 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