Arduino Compatible IIC / I2C Serial 2.5″ LCD 1602 Display Module

This is a quick description of how to hook up the LCD module to an Arduino. FastTech currently offers the unit for $5.83 (free shipping).

In order to have some ‘meaningful’ values to show on the LCD display the setup includes a potentiometer (any value between 5k and 50k should work) to create analog input values:

#include <Wire.h>
#include <LCD.h>
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
/*
For details about the LCD display with I2C support see
http://www.fasttech.com/reviews/1380909/22072
and
http://dx.com/p/funduino-iic-i2c-1602-lcd-adapter-board-w-2-5-lcd-screen-black-green-red-173588
The reviewer comments by docpayce and particularly JackWP associated with the two product pages above have been very useful.

Connect the LCD: VCC -> 5V, GND -> GND, SDA -> A4 (PortC4, ADC4), SCL -> A5 (PortC5, SDA)

The LiquidCrystal_I2C library needs to be downloaded and installed from here: https://bitbucket.org/fmalpartida/new-liquidcrystal/wiki/Home
*/

#define I2C_ADDR 0x27
#define BACKLIGHT_PIN 3
#define En_pin 2
#define Rw_pin 1
#define Rs_pin 0
#define D4_pin 4
#define D5_pin 5
#define D6_pin 6
#define D7_pin 7

LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(I2C_ADDR,En_pin,Rw_pin,Rs_pin,D4_pin,D5_pin,D6_pin,D7_pin,BACKLIGHT_PIN,POSITIVE);
LCD *myLCD = &lcd;

int SENSOR_PIN = 0; // center pin of the potentiometer

void setup()
{
  lcd.begin(16,2);               // initialize the lcd
  lcd.home ();                   // go home
  lcd.print("Hello, ARDUINO ");
  delay(1000);
}

void loop()
{
  int sensorValue = analogRead(SENSOR_PIN);
  // set cursor to second row, first column
  lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
  lcd.print(sensorValue);
  lcd.print("      ");
  delay (100);
}

Kudos to docpayce and particularly JackWP for pointing to, and figuring out the constructor parameters (see URL references at the top of the Arduino sketch).