EDN

Alphanumeric LCD with Shift Register on Arduino – part 2

As promised in the first part of this article, now it is time to see in detail how we can use the Alphanumeric LCD Display in our Arduino sketches. The idea beside this project is to give a simple ...
Ars Technica

8-Character, Alphanumeric LED Display

So, as part of my costume, I have gotten the idea into my head that I'd like to build a wearable, battery-powered, 8-character alphanumeric display using 14-segment LEDs.
EDN

Alphanumeric LCD with Shift Register on Arduino – part 1

One of the limitations of the small 8 bit microcontrollers like the Atmel ATMega family adopted by the Arduino board, is the reduced number of I/O ports. Among the main advantages of these ...