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This sketch demonstrates how to use the Grove LCD RGB Backlight module.
/* 06.10 - Grove LCD RGB Backlight module Hello World
*
This sketch demonstrates how to use the Grove LCD RGB Backlight module.
It will print a welcome message and start a counter, with a red backlight.
Components
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- Grove Base Shield
- An Arduino Uno compatible board (such as Arduino/Genuino Uno or Seeeduino)
- Grove LCD RGB Backlight module
- One Grove cable
IDE
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Arduino IDE
Libraries
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- Wire.h (part of the Arduino IDE)
- rgb_lcd.h (Get it from https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/Grove_LCD_RGB_Backlight)
Connections
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Use a Grove cable to connect the module to Base Shield connector D3.
Other information
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- Use this sketch along side the video lecture 06.12 of Grove For Busy People
- Grove documentation: http://wiki.seeedstudio.com/Grove-LCD_RGB_Backlight/
- Grove component: https://txplo.re/0c9fb
Github Gist
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For course information, please go to https://techexplorations.com/product/grove-for-busy-people/
Created on July 5 2019 by Peter Dalmaris
*/
/*
Hello World.ino
2013 Copyright (c) Seeed Technology Inc. All right reserved.
Author:Loovee
2013-9-18
Grove - Serial LCD RGB Backlight demo.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
Lesser General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*/
#include <Wire.h>
#include "rgb_lcd.h"
rgb_lcd lcd;
const int colorR = 150;
const int colorG = 155;
const int colorB = 100;
void setup()
{
// set up the LCD's number of columns and rows:
lcd.begin(16, 2);
lcd.setRGB(colorR, colorG, colorB);
// Print a message to the LCD.
lcd.print("hello, world!");
delay(1000);
}
void loop()
{
// set the cursor to column 0, line 1
// (note: line 1 is the second row, since counting begins with 0):
lcd.setCursor(6, 1);
// print the number of seconds since reset:
lcd.print(millis()/1000);
delay(100);
}
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