/* LiquidCrystal Library - TextDirection Demonstrates the use a 16x2 LCD display. The LiquidCrystal library works with all LCD displays that are compatible with the Hitachi HD44780 driver. There are many of them out there, and you can usually tell them by the 16-pin interface. This sketch demonstrates how to use leftToRight() and rightToLeft() to move the cursor. The circuit: * LCD RS pin to digital pin 12 * LCD Enable pin to digital pin 11 * LCD D4 pin to digital pin 5 * LCD D5 pin to digital pin 4 * LCD D6 pin to digital pin 3 * LCD D7 pin to digital pin 2 * LCD R/W pin to ground * 10K resistor: * ends to +5V and ground * wiper to LCD VO pin (pin 3) Library originally added 18 Apr 2008 by David A. Mellis library modified 5 Jul 2009 by Limor Fried (http://www.ladyada.net) example added 9 Jul 2009 by Tom Igoe modified 22 Nov 2010 by Tom Igoe This example code is in the public domain. http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/LiquidCrystal */ // include the library code: #include // initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2); int thisChar = 'a'; void setup() { // set up the LCD's number of columns and rows: lcd.begin(16, 2); // turn on the cursor: lcd.cursor(); Serial.begin(9600); } void loop() { // reverse directions at 'm': if (thisChar == 'm') { // go right for the next letter lcd.rightToLeft(); } // reverse again at 's': if (thisChar == 's') { // go left for the next letter lcd.leftToRight(); } // reset at 'z': if (thisChar > 'z') { // go to (0,0): lcd.home(); // start again at 0 thisChar = 'a'; } // print the character lcd.write(thisChar); // wait a second: delay(1000); // increment the letter: thisChar++; }