/* LiquidCrystal Library - Custom Characters 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 potentiometer: * ends to +5V and ground * wiper to LCD VO pin (pin 3) * 10K poterntiometer on pin A0 https://mikeyancey.com/hamcalc/lcd_characters.php */ // include the library code: #include // initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 9, 8, 7, 6); // make some custom characters: byte heart[8] = { 0b00000, 0b01010, 0b11111, 0b11111, 0b11111, 0b01110, 0b00100, 0b00000 }; byte smiley[8] = { 0b00000, 0b00000, 0b01010, 0b00000, 0b00000, 0b10001, 0b01110, 0b00000 }; byte frownie[8] = { 0b00000, 0b00000, 0b01010, 0b00000, 0b00000, 0b00000, 0b01110, 0b10001 }; byte armsDown[8] = { 0b00100, 0b01010, 0b00100, 0b00100, 0b01110, 0b10101, 0b00100, 0b01010 }; byte armsUp[8] = { 0b00100, 0b01010, 0b00100, 0b10101, 0b01110, 0b00100, 0b00100, 0b01010 }; void setup() { // initialize LCD and set up the number of columns and rows: lcd.begin(16, 2); // create a new character lcd.createChar(0, heart); // create a new character lcd.createChar(1, smiley); // create a new character lcd.createChar(2, frownie); // create a new character lcd.createChar(3, armsDown); // create a new character lcd.createChar(4, armsUp); lcd.setCursor(0, 0); // Print a message to the lcd. lcd.print("I "); lcd.write(byte(0)); // when calling lcd.write() '0' must be cast as a byte lcd.print(" Arduino! "); lcd.write((byte) 1); } void loop() { // read the potentiometer on A0: int sensorReading = analogRead(A0); // map the result to 200 - 1000: int delayTime = map(sensorReading, 0, 1023, 200, 1000); // set the cursor to the bottom row, 5th position: lcd.setCursor(4, 1); // draw the little man, arms down: lcd.write(3); delay(delayTime); lcd.setCursor(4, 1); // draw him arms up: lcd.write(4); delay(delayTime); }