So, I am gonna share them with you guys. I hope you are gonna enjoy them as they will add some uniqueness in your project. So, let's get started with New LCD Library for Proteus. Let me mention it again Proteus already have LCDs in it and in functionality these LCDs are exactly the same as LCDs in Proteus. But they are different in shape. I tried to give them a real look.
I have also used these new LCDs in different projects so if you wanna see these LCDs in action then you should have a look at LCD Interfacing with Microcontrollers. In this tutorial, I have shown how to interface it with Arduino, PIC Microcontroller and 8051 Microcontroller. I hope you are gonna like them. So, let's get started with this New LCD Library for Proteus:
Note:- Other Proteus Libraries are as follows:
New LCD Library for Proteus
- First of all, what you need to do is to download this new LCD Library for Proteus by clicking the below button:
- In this package, you will find two files named as:
- LCDLibraryTEP.LIB
- LCDLibraryTEP.IDX
- Now place both of these files in the library folder of your Proteus software.
- Now in the component search section, you need to make a search for LCDLibraryTEP or you can also search LCD 16x2 or LCD 20x4, whichever you wanna use.
- Now you will find two components as shown in below figure:
- Now place both of them in your work space and they will look like something as shown in below figure:
- Aren't they looking more pretty now ??? :)
- So, that was the idea to make them look more alive. They are working perfectly as I have tested them.
- So, now let's test them with Arduino board.
- I am gonna run a simple program from Arduino board on both of these LCDs so design a simple circuit as shown in below figure:
- Now upload the below Arduino code in your software:
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
// initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins
LiquidCrystal lcd(13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8);
void setup() {
// set up the LCD's number of columns and rows:
lcd.begin(16, 2);
// Print a message to the LCD.
lcd.setCursor(1,0);
lcd.print("www.TheEngineering");
lcd.setCursor(4,1);
lcd.print("Projects.com");
}
void loop() {
}
- Now get the hex file from Arduino software and upload that hex file in your Proteus software.
- After uploading the hex file,now run your simulation and if everything goes fine then it will look like something as shown in below figure:
- Now you can see both are working correctly. Now you can use them like normal LCDs but with better look.
- Here's a video explaining the above tutorial in a better form:
