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| | I/O Ports Uncensored Part 2 - Controlling LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays) and VFDs (Vacuum Fluorescent Displays) with ... |
 | | There are lots of LCD types such as 1x8, 2x8, 1x16, 1x20, 2x20, 2x20, 2x10, 1x40 and there are also many different vendors. |
 | | Mostly an LCD has a 14 pin connection which are D0-D7 (Data Bits), E (Enable), R/W (Read/Write), RS (Register Select), Vee or Vo (Contrast), Vdd or Vcc (+5V supply), Vss (Ground/Earth connection) so there are 8 data, 3 power and 3 control lines for a standard non-backlight LCD. |
 | | If an LCD has a backlight it has additional two lines for that which are 15th (VB+) and 16th(VB- or Ground) lines. |
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