import machine
from machine import Pin, SoftI2C
from lcd_api import LcdApi
from i2c_lcd import I2cLcd
from time import sleep
# Define the custom character (a smiley face)
# Each line corresponds to a row of pixels on the character's 5x8 matrix
custom_char = bytearray([
0b00000, # Line 1 (top)
0b00000, # Line 2
0b01010, # Line 3
0b00000, # Line 4
0b10001, # Line 5
0b01110, # Line 6
0b00000, # Line 7
0b00000 # Line 8 (bottom)
])
I2C_ADDR = 0x27
totalRows = 2
totalColumns = 16
# Initialize the I2C method for ESP32
i2c = SoftI2C(scl=Pin(22), sda=Pin(21), freq=10000)
lcd = I2cLcd(i2c, I2C_ADDR, totalRows, totalColumns)
def create_custom_char(lcd, char_num, char_data):
lcd.custom_char(char_num, char_data)
lcd.clear()
create_custom_char(lcd, 0, custom_char)
while True:
lcd.putstr(chr(0))
sleep(2)
lcd.clear()
lcd.putstr("I2C LCD Tutorial")
sleep(2)
lcd.clear()
lcd.putstr("Lets Count 0-10!")
sleep(2)
lcd.clear()
for i in range(11):
lcd.putstr(str(i))
sleep(1)
lcd.clear()