{"title":"Basic 16x2 Character LCD - Black on Green 3.3V","handle":"basic-16x2-character-lcd-black-on-green-3-3v","url":"/products/basic-16x2-character-lcd-black-on-green-3-3v","description":"A classic 16×2 character LCD running at 3.3V, with a yellow LED backlight and black characters on a green background. Uses the industry-standard ST7066/HD44780 parallel interface — library support is available for virtually every microcontroller platform, making it straightforward to integrate into 3.3V projects.\n\nRequires approximately 11 general I/O pins for the parallel interface.\n\nSpecifications\n\n\nDisplay – 16 characters × 2 lines\n\nOperating Voltage – 3.3V\n\nBacklight – Yellow LED\n\nCharacter Format – 5×8 dot matrix\n\nController – ST7066 (HD44780 compatible)\n\nInterface – Parallel (requires ~11 I/O pins)\n\nDuty Cycle – 1/16\n\nDimensions – 80 × 36 × 8.6mm (3.2 × 1.4 × 0.34\")\n\n\nIdeal For\n\n3.3V microcontroller projects needing a text display\nDisplaying sensor readings, status messages, and menus\nRaspberry Pi, mbed, and other 3.3V platform builds\n\n\nResources\n\nLCD Datasheet (PDF)\nST7066 Controller Datasheet (PDF)\nmbed Example Code\nCharacter Generator (ZIP)\n","vendor":"SparkFun","product_type":"physical","in_stock":true,"options":[],"variants":[{"id":10144,"title":"Default Title","sku":"SF-LCD-09053","price":45.29,"on_sale":false,"in_stock":true,"available_quantity":61,"option1":"Default Title"}]}