NHD-C0216CiZ-FSW-FBW-3V3 with arduino nano

[litun]

Dear all,
            I have this(NHD-C0216CiZ-FSW-FBW-3V3) display and arduino nano.
But after a lot of trials, i could not get it working. Please help.

I have made connections as per the datasheet.
RST: high to 3.3V
VDD to 3.3V
VSS to GND
Vout connected to VDD through a 1uF cap
C- an C+ connected together through a 1uF cap
SCL to D5(Arduino)
SCL to D4(Arduino)
Could not figure out what is wrong. Tried some arduino code from the forum. Bot nothing works.

[Saurabh_B]

Hello,

It looks like you have the display wired backwards. Pin 1 of the display is on the right side of the display. Please see the attached picture.

I would also recommend the use of a level shifter (5V to 3V) for the data lines. While you do have the display powered with 3.3V the voltage levels on D4 & D5 will still be ~5V when powered via USB.
This can damage the controller and the display over time, thus reducing the overall lifetime of the display.

I have an example i wrote to work with an arduino Mega here:

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/*****************************************************/
/*
C0216CiZ.c

  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  (at your option) any later version.

  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  GNU General Public License for more details.
*/
/*****************************************************/

/*****************************************************/
unsigned char text1[]={"NEWHAVEN Display"};
unsigned char text2[]={"2x16 LCD Module "};
unsigned char text3[]={0x00,0x01,0x02,0x03,0x04,0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x0a,0x0b,0x0c,0x0d,0x0e,0x0f};
unsigned char text4[]={0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13,0x14,0x15,0x16,0x17,0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b,0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f};
/*****************************************************/
#define SDO 22            //Serial data
#define SCLK 23            //Serial clock
#define RESET 24             //RESETET
/*****************************************************/
const char Slave = 0x7C;
const char Comsend = 0x00;
const char Datasend = 0x40;
const char Line2 = 0xC0;
/*****************************************************/

/*****************************************************/
void I2C_out(unsigned char j)       //I2C Output
{
  int n;
  unsigned char d;
  d=j;
  for(n=0;n<8;n++){
    if((d&0x80)==0x80)
    digitalWrite(SDO, HIGH);
    else
    digitalWrite(SDO, LOW);
    d=(d<<1);
    digitalWrite(SCLK, LOW);
    digitalWrite(SCLK, HIGH);
    digitalWrite(SCLK, LOW);
    }
  digitalWrite(SCLK, HIGH);
  while(SDO==HIGH){
    digitalWrite(SCLK, LOW);
    digitalWrite(SCLK, HIGH);
    }
  digitalWrite(SCLK, LOW);
}
/*****************************************************/
void I2C_Start()
{
  digitalWrite(SCLK, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(SDO, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(SDO, LOW);
  digitalWrite(SCLK, LOW);
}
/*****************************************************/
void I2C_Stop()
{
  digitalWrite(SDO, LOW);
  digitalWrite(SCLK, LOW);
  digitalWrite(SCLK, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(SCLK, HIGH);
}
/*****************************************************/
void Show(unsigned char *text) // Display text
{
  int n, d;
  d=0x00;
  I2C_Start();
  I2C_out(Slave);
  I2C_out(Datasend);
  for(n=0;n<16;n++){
    I2C_out(*text);
    ++text;
    }
  I2C_Stop();
}
/*****************************************************/
void nextline(void)  // Move to Line 2
{
  I2C_Start();
  I2C_out(Slave);
  I2C_out(Comsend);
  I2C_out(Line2);
  I2C_Stop();
}
void CGRAM (void) 
{
  I2C_Start();
  I2C_out(Slave);
  I2C_out(Comsend);
  I2C_out(0x38);    //go to instructino table 0
  I2C_out(0x40);    //Set CGRAM addRESETs to 0x00
  I2C_Stop();
  delay(10);
 
  I2C_Start();
  I2C_out(Slave);
  I2C_out(Datasend);
  I2C_out(0x00);    //write to first CGRAM addRESETs
  I2C_out(0x1E);
  I2C_out(0x18);
  I2C_out(0x14);
  I2C_out(0x12);
  I2C_out(0x01);
  I2C_out(0x00);
  I2C_out(0x00);    //8 bytes per character
  I2C_out(0x00);
  //continue writing to remaining CGRAM if desired
  I2C_Stop();
}
/****************************************************
*           Initialization For ST7032i              *
*****************************************************/
void init_LCD()
{
  I2C_Start();
  I2C_out(Slave);
  I2C_out(Comsend);
  I2C_out(0x38);
  delay(10);
  I2C_out(0x39);
  delay(10);
  I2C_out(0x14);
  I2C_out(0x78);
  I2C_out(0x5D);
  I2C_out(0x6D);
  I2C_out(0x0C);
  I2C_out(0x01);
  I2C_out(0x06);
  delay(10);
  I2C_Stop();
 
  //CGRAM();      //define CGRAM
 
  I2C_Start();
  I2C_out(Slave);
  I2C_out(Comsend);
  I2C_out(0x39);   
  I2C_out(0x01);    //go back Home
  I2C_Stop();
  delay(10);
}
/*****************************************************/
/*****************************************************/


void setup() {
  pinMode(RESET, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(SDO, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(SCLK, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(RESET, LOW);
  delay(10);
  digitalWrite(RESET, HIGH);
  delay(100);

}

void loop() {
  init_LCD();
  delay(2);
  Show(text1);
  nextline();
  Show(text2);
  delay(2500);
  while(1){
    digitalWrite(SDO, HIGH);
    delay(1000);
  }
       

}

[litun]

Thank you very much...I changed the connection from right to left.

Pin 4- SDA
Pin 5- SCLK
Pin 3- Reset

/*****************************************************/
#define SDO 4            //Serial data
#define SCLK 5            //Serial clock
#define RESET 3             //RESETET
/*****************************************************/

But I don't see any response.....
pl suggest....!

[Saurabh_B]

Can you tell me if what the voltage on pin 6 (VOUT) is?

If the voltage booster circuit does not activate it could mean that your instructions are not being read by the display. Do you by any chance have a logic analyzer?
This would help you see if the right data is being input into the display.