I just thought I would post about the new feature Greig added that is in the latest Beta version of this plug-in. I beleive the new version is working with Linux, if you try it under Linux, please give Greig feedback if there are any issues.
You can control a 4 line by 20 character LCD with an event or events. I used this board from eBay, it works fine, there may be others. It takes 4 connections to the Arduino, Gnd, DC 5V, and two data lines.
The newest beta requires new sketches and is designed to work with the newest Arduino IDE. You will have to update your boards after installing the new beta. Just be sure and do it in this order as Greig recommends:
Then you can create an LCD device, only one per board. Below are some screenshots of the new device, my event and the hardware. I just threw the event together using some device variables, so the special characters don't display. The second line is the status of the heating system, the third is today's prediction and the fourth is tomorrow. It does show some of the possibilities.
The Arduino is connected by Ethernet, with an Arduino POE shield. It powers the Board, the LCD and the Velleman KA05 I/O board.
This was just a quick post, if you have any questions, one of us can help you out.
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You can control a 4 line by 20 character LCD with an event or events. I used this board from eBay, it works fine, there may be others. It takes 4 connections to the Arduino, Gnd, DC 5V, and two data lines.
The newest beta requires new sketches and is designed to work with the newest Arduino IDE. You will have to update your boards after installing the new beta. Just be sure and do it in this order as Greig recommends:
- While not required, I would uninstall your current Arduino IDE before updating to the newest IDE. That will delete all old libraries and the entire Arduino IDE directory. Then get the new one from this page, you want ARDUINO 1.6.4, pick your installer type and O/S version.
- Install the beta plug-in from the beta section at the bottom of the plug-in management screen.
- Download the libraries from the plug-in configuration page and add them to the libraries that came with the new IDE. There are now only 3 new libraries:
- Dallas Temperature
- LiquidCrystal_I2C
- OneWire
- Download the new sketches for your boards from the configuration page.
- Start the new IDE and upload your new sketches to each appropriate board. It is easiest to have only one connected at a time so that you don't confuse com ports.
Then you can create an LCD device, only one per board. Below are some screenshots of the new device, my event and the hardware. I just threw the event together using some device variables, so the special characters don't display. The second line is the status of the heating system, the third is today's prediction and the fourth is tomorrow. It does show some of the possibilities.
The Arduino is connected by Ethernet, with an Arduino POE shield. It powers the Board, the LCD and the Velleman KA05 I/O board.
This was just a quick post, if you have any questions, one of us can help you out.
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