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serLCD

printCustomChar()

Description

Print a custom character (gylph) on to the LCD. Up to eight characters of 5x8 pixels are supported (numbered 1 to 8). The custom characters are designed by the createChar() command.

Syntax

lcd.printCustomChar(num)

Parameters

lcd: a variable of type serLCD

num: which character to print (1 to 8), created by createChar()

Example 1

  1. /*
  2.   serLCD - Create custom character example 1
  3.            This example creates a custom smiley face
  4.            character.
  5. */
  6. #include <NewSoftSerial.h>
  7. #include <serLCD.h>
  8.  
  9. // Set pin to the LCD's rxPin
  10. int pin = 2;
  11.  
  12. serLCD lcd(pin);
  13.  
  14. byte smiley[8] = {
  15.   B00000,
  16.   B10001,
  17.   B00000,
  18.   B00000,
  19.   B10001,
  20.   B01110,
  21.   B00000,
  22. };
  23.  
  24. void setup()
  25. {
  26.   lcd.createChar(1, smiley);
  27.   lcd.printCustomChar(1);
  28. }
  29.  
  30. void loop() {}
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Example 2

  1. /*
  2.   serLCD - Create custom character example 2
  3.            This example creates 8 custom characters
  4.            resulting in a bar graph.
  5. */
  6. #include <NewSoftSerial.h>
  7. #include <serLCD.h>
  8.  
  9. // Set pin to the LCD's rxPin
  10. int pin = 2;
  11.  
  12. serLCD lcd(pin);
  13.  
  14. byte bars[8][8] = {
  15.   {B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B11111},
  16.   {B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B11111,B11111},
  17.   {B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B11111,B11111,B11111},
  18.   {B00000,B00000,B00000,B00000,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111},
  19.   {B00000,B00000,B00000,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111},
  20.   {B00000,B00000,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111},
  21.   {B00000,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111},
  22.   {B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111}
  23. };
  24.  
  25. void setup()
  26. {
  27.   for (int i=1; i < 9; i++){
  28.     lcd.createChar(i, bars[i-1]);
  29.   }
  30. }
  31.  
  32. void loop()
  33. {
  34.   for (int i=1; i < 9; i++){
  35.     lcd.printCustomChar(i);
  36.   }
  37. while(1); // stop looping
  38. }
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