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#366 Nokia 5110 LCD/AdafruitSoftwareSPI

A quick Nokia 5110 LCD test using software SPI and the Adafruit PCD8544 library.

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I’ve been having SPI conflicts with other libraries I’ve used for controlling the Nokia 5110 LCD, so time to pull out the big guns - the wonderful Adafruit library set which includes a PCD8544 module.

5110 LCD SPI Configuration

This is a test of the software SPI configuration, which means we steer clear of the hardware SPI pins (10-13 on an Arduino Uno).

Here’s the mapping from the terminology used by my particular 5110 module and pins on an Arduino Uno.

Pin Usage Arduino Uno Pin
RST reset 7
CE/SCE/SS chip enable 6
DC/CSN data/command select 5
DIN data in 8 SPI MOSI
CLK clock 9 SPI SCK
VCC power 5V
BL Backlight on when GND n/c
GND Ground GND

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