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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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Notes

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

Construction

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Credits and References

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LEAP is just my personal collection of projects. Two main themes have emerged in recent years, sometimes combined:

  • electronics - usually involving an Arduino or other microprocessor in one way or another. Some are full-blown projects, while many are trivial breadboard experiments, intended to learn and explore something interesting
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