Most popular 16x2 LCD module configuration?

Personally I prefer the 2x7 row for ease of connection with ribbon cable and IDC connectors.

Though I admit the 14-way IDC cable/connectors are less common than the

The single-row LCD version might be better for soldering in a row of pins to plug into those plastic breadboard things.

If I were an equipment maker, and wanted to mount the LCD on a front panel away from the PCB, the 2x7 seems best.

I suppose if one were to standardize on the 2x7 type, one could easily go either way, depending on the product.

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

Sometimes you don't have a choice.

Yes I know.

Yes, sometimes the board has to go one place and the display in another.

Most of the surplus parts I have seen/purchased are the single row style. That's the style I chose for a product just because of availability. The only time it gets tricky is when you add in backlighting. There seems to be no standard for where those extra pins are placed in relation to the other 14.

Jim

I've a very small PCB, diam 15(mm of course :-) ) as full as it can be.

I need a temp sensor 10mV/K - 0°C->0V - SOT23 or smaller.

There's the LM45-SOT23, but I do need better supply voltage compliance, and I can't find the LM35 or equiv. in a small package.

Any hint?

A bit OT, but how do you protect the LCD, a custom bezel, with transparent plastic inlay. Every time I looked at bezels, they were pretty ugly.

Any suppliers?

martin

I now see I mis-parsed your post, sorry. What I read was: "... maker, _I_ wanted to mount ..." And I therefore was wondering why you would insist on mounting the LCD away from the PCB. So please forget about the whole subthread here. :-(

On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 08:20:27 -0400, Spehro Pefhany put finger to keyboard and composed:

The kit suppliers in Australia use the "single row of 14" type. The one important difference among these is the non-standard polarity of the +5V and ground pins. I have also noticed that the potential divider spec for the contrast pin can vary depending on the type of LCD.

- Franc Zabkar

I agree

But almost any configuration you can think of exists, although often only on request. Especially for the background pins.

I have a few LCDs here that have a single row on both the top left

Wouter van Ooijen

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