Arduino-Nano-based-Designing-Stick-Man-Animation-on-LCD-Screen

LCD functions as a character viewer. Generally, the characters displayed are in the form of writing, but actually LCD can also display images, even LCD can also display an animation from the results of looping. The purpose of this project is to educate the public on how to make easy character customization on I2C LCD. This project has been implemented and takes approximately 1 day. The result of this project is Stick Man animation.

Project Requirements

Part	Description
Development Board	Arduino Nano V3
Code Editor	Arduino IDE
Driver	CH340 USB Driver
Communications Protocol	Inter Integrated Circuit (I2C)
Programming Language	C/C++
Arduino Library	LiquidCrystal_I2C
Display	LCD I2C (x1)
Other Components	• Mini USB cable - USB type A (x1) • Jumper cable (1 set)

Download & Install

1. Arduino IDE

   https://bit.ly/ArduinoIDE_Installer

   
   

2. CH340 USB Driver

   https://bit.ly/CH340_USB_Driver

Project Designs

Block Diagram	Pictorial Diagram

Wiring

Basic Knowledge

The picture above explains that the 16x2 I2C LCD has :

• Columns -> 16 • Rows -> 2 • Bytes in each led matrix -> 8 • Bits in each led matrix -> in each row there are 5

Scanning the I2C Address on the LCD

#include <Wire.h>

void setup() {
  Wire.begin();
  Serial.begin(9600);
  while (!Serial); // Wait for serial monitor
  Serial.println("\nI2C Scanner");
}

void loop() {
  int nDevices = 0;
  Serial.println("Scanning...");

  for (byte address = 1; address < 127; ++address) {
    // The i2c_scanner uses the return value of the Wire.endTransmission to see if a device did acknowledge to the address.
    Wire.beginTransmission(address);
    byte error = Wire.endTransmission();

    if (error == 0) {
      Serial.print("I2C device found at address 0x");
      if (address < 16) {
        Serial.print("0");
      }
      Serial.print(address, HEX);
      Serial.println("  !");

      ++nDevices;
    } else if (error == 4) {
      Serial.print("Unknown error at address 0x");
      if (address < 16) {
        Serial.print("0");
      }
      Serial.println(address, HEX);
    }
  }
  if (nDevices == 0) {
    Serial.println("No I2C devices found\n");
  } else {
    Serial.println("done\n");
  }
  delay(5000); // Wait 5 seconds for next scan
}

Arduino IDE Setup

1. Open the Arduino IDE first, then open this project by clicking File -> Open :

   stickman_animation_lcd.ino

   
   

2. Board Setup in Arduino IDE

   How to setup the Arduino Nano board
   Click Tools -> Board -> Arduino AVR Boards -> Arduino Nano

   
   

3. Change Processor in Arduino IDE

   Click Tools -> Processor -> ATmega328P (Old Bootloader)

   
   

4. Install Library in Arduino IDE

   Download all the library zip files. Then paste it in the: C:\Users\Computer_Username\Documents\Arduino\libraries

   
   

5. Port Setup in Arduino IDE

   Click Port -> Choose according to your device port (you can see in device manager)

   
   

6. Before uploading the program please click: Verify.
   
   

7. If there is no error in the program code, then please click: Upload.
   
   

8. If there is still a problem when uploading the program, then try checking the driver / port / others section.

LCD Custom Character

To easily create a LCD Custom Character, you can access the link below.

https://maxpromer.github.io/LCD-Character-Creator/

Get Started

1. Download and extract this repository.
   
   

2. Make sure you have the necessary electronic components.
   
   

3. Make sure your components are designed according to the diagram.
   
   

4. Configure your device according to the settings above.
   
   

5. Please enjoy [Done].

Highlights

Animation display-1	Animation display-2

Appreciation

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Disclaimer

This application is my own work and is not the result of plagiarism from other people's research or work, except those related to third party services which include: libraries, frameworks, and so on.

LICENSE

MIT License - Copyright © 2024 - Devan C. M. Wijaya, S.Kom

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