Interfacing Picaxe 14M2 to a 1602 PCF8574 IIC I2C TWI SPI Serial Interface Board Port LCD1602

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GaetanoC

Joined Mar 25, 2021
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Hello All,
My name is Gaetano, I am trying to use a picaxe 14M2 to interface with the PCF8574 IIC I2C TWI SPI Serial Interface Board Port LCD1602. This LCD is designed for Arduino, but I am trying to find a way to communicate to the LCD through the PCF857 using 'Basic language', which is what is used to program the picaxe. I have seen the post and tutorial from September 22, 2015 by Charles R. Hampton Using a Serial LCD with a PICAXE on this forum. Unfortunately the tutorial refers to a different processor chip. I was wondering anyone has had experience in interfacing with the LCD 1602 using a picaxe, and if they would consider providing me with some guidance and help, thank you.
 

dendad

Joined Feb 20, 2016
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On page 10, there is a short section on running the display in I2C mode. That is what I was thinking of, not you buying the unit.
That tiny bit of code may help you to run the cheap I2C LCD.
 

dendad

Joined Feb 20, 2016
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Just note the I2C address may be wrong, and the bit pattern used to drive the LCD will need to suit the hardware.
It MAY be like this....
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GaetanoC

Joined Mar 25, 2021
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Oh boy, I am not trained in electronics; this is going to be a steep learning curve for me. Thank you for you continued help, I really appreciate it.:)
 

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GaetanoC

Joined Mar 25, 2021
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I have not read this all, and do not have a Pickaxe to try it on, but there looks to be a lot of info here, as welll as en example.
https://picaxeforum.co.uk/threads/picaxe-18m2-and-i2c-lcd-16x2-display.23471/
Hello dendad, thank you for all of your time and help that you gave me. I spent about 5 hours today, looking through your suggestions and more on similar forums. I could not get the LCD screen to display anything. I know it is beyond me and also, perhaps the LCD 1602 i2c is not designed to communicate with the picaxe micro controller.
 

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GaetanoC

Joined Mar 25, 2021
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If you have an Arduino, try to get it going on that to see if it is ok.
I do have an Arduino, where I teach, we use a lot of Picaxe. I really wanted to get the LCD to work with the picaxe for the reason that the picaxe does not libraries, which requires the knowledge of how to write the code. I won't give up (yet) and will work on the Arduino for now. Thank you again for all of your help, much appreciated.
 
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