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Arduino - lcd.setCursor()
Description
Move the LCD cursor's position to new position (row, column); that is, set the location at which subsequent text written to the LCD will be displayed.
Syntax
lcd.setCursor(col, row)
Parameters
- lcd: a variable of type LiquidCrystal
- col: the column at which to position the cursor (with 0 being the first column)
- row: the row at which to position the cursor (with 0 being the first row)
The below image shows LCD coordinate.
Example
Hardware Required
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Wiring Diagram
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Arduino Code
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
LiquidCrystal lcd(11, 12, 2, 3, 4, 5);
void setup()
{
lcd.begin(16, 2); // set up the LCD 16x2
lcd.print("hello, world!"); // display "hello, world!" at the initial position (0, 0) <-> upper-left corner
lcd.setCursor(10, 1); // move the cursor to the second row, 11th column
lcd.print("HI!"); // display "HI!" at the second row, 11th column
}
void loop()
{
}
See Also
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