Arduino - Button Count - LCD
In this tutorial, we are going to use Arduino:
- Count the number of times a button is pressed
- Display the count number on LCD I2C display.
- Auto vertical and horizontal center align the count number on LCD I2C display.
In this tutorial, the button also is debounced without using delay() function. See Why do we need debouncing?
Hardware Required
| 1 | × | Arduino UNO or Genuino UNO | |
| 1 | × | USB 2.0 cable type A/B | |
| 1 | × | Button | |
| 1 | × | LCD I2C | |
| 1 | × | Breadboard | |
| 1 | × | Jumper Wires | |
| 1 | × | (Optional) 9V Power Adapter for Arduino | |
| 1 | × | (Optional) Screw Terminal Block Shield for Arduino Uno |
Or you can buy the following sensor kit:
| 1 | × | DIYables Sensor Kit 30 types, 69 units |
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Wiring Diagram
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Arduino Code - displaying button count on LCD I2C
/*
* Created by ArduinoGetStarted.com
*
* This example code is in the public domain
*
* Tutorial page: https://arduinogetstarted.com/tutorials/arduino-button-count-lcd
*/
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
#include <ezButton.h>
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 16, 2); // I2C address 0x3F, 16 column and 2 rows
ezButton button(13); // create ezButton object that attach to pin 13;
unsigned long lastCount = 0;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
lcd.init(); // initialize the lcd
lcd.backlight(); // open the backlight
button.setDebounceTime(50); // set debounce time to 50 milliseconds
button.setCountMode(COUNT_FALLING);
}
void loop() {
button.loop(); // MUST call the loop() function first
unsigned long count = button.getCount();
if (lastCount != count) {
Serial.println(count); // print count to Serial Monitor
lcd.clear();
lcd.setCursor(0, 0); // start to print at the first row
lcd.print("Count: ");
lcd.print(count);
lastCount != count;
}
}
Quick Steps
- On Arduino IDE, Go to Tools Manage Libraries
- Search “ezButton”, then find the button library by ArduinoGetStarted
- Click Install button to install ezButton library.
- Search “LiquidCrystal I2C”, then find the LiquidCrystal_I2C library by Frank de Brabander
- Click Install button to install LiquidCrystal_I2C library.
- Copy the above code and open with Arduino IDE
- Click Upload button on Arduino IDE to upload code to Arduino
- Press button several times
- See the counting number changed on LCD
※ NOTE THAT:
The I2C address of LCD can vary according to the manufacturers. In the code, we used 0x27 that is specified by DIYables manufacturer
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