HiLetgo 2pcs 5V 2004 1602 LCD Display IIC I2C Adapter IIC Serial Interface Adapter for Arduino Robort Parts

Needed it for a class project and worked just nice no probs at all

After previously purchasing a 20x4 I2C character LCD - also from Hiletgo - I wanted to dive deeper into the world of I2C communications, and I thought that this would be a great companion to the 16x2 character LCD that was included with my Elegoo Arduino UNO starter kit. I had a little bit of trouble with adding solder to the jumpers that assign an address to the modules, mainly because my soldering iron tip was too big, but I eventually was able to set the modules to the addresses that I wanted; I set one to 0x26 and the other to 0x25 to avoid conflicts with the 20x4 display, which I left at the default 0x27 address.Once the custom addresses were set, I proceeded to test the modules using the I2C scanning sketch for Arduino, and they both showed up with the addresses that I wanted. After adjusting the contrast, I wrote up a quick sketch to do some further testing, and both modules did their job and did it quite well. I removed the jumper for the backlight and replaced the jumper with a potentiometer for easy brightness adjustment.

I was building an external LCD display to use with my Odroid-C4. I needed an I2C interface. This product provided a reliable circuit board, a pinout description to assure compatibility and easy installation. I just don't like the external power pins for backlight since they are extending beyond the board and don't allow for dynamic controls. I ended up using a 2N7000 with a PWM to control the backlight.

I have these in different sizes and abilities. It fits in very small places and handheld devices. It's amazing how one can read even small text on the display.

Fortunately another reviewer left instructions on how to change the address. Soldering that jumper on is not easy even for someone who instructed NASA rated soldering classes. But my eyes were way better then. The worst part is that all of the pins need to be removed so you can solder it to the back of a display. It should have not even had the pins installed. They could have included them. If you don't have a decent soldering iron I wouldn't recommend trying it. But at least they are so cheap you can give it a try.

I have multiple driving both LCD and VFD displays, these have worked better than any other controller I've used; I would definitely buy more!

Great product

Great converter and cleanly made. Works as expected with my 16 X 2 displays.