RaspberryPi/LCD Display
From charlesreid1
Also see Arduino LCD Display, which was the original.
Overview
See Arduino LCD Display#Overview for an overview of how the LCD display works. It works by communicating with the microcontroller using I2C pins, which provide a way for integrated circuits to communicate with each other.
The Circuit
Breadboard Diagram
Need to make a firtzing diagram for this.
Breadboard Photo
Here's a photo of the breadboard:
File:RaspberryPi LCD Circuit.jpg
Python Sketch
More information about the Raspberry Pi GPIO pinouts and how to control 'em with Python is over on the RaspberryPi/Blink page.
Specifically, here is some Python code written to control GPIO pins on the Raspberry Pi: RaspberryPi/Blink#The_Python_Code
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