Assume that you are moving towards a complex microcontroller project bundled with blinkers, beepers, and a display panel. To link a standard 16×2 LCD directly with the microcontroller, for instance ...

[Kaushlesh Chandel] prototyped a few projects on his Arduino that use an HD44780 Character LCD. Wanting to keep these projects in one piece, but not sacrifice his Arduino board, so he etched his ow… ...

Here’s a tutorial if you get stuck. You’ll also need an Arduino-compatible microcontroller and an appropriate way to connect it to your computer (an A-to-B USB cable, micro USB, or FTDI breakout).

[Andy Brown] wrote in to show off the TFT LCD adapter he’s been working on for connecting inexpensive displays to an Arduino Mega. These TFT LCD screens can be picked up on eBay for a few dollars.