LCD Custom Character

Question

I am experimenting the write((byte)num) function, and I stumble upon a pre-made custom character. Usually it's on above ((byte)200) or and below ((byte)10000). If anyone else know this, where could I find the list for a specific character?

• Delta_G: Post the code and the output. You're talking nonsense with a byte with a value of 10000. A byte can't have a value that high.
• jsotola: @Delta_G I think that (byte) 10000 is a cast of integer to byte ... it is equal to 16
• Majenko: sparkfun.com/datasheets/LCD/HD44780.pdf pages 17 and 18 (depending on what ROM your LCD has). And the range is 128-255 - the "high bit set" on ASCII.
• Delta_G: Yes, @jstola, that was exactly my point. There is no character at 10000, he needs to be thinking of what number is actually being used there.

Answer 1

Hi Welcome to Arduino StackExchange

You can build your own LCD characters if you spend some time with the datasheet and user manuals available

Arduino has a dedicated function here

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);
byte smiley[8] = {
 B00000,
 B10001,
 B00000,
 B00000,
 B10001,
 B01110,
 B00000,
};
void setup() {
 lcd.createChar(0, smiley);
 lcd.begin(16, 2); 
 lcd.write(byte(0));
}
void loop() {}

here is one example: from our tool here

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From the datasheet :
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here is one example where a Heart symbol is created using the built-in Arduino LCD library:

You can play here at our LCD1602 simulator to get a hang of it. Please leave a message or comment if you have any questions :) enter image description here