Nokia 5110 PCD8544 with Arduino

We have received a number of requests for examples on how to use our Nokia 5110 with any Arduino - so here it goes.

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Nano v3 compatible

We did this project with an Arduino Nano 3, but any compatible Arduino will do.

Nokia 5110 PCD8544 Display

Breadboard - Reconfigurable

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE

Story

We have received a number of requests for examples on how to use our Nokia 5110 with Arduino - so here it goes. For this tip we used a Arduino Nano, but any Arduino can be used.

What we want to achieve

Use our Nokia 5110 displays - which feature a PCD8544 CMOS LCD controller/driver - with an Arduino (compatible) development board and the Arduino IDE.

Requirements

Arduino (compatible) development board - we used the Arduino Nano compatible board (see here)
Our Nokia 5110 Display featuring a PCD8544 controller (see here)
Arduino IDE (download here)

Restrictions

This tip is focused on using the Arduino IDE
The pin connections are guaranteed to work with our Nokia 5110 displays. Other similar displays might have a different pin layout and you will need to adapt to your specific module.
We will be using Gavin Lyons' "Nokia 5110 Text" Library which is available through the Arduino IDE Library Manager. There are other options, this one is the easiest (we found).

Credits

Gavin Lyons - Nokia 5110 Text Library - https://github.com/gavinlyonsrepo/NOKIA5110_TEXT

How to

... Install required Library

Gavin Lyons created a great library with a small memory footprint to display text on PCD8544 based Nokia 5110 8-pin displays.

You can install the library through the Library Manager:

Menu -> Tools -> Manage Libraries

... Output Text to Display

For this project we are not using Pin 7 (Backlight) and have used the wiring as below.

Wiring

PCD8544/LED      |  Arduino
Pin 1 - RST      |  D12
Pin 2 - CE (CS)  |  D11
Pin 3 - DC       |  D10
PIN 4 - DIN      |  D9
PIN 5 - CLK      |  D8
PIN 6 - VCC      |  3.3v - from board or other source
PIN 7 - BL       |  not used
PIN 8 - GND      |  GND - from board or other source

Code

Code to run Nokia 5110 display on Arduino

//
// Nokia 5110 LED with PCD8544 for Arduino
// 5 January 2020 
// Author: Gavin Lyons
// Modified for pin layout: dante@serveronthemove.com.au
// Hardware:
//   Arduino
//   8 pin Nokia 5110 84x48 display w PCD8544
//
//   Wiring:
//     Nokia 5110   -> Arduino
//      1 - RST     -> D12
//      2 - CE (CS) -> D11
//      3 - DC      -> D10
//      4 - DIN     -> D9
//      5 - CLK     -> D8
//      6 - VCC     -> 3.3V
//      7 - BL      -> Not used in this example
//      8 - GND     -> GND
// 
// URL: https://github.com/gavinlyonsrepo/NOKIA5110_TEXT 

#include <NOKIA5110_TEXT.h>

//LCD Nokia 5110 pinout left to right
// RST 1/ CD 2/ DC 3/ DIN 4/ CLK 5
NOKIA5110_TEXT mylcd(12, 11, 10, 9, 8);

#define inverse  false
#define UseDefaultFont  false
#define contrast 0xBF // default is 0xBF set in LCDinit, Try 0xB1(good @ 3.3V) or 0xBF if your display is too dark
#define bias 0x14 // LCD bias mode 1:48: Try 0x13 or 0x14

//TEST setup
#define mydelay 1000

void setup() {
  mylcd.LCDInit(inverse, contrast, bias); //init the lCD passed inverse true or false
  mylcd.LCDClear(); //clear whole screen
  mylcd.LCDFont(UseDefaultFont ); //use Font two
}

void loop() {

  //TEST 1 writing text to blocks
  delay(mydelay);
  mylcd.LCDgotoXY(0, 0); // (go to (X , Y) (0-84 columns, 0-5 blocks)
  mylcd.LCDString("VOLTAGE:"); //print to block 0 (0-5 blocks or row bytes)
  delay(mydelay);
  mylcd.LCDgotoXY(0, 1); // (go to (X , Y) (0-84 columns, 0-5 blocks)
  mylcd.LCDString("5.84 "); //print to block 1 indented by two
  delay(mydelay);
}

Credits

SOTM

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Thanks to Gavin Lyons.

Nokia 5110 PCD8544 with Arduino