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Hi, I have the following program, which is straight forward from the tutorial, the only diference is that I have set the output to my LCD.
The Problem is that I get the volts displayed as follows ex. 2.312.312.312.31 and the same below on the secon line. I am using a 16X2 LCD
Here is the program:#

  // include the library code:
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

// initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins
LiquidCrystal lcd(8,9,4,5,6,7);

void setup(){
    // set up the LCD's number of columns and rows:
  lcd.begin(16, 2);
  // initialize the serial communications:
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

// the loop routine runs over and over again forever:
void loop() {
  // read the input on analog pin 7:
  int sensorValue = analogRead(A7);
  // Convert the analog reading (which goes from 0 - 1023) to a voltage (0 - 5V):
  float voltage = sensorValue * (5.0 / 1023.0);
  // print out the value you read:
 
  lcd.print(voltage);
 
}#

Can anyone help this newbie please?

Thank you                                                                           

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The Problem is that I get the volts displayed as follows ex. 2.312.312.312.31 and the same below on the secon line.

Why is that a problem? What do you want, instead?

Can anyone help this newbie please?

Sure, once we know what the problem is.

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The problem is that you are not specifying where the voltage should be printed on the LCD, so each print immediately follows where the previous one stopped. Do some research on the lcd.Setcursor command and use it before you print to the LCD.