Issue: Lcd showing "extra" dots

[great_pafci]

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
#include <Wire.h>

LiquidCrystal lcd1(13,12,11,10,9,8);
char key;
int shut=0;
int scrmod=0;
int modcanrole=0;
int role=0;
int x=0;
int y=0;
int temp=20;
int hum=60;
char k;



void setup()
{
  lcd1.begin(16,2);
  lcd1.clear();
 Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(4,INPUT);
  pinMode(2,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(A2,INPUT);

  Wire.begin(4);                // join i2c bus with address #4
  Wire.onReceive(receiveEvent); // register event
  Serial.begin(9600);
}




void loop()
{


delay(100);
}

void receiveEvent(int howMany)
{

    char c= Wire.read(); // receive byte as a character
    k=c;
  lcd1.setCursor(0,0);
  lcd1.write(k);
  lcd1.write("hi");
  lcd1.write(k);
  
  
  //master, receiver

}

This is the code on Receiver UNO ( ignore extra variables, pinMode statements)

[code]
// 4x4 keypad hooking
//
#include <Keypad.h>
#include <Wire.h>

const byte ROWS = 4; 
const byte COLS = 4;


char keys[ROWS][COLS] = 
{
{'1', '2', '3', 'A'},
{'4', '5', '6', 'B'},
{'7', '8', '9', 'C'},
{'*', '0', '#', 'D'}
}
;int aut=1;
int mod=0;

byte rowPins[ROWS] = {12, 11, 10, 9};
byte colPins[COLS] = {7, 6, 5, 4}; 
//
Keypad keypad = Keypad( makeKeymap(keys), rowPins, colPins, ROWS, COLS );

void setup(){
  pinMode(2,OUTPUT);
   Wire.begin();
  
}
  
void loop(){ 
  
  Wire.beginTransmission(4);
  
 char key = keypad.getKey();// Read the key
    Wire.write(key);
    Wire.endTransmission();
  // key hooking done
  

  
  delay(100);       
}

And this be the code on Master UNO

And this is the picture presenting the wiring ( two UNOs' are communicating , on the left side is Receiver, when Master sends the char byte once receiver hears it then corresponding LCD tells it )

After I push the button(- pick, 1st row, 4th col), Master sends the corresponding byte data(- say 'A'), Receiver gets it (- 'A' on Serial monitor)

LCD manages to show "AhiA" on it's screen, on the (0,0)th point

• but with weired 'dots' on (0,0)th and (3,0)th point; on "h" "i" be clearly nothing
  (*though they are not randomly placed; for each points dots make identical pattern)

thus I end up seeing some glitchy "AhiA" shaped thing on the monitor.
(for other cases gives the same result)

I have checked that either of LCD itself, wiring, codes and I2C communication are on-tight.

What could cause such events?

[johnwasser]

@great_pafci

  Wire.beginTransmission(4);
  
 char key = keypad.getKey();// Read the key
    Wire.write(key);

When a button has not just been pressed you are sending a zero. Try:

  char key = keypad.getKey(); // Read the key

  if (key != NoKey)
  {
    Wire.beginTransmission(4);
    Wire.write(key);
    Wire.endTransmission();
  }

[great_pafci]

Thanks, a beautiful solution indeed!
It worked well smoothly.