LCD + 4x4 keypad

Hey i need to make a temperature controller with arduino for a school project, but i'm having alot of trouble finding an LCD display and a 4x4 keypad that can fit on the arduino uno, i have to have an NTC resistor, a transistor for relay control, an LCD and a 4x4 keypad connected to an arduino uno at the same time, but i cant seem to find anything with less enough pins to all fit in there.

since the school is paying it would be prefered if you could get me a link from one of these websites, since the school is paying:

not sure if the sites come in english, but if not google translate can translate full homepages :slight_smile:

so to sum up, i need:
an LCD display (with integrated character chart)
a 4x4 keypad

must fit on arduino uno

Here is my design. No 4x4 keypad but the keypad is more than enough to enter anything you want with included software, the phi_prompt.

I don't know what type of proof of purchase you need but I believe dipmicro.com processes credit card purchases and has receipts but inmojo.com doesn't have it.

Looks awsome, i could probably use that one for a home project but the one i need for a school project is just the LCD screen, and it cant use up too many I/O pins, so if anyone knows somew awsome and preferably cheap plain LCD with an internal character generator it'd be perfect.

How about plain good-old 16X2 character LCD for a few bucks? The difference is just color and price:

You need 6 pins to control them. If you want to reduce to 2 pins, you will pay a high price.

... you will pay a high price.

Is $10 really a high price? I2C LCD Interface v3 - Kit [SPL-002100] - $9.75 : SpikenzieLabs, Great electronics kits

Don

If you trust ebay, you can get an lcd for $4 (shipping included) but they don't give out receipts like the OP might need. So compared with a plain LCD, the I2C extender, which doesn't include the lcd and costs $10 + shipping, is kind of high. The sparkfun serial lcd is high too, around $25.

So 6 pins communication is $4 and up, 2 pin communication is at least $14 and up. The OP can decide on these facts himself then.

If you want to take a chance with these guys http://www.web4robot.com/LCDCtrl.html

this Serial LCD and Keypad Controller will do what you are looking for (I2C and 4 x 4 keypad)

But they can be very slow with shipping