Hi, I'm trying to get my arduino setup so that when someone types in a url on a pc, it is connected to the arduino and displays the "message" sent to the arduino. I am using the TinyWebServer and the EthernetDHCP libraries. I have the server running smoothly, and I am able to display text on the lcd correctly, but getting a message to the lcd from the internet is what I'm having trouble with. Any help would be appreciated!
getting a message to the lcd from the internet is what I'm having trouble with.
This looks like a software issue, so it belongs in the Programming forum, where you will be asked to show your code. If you are able to get the Arduino/Ethernet shield to act as a server, and can write to the LCD, there is no reason why you can't write information to the LCD that comes from the client's request.
You should be able to use a text box in an html form to send text to the server as a post or get request.
I got messages to appear on the lcd from an internet request, but I now need help creating the user interface html pages to make it easier for someone to send a message than typing it all out in the url bar.
Read up on get requests in HTML. This is a good place to start: HTML Forms .
Just make an html form on that page with itself specified as the action destination, then name each form element the title of your get request.