MSP430 (or Arduino) Library for PCF8574 I2C Port Expander August 8, 2014
Posted by Robert Harder in Utility.Tags: arduino, i2c, microcontroller, MSP430, port expander
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I bought an 8-port general purpose IO expander for adding ports to my MSP430 projects via I2C, but I couldn’t find any library for accessing it. Fortunately the I2C communication with the on-board Texas Instruments PCF8574 chip is pretty straightforward, so after studying the LiquidCrystal_I2C library, which uses the PCF8574 for communicating with the popular 16×2 LCDs, I made my own library for this port expander. You are welcome to it. I release it as Public Domain code.
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Setting up Bluetooth to Bluetooth Master with HC-05 for my 16×2 LCD Office Door Sign July 30, 2014
Posted by Robert Harder in Uncategorized.Tags: bluetooth, LCD, microcontroller, MSP430
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For my office door I’ve made a sign using a 16×2 LCD display controlled by an MSP430 and connectable via Bluetooth. A button lets me cycle through canned messages like, “The doctor is in,” and “At lunch.” Via Bluetooth I can give it an ad hoc message that I had not pre-programmed.
Door sign using 16×2 LCD, MSP430, Bluetooth, and 433Mhz radio
