Intelligent Character LCD

Covering the most popular liquid crystal display configurations, control of the modules has been simplified to a set of commands delivered via RS232, RS422, I2C and USB. Meant to save time and money, we have worked to ensure that the tedious timing and special conditions typical of display controllers have been eliminated from our interface to help get your project to market faster.
LK162A-4T-USB-TCI (Front)
LK162A-4T-USB-TCI (Back)
Interface specifications for Character LCDs Series
Part NumberRS232TTLI2CRS422USB
LCD0821
LCD2041
LK162-12
LK162A-4T
LK162B-7T
LK202-25
LK204-25
LK204-7T-1U
LK402-25
LK404-25
Size specifications for Character LCDs Series
Part NumberCharacter x LinesModule Size (mm)
Active Area (mm)
Character Size (mm)
LCD0821 8 x 2 58.00 x 32.00 x 27.32 27.80 x 11.50 2.96 x 5.56
LCD2041 20 x 4 98.00 x 60.00 x 30.50 70.40 x 20.80 2.95 x 4.75
LK162-12 16 x 2 80.00 x 36.00 x 28.80 56.20 x 11.50 2.95 x 5.55
LK162A-4T 16 x 2 96.40 x 23.00 x 31.14 46.70 x 8.40 2.45 x 3.95
LK162B-7T 16 x 2 125.00 x 35.00 x 33.00 56.20 x 11.50 2.95 x 5.55
LK202-25 20 x 2 116.00 x 37.00 x 29.00 73.50 x 11.50 3.20 x 5.55
LK204-25 20 x 4 98.00 x 60.00 x 30.50 70.40 x 20.80 2.95 x 4.75
LK204-7T-1U 20 x 4 142.00 x 38.00 x 36.00 77.30 x 23.60 3.20 x 5.15
LK402-25 40 x 2 182.00 x 33.50 x 31.46 147.50 x 11.50 3.20 x 5.55
LK404-25 40 x 4 190.00 x 54.00 x 29.18 140.45 x 23.16 2.78 x 4.89
Voltage specifications for Character LCDs Series
Part NumberEVV-EVPTVPT-ELVLV-E
LCD0821
LCD2041
LK162-12
LK162A-4T
LK162B-7T
LK202-25
LK204-25
LK204-7T-1U
LK402-25
LK404-25
Color specifications for Character LCDs Series
Part NumberYGWBGWIYRFGWTCIFAFBFG
LCD0821
LCD2041
LK162-12
LK162A-4T
LK162B-7T
LK202-25
LK204-25
LK204-7T-1U
LK402-25
LK404-25
Features for Character LCDs Series
Part NumberGPOKeypadDallas One WirePiezo BuzzerBiColour LEDs
LCD0821 1        
LCD2041 3        
LK162-12 7 12 USB/Custom    
LK162A-4T 2 4    
LK162B-7T 2 7  
LK202-25 6 25 USB/Custom    
LK204-25 6 25 USB/Custom    
LK204-7T-1U 3 7 USB/Custom  
LK402-25 6 25 USB/Custom    
LK404-25 6 25 USB/Custom    
Downloads Character LCDs Series
ManualPCNSoftwareAppNotes

  • Colours

    FA  Amber Text with Crisp, FFSTN Black Background

    FB  Blue Text with Crisp, FFSTN Black Background

    FG  Green Text with Crisp, FFSTN Black Background

    FGW  Crisp, FSTN Grey Text with White Background

    GW  Grey Text with White Background 

    IY  Yellow-Green Text with Black Background

    R  Red Text with Black Background

    TCI  Tricolour Text with Black Background

    WB   White Text with Blue Background

    YG  Grey Text with Yellow-Green Background

  • Voltage/Temperature

    E  Extended Temperature (-20C to 70C Operation)

    LV  Low Voltage (3.3V)

    V  Wide Voltage (9V-15V) 

    VS  Standard Voltage (5.0V)

    VPT  Wide Voltage with Efficient Switching Power Supply (9V-35V)

  • Interfaces

    I2C  Inter-integrated circuit protocol uses clock and data lines to communicate short distances at slow speeds from a master to up to 128 addressable slave devices. A display is a slave device.

    RS232  Recommended standard 232, a common serial protocol. Logic levels can be as high as +/-30V, a high level is negative, a low is positive.

    RS422  Recommended standard 422, a more robust differential pair serial protocol.

    TTL  Transistor-transistor logic applied to serial protocol. Low level is 0V while high logic is 5V.

    USB  Universal Serial Bus protocol widely used in PCs.

  • Features

    Bi-Colour LEDs  Front mounted LEDs capable of outputting red, green, or orange colour.

    Dallas One-Wire  One Wire interface for connecting devices using Dallas Semiconductor protocol, such as the DS18S20 temperature probe.

    GPO  General Purpose Outputs for switching external circuitry and devices.

    Keypad  Matrix style keypad input.

    Piezo  Piezo Electric buzzer with variable pitch and duration.