{"id":66,"date":"2012-10-06T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-06T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=66"},"modified":"2012-10-06T09:55:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-06T09:55:00","slug":"16x2-lcd-with-contrast-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=66","title":{"rendered":"Pi + 16&#215;2 LCD with a contrast control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fritzing.org\/media\/fritzing-repo\/projects\/r\/raspberry-pi-16x2-lcd-with-contrast-control\/images\/LCD_with_contrast.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fritzing.org\/media\/fritzing-repo\/projects\/r\/raspberry-pi-16x2-lcd-with-contrast-control\/images\/LCD_with_contrast.jpg?resize=200%2C196\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"196\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In trying to get my PiPodCorder project up-and-running, I&#8217;ve been experimenting with bits and pieces attached to a breadboard.<a href=\"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=60\"> In my previous post, I&#8217;d got an LCD module running<\/a>. 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