If you want to add some visual output to your Arduino projects, you’ll need a display. If you need moderate data on display, the LCD2004 Parallel LCD Display is a quite good solution for the Arduino projects.

This is an industry-standard JHD629-204A based controlled 4 lines x 20 characters LCD display with Black characters on Green background or white character on Blue. It is a parallel interface so you will need 7 pins for 4-bit mode or 11 pins for 8-bit mode to interface to this LCD screen.

Features and Specifications:

Wide viewing angle and high contrast.

Industry-standard JHD629-204A equivalent LCD controller built-in.

+5V DC supply with 33 Ohm resistor LED backlight.

Supported 4 or 8-bit parallel interface.

Display 4-line X 20-character.

Operate with 5V DC.=

Interface with 16 pins male header Connector.

20 characters wide, 4 rows

Black text on the yellow background

The module can easily interface with an MCU

The module is a low-power consumption character LCD Module with a built-in controller

Single LED backlight included can be dimmed easily with a resistor or PWM.