Hi there,
In reading about the Arduino Micro and looking at the pictures it's fairly obvious that you can't stack a shield on top of it.
My question is though, with the LCD shield, where only a few wires get used, is it possible to put the LCD Shield in a remote location and just wire out the required pins? I presume two power pins, and then two I2C pins?
Otherwise, I think I'd use the backpack, but I'd really prefer to have all those buttons as well.
I want to use the Micro so I can squeeze it down into a package.
I'm wanting to use the Micro with the LCD Shield, and also the L293D chip to control a stepper. Thanks in advance.
Question about Arduino Micro and LCD Shield
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Re: Question about Arduino Micro and LCD Shield
Yes it is definitely possible. One possible hitch that has tripped up a couple of folks already: One of the 3 GND pins on the shield is not actually connected to the ground plane. When used as a shield, it is a non-issue. But used stand-alone you have a 33 1/3% chance of picking the wrong one. See the warning about 2/3 down on this page: https://learn.adafruit.com/rgb-lcd-shie ... lcd-shields it possible to put the LCD Shield in a remote location and just wire out the required pins? I presume two power pins, and then two I2C pins?
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Re: Question about Arduino Micro and LCD Shield
Thanks for the quick response.
I'm going to debate between which permutation of hardware I want to go with likely for the next several hours... I'll report back once my product is completed. Thanks!
Luc
I'm going to debate between which permutation of hardware I want to go with likely for the next several hours... I'll report back once my product is completed. Thanks!
Luc
Please be positive and constructive with your questions and comments.