While the SSD1306 OLED has somewhat become the go-to display for up-to-date projects, the good old character displays with their Hitachi HD44780 controller don’t seem to be disappearing just … ...

The 16×2 LCD display is a classic in the microcontroller world, and for good reason. Add a couple of wires, download a library, mash out a few lines of code, and your project has a user interface.

The display is also limited to showing just six lines of text with a 15pt font, or four lines when those of us with aging eyes choose to bump it up to a 26pt font size.