wifi_lcd_display.md

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project	WiFi LCD Display	/wiki/wifi_lcd_display	name status image description platform social WiFi LCD Display experimental /images/wifi_lcd01.jpg An ESP8266 powered text based LCD display ESP8266 github https://github.com/tiefpunkt/wifi_lcd

An ESP8266 powered text based LCD display. Connects to an MQTT broker. Supports multiple pages (currently 8). Operated with a single button.

Next Steps

• Update documentation with information about backlight control
• Add a clock
  • Using some big number library?
    • BigNums2x2 - Blogpost
    • https://gist.github.com/ronivaldo/5587355
    • https://forum.arduino.cc/t/large-alphanumeric-on-lcd/8946
    • https://github.com/lyovav/CLOCK-LCD-16X2-BIG-FONT-v1.0
• PCB Design
  • Add 3(?) MOSFET outputs for bigger lights?