液晶显示器以其微功耗、体积小、显示内容丰富、超薄轻巧的诸多优点，在袖珍式仪表和低功耗应用系统中得到越来越广泛的应用。

这里介绍的字符型液晶模块是一种用5x7点阵图形来显示字符的液晶显示器，根据显示的容量可以分为1行16个字、2行16个字、2行20个字等等，这里以常用的2行16个字的1602液晶模块来介绍它的编程方法。

-LCD display with its micro-power consumption, small size, display rich content, ultra-thin lightweight many advantages, in the pocket instrumentation and low-power applications are more and more widely. Here introduce the character LCD module is a 5x7 matrix used to display graphics characters liquid crystal display, according to show that the capacity of one line can be divided into 16 characters, 2 lines 16 characters, 2 lines 20 characters and so on, here commonly used 2 lines 16 characters LCD module to the 1602 introduction of its programming method.