Display Board

Project tutorial

Components and supplies

Arduino UNO & Genuino UNO

Alphanumeric LCD, 16 x 2

Arduino GSM shield V2

Resistor 330 ohm

Jumper wires (generic)

Single Turn Potentiometer- 10k ohms

Solderless Breadboard Full Size

60w desktop power supply obl 600 94390.1449790929.500.659

Digilent 60W PCIe 12V 5A Power Supply

Android device

sim card 2G

Apps and online services

Arduino IDE

About this project

Hey peeps!

I am back with a new interesting project.

In this project I made a display board using a GSM module and Arduino Uno.

In this project you can send the message from mobile phone to the SIM card which is in the GSM module and that message will be appeared on the display.

You can use this project as a display board at home or notice board in college.

It can be used as a patient numbering system in hospitals where doctors can send the message displaying the number of the patient and that patient will come to the doctor.

Let's get started to make this project:

Steps:

1. Gather all the components.

2. Connect pot and LCD display on breadboard

3. Connect a 330 ohm resistor to second end of pot.

4. Connect all components as shown.

5. Connections are below:

LCD TO ARDUINO

Vss GND

Vdd +5v

Vo middle end of pot

Rs 3

Rw GND

E 4

D4 5

D5 6

D6 7

D7 8

A one end to resistor 330 ohm tp pot and that end to +5v

K one end to pot and that end to GND

6. Connect GSM module with M-F jumper wires as shown.

7. Insert sim in the GSM module (preferably 2G SIM).

8. Connections:

GSM module to Arduino

Vcc +5v

Gnd GND

Tx Rx

Rx Tx

Make sure that Tx and Rx pin of GSm module are disconnected while uploading the code.

After uploading the code connect the Tx and Rx pin of GSM Module to the Arduino.

9. Now take a smart phone and send the message to that number followed by # and end by * as shown.

Message will be received.

Cheers, your project is done!

Also, be sure to subscribe to my channel.

Thanks!

Code

CodeC/C++

//www.YouTube.com/Electronics is Fun//
//Mohd Sohail//


#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
LiquidCrystal lcd(3,4,5,6,7,8);

int led=13;

int temp=0,i=0,x=0,k=0;
char str[100],msg[32];

void setup() 
{
  lcd.begin(16,2);
  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(led, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(led, HIGH);
  lcd.print("GSM Initilizing...");
  gsm_init();
  lcd.setCursor(0,0);
  lcd.print("GSM Display");
  lcd.setCursor(0,1);
  lcd.print("    Board      ");
  delay(2000);
  lcd.clear();
  lcd.print("Electronics is Fun");
  delay(1000);
  lcd.setCursor(0,1);
  lcd.print("System Ready");
  Serial.println("AT+CNMI=2,2,0,0,0");
  delay(500);
  Serial.println("AT+CMGF=1");
  delay(1000);
  digitalWrite(led, LOW);
}

void loop()    
{
  for(unsigned int t=0;t<60000;t++)
  {
    serialEvent();
  if(temp==1)
  {
    x=0,k=0,temp=0;
    while(x<i)
    {
      while(str[x]=='#')
      {
        x++;
        while(str[x]!='*')
        {
          msg[k++]=str[x++];
        }
      }
      x++;
    }
    msg[k]='\0';
    lcd.clear();
    lcd.print(msg);
    delay(1000);
    temp=0;
    i=0;
    x=0;
    k=0;
  }
  }
  lcd.scrollDisplayLeft();
}
void serialEvent()
{
  while(Serial.available())
  {
    char ch=(char)Serial.read();
    str[i++]=ch;
    if(ch == '*')
    {
      temp=1;
      lcd.clear();
      lcd.print("Message Received");
      delay(1000);
    }
  }
}

void gsm_init()
{
  lcd.clear();
  lcd.print("Finding Module..");
  boolean at_flag=1;
  while(at_flag)
  {
    Serial.println("AT");
    while(Serial.available()>0)
    {
      if(Serial.find("OK"))
      at_flag=0;
    }
    delay(1000);
  }

  lcd.clear();
  lcd.print("Module Connected..");
  delay(1000);
  lcd.clear();
  lcd.print("Disabling ECHO");
  boolean echo_flag=1;
  while(echo_flag)
  {
    Serial.println("ATE0");
    while(Serial.available()>0)
    {
      if(Serial.find("OK"))
      echo_flag=0;
    }
    delay(1000);
  }

  lcd.clear();
  lcd.print("Echo OFF");
  delay(1000);
  lcd.clear();
  lcd.print("Finding Network..");
  boolean net_flag=1;
  while(net_flag)
  {
    Serial.println("AT+CPIN?");
    while(Serial.available()>0)
    {
      if(Serial.find("+CPIN: READY"))
      net_flag=0;
    }
    delay(1000);
  }
  lcd.clear();
  lcd.print("Network Found..");
  delay(1000);
  lcd.clear();}