These days, you could be forgiven for thinking driving an LCD from a microcontroller is easy. Cheap displays have proliferated, ready to go on breakout boards with controllers already baked in. Loa… ...

This suits the commonly available Arduino shields which combine a 16×2 character LCD with a set of four tactile buttons in a cross formation.

The Code Kit is an Arduino system in a box. It comes with a small rechargeable battery that can power an Arduino-based CodeBit with three inputs and three outputs.

This module will investigate creating an interactive side-scrolling game using an Arduino. It will also provide experience with advanced usage of the 16x2 LCD screen and its scrolling capabilities.

Together with a Connect-PI Web application that allows you to access your Arduino boards from your desktop computer, laptop or smartphone using a web browser.