To link a standard 16×2 LCD directly with the microcontroller, for instance Arduino, you would need atleast 6 I/O pins to talk to the LCD. However, if you use an LCD module with I2C interface, you ...

line called for by the LCD protocol. This means you don’t lose any extra pins. Another way to uses the displays with Arduino is to use a smart controller for TFT screens.

To communicate with each LCD via I2C, two TCA9548A I2C multiplexers are connected to an Arduino, along with an RTC to keep track of the time and date itself. As the TCA9548A has three pins ...