| LCD Description |
| Model | SH7-9230, HP LJ II |
| Manufacturer | Hewlett Packard |
| Recovered from | HP Laserjet II printer |
| | Brother HL-8 printer |
| Board IDs | DEC-3V0, SHI505607 |
| LCD type | positive |
| Polarizer type | reflective |
| Columns | 16 |
| Rows | 1 |
| Char matrix | 5×8 |
| Driver IC | Hitachi HD44780 compatible |
| Backlight | - |
| Arduino driver | LiquidCrystal.h |
| Connector | PCB flex cable |
| Num Pins | 14 |
| Pin spacing | 0.05” |
Display panel, DEC-3V0, SH1505607, SG5-4090, Made in Japan. Containing LCD module, SH7-9230, 941803 or SH7-9230 913003.
| Connector pin-out | Arduino test rig |
| Pin# | Label | Description | Pin |
| 1 | +5v | | |
| 2 | gnd | | |
| 3 | vlc5 | | |
| 4 | rs | | |
| 5 | r/w' | | |
| 6 | e | | |
| 7 | d0 | | |
| 8 | d1 | | |
| 9 | d2 | | |
| 10 | d3 | | |
| 11 | d4 | | |
| 12 | d5 | | |
| 13 | d6 | | |
| 14 | d7 | | |
| Bottom view of J2 flex cable socket |
| | Arduino test rig 1) |
| Label | Pin# | | Pin# | Label | colour |
| | | | 1 | +5v | red |
| gnd | 2 | | | | orange |
| | | | 3 | vlc5 | yellow |
| rs | 4 | | | | green |
| | | | 5 | r/w' | blue |
| e | 6 | | | | purple |
| | | | 7 | d0 | |
| d1 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | 9 | d2 | |
| d3 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | 11 | d4 | grey |
| d5 | 12 | | | | white |
| | | | 13 | d6 | black |
| d7 | 14 | | | | brown |
Examples from HP Laserjet II printers :
Examples from Brother HL-8 printers :