BPI LCD 1602 display module

I’ve just acquired the BPI LCD 1602 display module but I can’t get it to work correctly

I have an Raspberry PI B rev 2

For that I used the following code

from RPLCD.i2c import CharLCD

lcd = CharLCD(i2c_expander='MCP23017', expander_params={'gpio_bank': 'B'}, address=0x20, port=1, cols=16, rows=2, charmap='A02')
lcd.clear()
lcd.home()
lcd.cursor_mode = 'blink'
lcd.write_string('Hello World')

Is there any hints how to get this module to work?

With this code I get the following result

[PedroCavaleiro]

@PedroCavaleiro did you happen to solve this issue? I have a very similar LCD using the MCP23017 but with a red PCB and “Designed for RPI”

I get the same result as you with the blinking cursor.

Yes, l managed to get the LCD and buttons working, I will send the code as soon as I can

[dbrgn]

@PedroCavaleiro good to hear that you could resolve your issue! I assume it was not a problem with RPLCD?

I’ll close this issue for now. Feel free to leave a comment how you solved it, or whether it was a problem related to RPLCD.