#define F_CPU 1000000UL

#include <avr/io.h>

#include <util/delay.h>

#define LCD_DATA PORTB                //LCD data port

#define ctrl PORTD

#define en PD2                         // enable signal

#define rw PD1                       // read/write signal

#define rs PD0                     // register select signal

int main()

{

DDRB=0xff;                                  // setting the port B

DDRD=0x07;                                // setting for port D

init_LCD();                                 // initialization of LCD

_delay_ms(50);                        // delay of 50 mili seconds

LCD_write_string("“hello world”");                      // function to print string on LCD

return 0;

}

void init_LCD(void)

{

LCD_cmd(0x38);                            // initialization of 16X2 LCD in 8bit mode

_delay_ms(1);

LCD_cmd(0x01);                                 // clear LCD

_delay_ms(1);

LCD_cmd(0x0E);                        // cursor ON

_delay_ms(1);

LCD_cmd(0x80);                     // —8 go to first line and –0 is for 0th position

_delay_ms(1);

return;

}

void LCD_cmd(unsigned char cmd)

{

LCD_DATA=cmd;

ctrl =(0<<rs)|(0<<rw)|(1<<en);

_delay_ms(1);

ctrl =(0<<rs)|(0<<rw)|(0<<en);

_delay_ms(50);

return;

}

void LCD_write(unsigned char data)

{

LCD_DATA= data;

ctrl = (1<<rs)|(0<<rw)|(1<<en);

_delay_ms(1);

ctrl = (1<<rs)|(0<<rw)|(0<<en);

_delay_ms(50);

return ;

}

void LCD_write_string(unsigned char *str)             //store address value of the string in pointer *str

{

int i=0;

while(str[i]!='\0')                               // loop will go on till the NULL character in the string

{

LCD_write(str[i]);                            // sending data on LCD byte by byte

i++;

}

return;

}