LCD Shield for Arduino that allows you to mount a displays with the chip Hitachi HD44780 (or compatible). To use the display you need to include the library available in the development environment (IDE) Arduino. The shield has three different types of connectors according to the display used, generic three-button, a reset button and a switch that gives you the ability to activate or deactivate the backlight. 

 

NB The shield is provided with a 16x2 display .

This project comes in kit. Some components have to be soldered to the included PCB.

 

More info: http://www.open-electronics.org/an-ultra-customizable-lcd-shield-for-arduino/