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LCD Description
Model	1602F
Manufacturer	Winstar
Recovered from	Pulsar 1500 UPS
LCD type
Polarizer type
Columns	16
Rows	2
Char matrix	5×8
Driver IC	ST7066 ¹⁾
Backlight	blue LED ²⁾
Arduino driver	LiquidCrystal.h
Connector	pin header
Num Pins	16
Pin spacing	0.1“

			Arduino test rig ³⁾
Pin#	IC pin	Label	Pin	colour
1	Vss	Ground	GND
2	Vdd	Power supply for logic	+5V
3	Vo	Contrast Adjustment	⁴⁾
4	RS	Data/Instruction select signal	8
5	R/W	Read/Write select signal	GND
6	E	Enable signal	9
7	DB0	Data bus line
8	DB1	Data bus line
9	DB2	Data bus line
10	DB3	Data bus line
11	DB4	Data bus line	4
12	DB5	Data bus line	5
13	DB6	Data bus line	6
14	DB7	Data bus line	7
15	A	Power supply for B/L +	4V
16	K	Power supply for B/L -	0v

Datasheets

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Examples :

¹⁾

st7066u.pdf, st7066u_v2.4.pdf

²⁾

draws about 80mA at 4V

³⁾

reminder for my personal testing, not useful for anyone else!

⁴⁾

connect to potentiometer between Vcc and GND