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You can find our Nokia Display Arduino library on github. You should install it through the Arduino Library Manager.

Open up the Arduino Library Manager:

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Search for the Adafruit PCD8544 library and install it

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Search for the Adafruit GFX library and install it

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If using an earlier version of the Arduino IDE (prior to 1.8.10), also locate and install Adafruit_BusIO (newer versions will install this dependency automatically).

We also have a great tutorial on Arduino library installation at:
http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-all-about-arduino-libraries-install-use

You should see the pcdtest example in File>Examples>Adafruit PCD8544 Nokia 5110 LCD library. Load that example and flash it to your Arduino

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You can control the backlight, its much brighter when you connect the backlight pin to 5V (you don't need a level shifter if you are using a Nokia display from Adafruit). You can control the backlight using an Arduino pin since there is a transistor on the board.
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 Arduino Wiring Graphics Library 

This guide was first published on Dec 17, 2012. It was last updated on Dec 17, 2012.

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