# Please help me..pilcd doesn't work(raspberry pi+16x2lcd)

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/please-help-me-pilcd-doesnt-work-raspberry-pi-16x2lcd/8131>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [19 February 2019 07:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/please-help-me-pilcd-doesnt-work-raspberry-pi-16x2lcd/8131 "2019-02-19T07:25:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grace1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a9adbd/32.png) [@Grace1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Grace1)\
**Post date:** [19 February 2019 07:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/please-help-me-pilcd-doesnt-work-raspberry-pi-16x2lcd/8131/1 "2019-02-19T07:25:37Z")

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> **[node-red-node-pilcd](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-node-pilcd)**
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> A Node-RED node for Raspberry Pi to write to HD44780 style LCD panels.

↑ i tryed this node for show up messege on LCD( 16x2 lcdhd44780)

i tryed flow ↓

[{"id":"54e5768f.a73fd8","type":"rpi-lcd","z":"fb042b83.1102b8","name":"To LCD","pins":"16,18,32,36,38,40","x":1040,"y":300,"wires":[]},{"id":"c89b4d45.4f8a6","type":"function","z":"fb042b83.1102b8","name":"message","func":"msg.payload="2:hello";\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":758.75,"y":299.25003147125244,"wires":[["54e5768f.a73fd8","94a4c86e.5da648"]]},{"id":"8c214eb8.7cdeb","type":"inject","z":"fb042b83.1102b8","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":480,"y":280,"wires":[["c89b4d45.4f8a6"]]},{"id":"94a4c86e.5da648","type":"debug","z":"fb042b83.1102b8","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","x":940,"y":200,"wires":[]}]

but pilcd doesn't work and i really don't know

sorry my english skill

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [19 February 2019 07:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/please-help-me-pilcd-doesnt-work-raspberry-pi-16x2lcd/8131/2 "2019-02-19T07:32:24Z")

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if you used the script on the Node-RED website to install Node-RED then run the command node-red-log  
and post the results here. I've also moved your post to #general as its not abut a node you have written.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [19 February 2019 08:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/please-help-me-pilcd-doesnt-work-raspberry-pi-16x2lcd/8131/3 "2019-02-19T08:48:17Z")

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Also note that your flow is not importable, for advice on how to share flows please see the link below. You can go back and edit your previous post as described there.

> [@How to share code or flow json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506):
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> To share code samples or flow json in this forum, you need to take care to format it properly so that it is displayed correctly. The easiest way to do that is to click the 'Preformatted Text' button in the toolbar: [image] Then paste in your code or flow json. You should end up with three back-tick characters - ``` - on their own line before and after the code. On standard US English keyboards, this is on the same key as the ~ character. Using the backticks will ens…