/*
  Test II2C 1602 Display for Character Storage Beyond Characters Displayed
  Written August 6, 2020
  Programmer: R Jordan Keindler
*/

#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 16, 2); // set the LCD address to 0x27 for a 16 chars and 2 line display

int delay1 = 1000;

void setup() {
  lcd.init();      // initialize the lcd
  lcd.backlight(); // Turn backlight On
}

void loop() {
  lcd.clear();
  lcd.setCursor(0, 0);                     // Set cursor at position zero(0) on first line of 1602 LCD
  // There are 24 character positions on my LCD beyond those characters displayed
  lcd.print("This is 1st Lineabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx");     // Test first line of LCD for extra storage
  lcd.setCursor(0, 1);                     // Set cursor at position zero (0) on second line of 1602 LCD
  lcd.print("This is 2nd Line123456789112345678921234");     // Test second line of LCD for extra storage
  delay(delay1);
  for (int i = 0; i <= 23; i++) {
    lcd.scrollDisplayLeft();
    delay(delay1);
  }
}