HD44780 Pin
Function
Arduino 1
Arduino 2
1
GND
GND
2
VCC
VCC
3
Contrast in (wiper of 10k contrast pot)
external
4
RS (RS a.k.a. Data/Instruction)
digital 7
digital 8
5
RW (Read/Write)
GND
6
EN (Enable)
digital 8
digital 9
7
D0
-
8
D1
-
9
D2
-
10
D3
-
11
D4
digital 9
digital 4
12
D5
digital 10
digital 5
13
D6
digital 11
digital 6
14
D7
digital 12
digital 7
15
Backlight VCC
VCC
16
Backlight GND
GND

Arduino 1 Arduino 2
LiquidCrystal lcd(7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12);
LiquidCrystal lcd(7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12);