16x2 LCD Displays Random Characters

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Chrisski3
 
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16x2 LCD Displays Random Characters

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Hello,

I recently followed the Adafuit instructions for wiring up a 16x2 LCD and printing statements/info to the LCD.
I was able to successfully wire, and display text on the LCD, but the text eventually starts getting corrupted.

I printed the single statement "Test Message" and saw it clearly for 2 seconds (which is how long the program runs the message for before "Clearing" the display and running again.)
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However, after the 2 seconds, I now see "cggvgsv"ogsscggv" displayed.
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I'm using an RPi Zero W. Here is the code I am using:

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#!/usr/bin/python
from Adafruit_CharLCD import Adafruit_CharLCD
from subprocess import *
from time import sleep, strftime
from datetime import datetime

# pin configuration and 16x2 setup. Pin numbers are (BCM)
lcd_rs        = 25  
lcd_en        = 24
lcd_d4        = 23
lcd_d5        = 17
lcd_d6        = 21
lcd_d7        = 22
#0=Off, 4=On
lcd_backlight = 4
lcd_columns   = 16
lcd_rows      = 2

# Initialize the display and begin
lcd = Adafruit_CharLCD(lcd_rs, lcd_en, lcd_d4, lcd_d5, lcd_d6, lcd_d7, lcd_columns, lcd_rows, lcd_backlight)

 
while True:
        lcd.clear()
        lcd.message("Test Message")
        sleep(2)


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