To use the library just reference the CS_LCD.dll in your project or, since the full source code is provided, include the CS_LCD project in your C# solution.
The following calls are publicly available in the CS_LCD library.
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Constructor
/// </summary>
/// <param name="numRowsIn">the number of rows on the display</param>
/// <param name="numColsIn">the number of cols on the display</param>
protected CS_LCDBase(int numRowsIn, int numColsIn)
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Initializes and resets the LCD
/// </summary>
public void InitLCD()
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Clears the LCD display and moves the cursor to the top left corner.
/// </summary>
public void Clear()
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Causes the cursor to be made visible.
/// </summary>
public void ShowCursor()
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Causes the cursor to be hidden.
/// </summary>
public void HideCursor()
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Turns on the cursor, and makes it blink.
/// </summary>
public void BlinkCursorOn()
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Turns on the cursor, and makes it not blink (i.e. be solid)
/// </summary>
public void BlinkCursorOff()
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Turns on (i.e. unblanks) the LCD.
/// </summary>
public void DisplayOn()
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Turns off (i.e. blanks) the LCD.
/// </summary>
public void DisplayOff()
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Turns the backlight on.
/// </summary>
public void BacklightOn()
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Turns the backlight off.
/// </summary>
public void BacklightOff()
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Writes the indicated character to the LCD at the current cursor
// position, and advances the cursor by one position
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inChar">the character to write</param>
public void WriteChar(char inChar)
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Write the indicated string to the LCD at the current cursor
/// position and advances the cursor position appropriately.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inStr">the string to write</param>
public void WriteString(string inStr)
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Write a character to one of the 8 CGRAM locations, available
/// as 0x00 through 0x07
///
/// Note: Once the custom char is set you use it by writing 0x00 to 0x07
/// as the character. IE instead of sending 'A' (or 0x41) to draw
/// an 'A' on the screen you would send 0x00 to display the custom
/// character placed in that location by this call.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="location">the location, this can only be 0x00 to 0x07</param>
/// <param name="byteArr">eight bytes which describe the pixels in the character
/// only the low 5 bits are significant</param>
public void CustomChar(byte location, byte[] byteArr)
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Set the cursor position. Note the Arduino Liquid_Crystal library uses
/// a reverse ordering (col, row) of the parameters in its equivalent function
///
/// Note: if the position is set out of bounds the cursor will be set to the
/// closest boundary. The cursor position is zero based (i.e. col == 0 indicates
/// the first column)
/// </summary>
public void MoveTo(int row, int col)
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Gets/Sets the currentCursorRow on the LCD. Cursor is always
/// zero based. High bounds are not checked so the calling code can implement
/// wrapping as desired.
///
/// </summary>
public int CurrentCursorRow
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Gets/Sets the currentCursorCol on the LCD. Cursor is always
/// zero based. High bounds are not checked so the calling code can implement
/// wrapping as desired.
///
/// </summary>
public int CurrentCursorCol
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Gets/Sets the number of rows on the LCD. Zero based.
///
/// </summary>
public int NumRows
/// +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
/// <summary>
/// Gets/Sets the number of cols on the LCD. Zero based.
///
/// </summary>
public int NumCols
The CS_LCD library source is based on, and largely ported from, the excellent python_lcd code of Dave Hylands https://github.com/dhylands/python_lcd
The CS_LCD Library is open source and released under the MIT License. The home page for this project can be found at http://www.OfItselfSo.com/CS_LCD.