16X2 LCD character display LED with MSP430G2553

Hello sir/mam,

I am doing 16X2 LCD character display programming in 4 bit mode using MSP430G2553 microcontroller .My code is  given below  and Hardware connections are also attached.After powering up the board,the LCD  glows but why the characters are not showing?

#include  "msp430g2553.h"

#include  "stdio.h"

#include  "string.h"

#include "stdlib.h"

#define delay_value 500

void LCD_Init(void)

{

 send_cmd(0x38);   // configure LCD as 2 lined 5x7 matrix

 delayms(delay_value);

 send_cmd(0x0E);   //display on, cursor blink

 delayms(delay_value);

 send_cmd(0x06);  // auto <span id="IL_AD10" class="IL_AD">increment</span> of cursor

 delayms(delay_value);

 send_cmd(0x01);  // <span id="IL_AD3" class="IL_AD">clear display</span>

 delayms(delay_value);

}

void send_cmd(unsigned char command)

{

 P1OUT &= 0X00;

 P2OUT &= 0X00;

 P2OUT = command;

 P1OUT &= 0X00;

    P1OUT &= ~0x40;                        // RS = 0 for command, P1.6 0x40

    //RW is grounded

    P1OUT &= ~0x80;                        //EN = 0, P1.7, 0x80

    delayms(delay_value);

    P1OUT |= 0x80;                        // EN = 1, P1.7, 0x80

    delayms(delay_value);

    P1OUT &= ~0x80;                        //EN = 0, P1.7, 0x80

    delayms(delay_value);

}

void send_char(unsigned char character)

{

 P1OUT &= 0X00;

 P2OUT &= 0X00;

 P2OUT = character;

  // P1OUT &= 0x00;

     P1OUT |= 0x40;                        // RS = 0 for command, P1.6

   //  RW is grounded

     P1OUT &= ~0x80;                        //EN = 0, P1.7

     delayms(delay_value);

     P1OUT |= 0x80;                        // EN = 1, P1.7

     delayms(delay_value);

     P1OUT &= ~0x80;                        //EN = 0, P1.7

     delayms(delay_value);

}

void send_string(char *String)

{

unsigned char i=0;

 while(String[i]!='\0')

 {

  P1OUT &= 0X00;

  P2OUT &= 0X00;

  P2OUT = String[i];

  P1OUT |= 0x40;                        // RS = 0 for command, P1.6

     //  RW is grounded

  P1OUT &= ~0x80;                        //EN = 0, P1.7

  delayms(delay_value);

  P1OUT |= 0x80;                        // EN = 1, P1.7

  delayms(delay_value);

  P1OUT &= ~0x80;                        //EN = 0, P1.7

  delayms(delay_value);

  if(i>=16)   // If the number of characters in the string > 16, then the below command automatically

  send_cmd(0x18);  // Shift the display right side

  delayms(40000);   // 100 millisec <span id="IL_AD5" class="IL_AD">delay</span>

  i++;

 }

}

void delayms(unsigned int value)

{

 unsigned int i;

 for(i=0;i< __delay_cycles;i++);

}

void main(void)

{

  WDTCTL = WDTPW + WDTHOLD;                 // Stop WDT

  BCSCTL1 = CALBC1_1MHZ;                    // Set DCO

  DCOCTL = CALDCO_1MHZ;

  BCSCTL2 &= ~(DIVS_3); //This line of code ensures that the SMCLK divider is 0,

   // so we have SMCLK=DCO=1MHz (in fact if we are to have a /8 divider, it should be BCSCTL2 |= DIVS_3;).

  P1DIR = 0xFF; // make P1 as output

  P2DIR = 0xFF; // make P2 as output

  P2SEL = 0;  // These two are "Function Select Registers PxSEL and PxSEL2",

  P2SEL2 = 0; // If both are zero's means simple I/O function is selected.

  P1DIR |= 0x01;                            // Set P1.0 to output direction

  P1REN |= 0x01;

   delayms(1500); // wait for more than 15ms after supply rises to 4.5V

   send_cmd(0x30);

   delayms(400);  // wait more than 4.1ms

   send_cmd(0x30);

   delayms(100);  // wait more than 100us, but delayms(1) will provide 1ms

   send_cmd(0x30);

   delayms(100);

   send_cmd(0x02); // return to home

   delayms(100);

  LCD_Init(); // LCD initialization

   while(1)

   {

   send_cmd(0x01);  // clear display

       delayms(delay_value);

       send_cmd(0x81);  // clear display

       delayms(delay_value);

       send_string("NPEDUCATIONS");

       delayms(delay_value);

   send_cmd(0xC0);  // clear display

       delayms(delay_value);

       send_string("http://www.npeducations.com");

       delayms(delay_value);

   }

}

}