I2C_scanner doesn't find display

I have a ATTiny85 on a Sparkfun AVR Programmer with a LCD display connected. I run the I2C_scanner sketch but I see on the Serial Monitor that it doesn’t find any display at all. The display lights up the upper row but that’s all. The display has a backpack wired SCL > PB2 and SDA > PB0. The display is tested on my MEGA and is working fine. I’m running the tiny at 8MHZ and I have burned the bootloader. I have two 4.7 kOhm resistors Vcc-SCL and Vcc-SDA. I’ve run out of ideas. Any help much appreciated.

#include <TinyWireM.h>
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

const int Rx = 3;
const int Tx = 4;

SoftwareSerial SSerial(Rx, Tx);

void setup()
{
  pinMode(Rx, INPUT);
  pinMode(Tx, OUTPUT);
  SSerial.begin(9600);
  TinyWireM.begin();

  while (!SSerial);             // Leonardo: wait for serial monitor
  delay(1000);
  SSerial.println("\nI2C Scanner");
}

void loop()
{
  byte error, address;
  int nDevices;

  SSerial.println("Scanning...");

  nDevices = 0;
  for (address = 1; address < 127; address++ )
  {
    // The i2c_scanner uses the return value of
    // the Write.endTransmisstion to see if
    // a device did acknowledge to the address.
    TinyWireM.beginTransmission(address);
    error = TinyWireM.endTransmission();

    if (error == 0)
    {
      SSerial.print("I2C device found at address 0x");
      if (address < 16)
        SSerial.print("0");
      SSerial.print(address, HEX);
      SSerial.println("  !");
      nDevices++;
    }
    else if (error == 4)
    {
      SSerial.print("Unknown error at address 0x");
      if (address < 16)
        SSerial.print("0");
      SSerial.println(address, HEX);
    }
  }
  if (nDevices == 0)
    SSerial.println("No I2C devices found\n");
  else
    SSerial.println("done\n");

  delay(5000);           // wait 5 seconds for next scan
}

SoftwareSerial is not an I2C communication. it is emulating an RS-232 serial port. Take look at : https://www.instructables.com/id/Using- … -Attiny85/

paulvha:
SoftwareSerial is not an I2C communication. it is emulating an RS-232 serial port. Take look at : https://www.instructables.com/id/Using- … -Attiny85/

Noo, but TinyWireM is. I need SoftwareSrial to see what’s going on in Serial monitor.

You might try removing the your chip from the programmer as there is a possibility the programmer is interfering with the rest of your circuit.

TS-Chris:
You might try removing the your chip from the programmer as there is a possibility the programmer is interfering with the rest of your circuit.

OK, I'll try that but there is not much of a circuit, it's just the Tiny, resistors and a cap. I've sent for two more Tinys just in case something has happened to this one.