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xonex
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my... HD44780 20x4

Post by xonex »

soo i just bought

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0136066510

and i am new to this, and i do not have a printer port on my motherboard which is this..

http://cgi.ebay.com/VIA-VB7001G-MINI-IT ... dZViewItem

so basicly, what do i have to do to hook this puppy up and be able to use
LCD smartie! i love the software it seems awesome! :)

thankyou! very very much!
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Post by limbo »

You need a PCI card parallel port card (don't use USB to parallel converter cause these type of converters can support only printers).
The other option is to create your own serial port interface using μC
xonex
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Post by xonex »

Sooo...
is tehre any other LCD's that can work with that Motherboard? Just wondering..
But non-USB is prefered? :) ANYTHING? i want one !
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Crystal Fontz, Matrix Orbital, HT Vision.... and probably more...
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Post by RitchieB »

Dude, just read the description of the CD that comes with the LCD. It's got a full guide to creating a USB or Serial interface for this specific module. As it's a started kit, I would hazard a guess that the CD will be very clear in explaining itself.

I would use header pins on the LCD board, though. That way, as long as you do a neat job on that, it doesn't matter how many times you mess up the cable, you won't be putting the PCB at risk, and it makes for a neater (and some would say easier) job. I've just got all the bits together to do mine, and a pin header was top of the list! Still haven't gathered the guts to jump in and solder yet, I've been to busy with other parts of my project... ;)
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