usb lcd lowcost edition

[ifix]

hi:

I've made this "usb lcd lowcost edition", it's simple & easy, work with "STLCD" under xp, could anyone make it support by smartie, that will be very nice, and solve lots people's problem to make a usb lcd project

http://ast.m-faq.de/USB-LCD/USB-LCD_en.htm

[Fast351]

You look like you have experience in writing DLLs. Why not code the DLL yourself (could even use C++ if that's your poison of choice) and add it to the LCD Smartie display repository?

I'd be happy to get you started with a DLL framework so you can see what calls need to be implemented...

-Mike

[rmg]

Wow. I might even try this one if I get some answers.
Do I need a programmer for programming the Tiny2313 chip? Or how is this done? Also an English version of the www.modding-faq.de article would be very nice.

[Ast]

Well I don't know who this ifix is, but I am the creator of the USB-LCD low-cost-edition.

I just found this thread by accident.

Yes, you do need a programmer to program the Tiny2313, but you can easily built one yourself as the cheapest variants just include some resistors soldered to the lpt-port.
Never the less I would recommend a version with busdriver, simply because it protects the lpt-port.

I am using this one: http://rumil.de/hardware/avrisp.html

The required software is avrdude.

[nsa666666]

I have developed a driver for the USB-LCD Lowcost Edition.
But its still very early alpha!

http://web444.we.funpic.de/smartie/HD44780usb.dll

P.S.: You should copy the HD44780usb.dll in the displays directory and the USB_LCD.dll in the root directory of LCD-Smartie

[nsa666666]

It seems nobody interested in that.
But i've made a 64bit (for xp64 or vista64 in testsign-mode) version of the driver.

http://web444.we.funpic.de/smartie/lcd-driver-x64.rar

[xbox1]

This driver :

http://web444.we.funpic.de/smartie/HD44780usb.dll

is used for lcdsmartie 5.4 ???

[caesar]

Pretty sure it is, 5.4 supports display drivers as dll files.