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Seetron Serial Backpack
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theandyman85
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Seetron Serial Backpack
I just got an lcd (4x20) that uses the Seetron HD44780 Serial Backpack (Wirz clone). Is there any way I can get it to run in LCDSmartie? Ive been using LCDriver but its a bit limited to me.
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limbo
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You can try our test driver configuration http://lcdsmartie.sourceforge.net/testdriver.html 
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naps1saps
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Seetron Graphic LCD Test Driver Settings
For a Seetron 120x32 pixel Graphics LCD screen, just add this to your config.ini file plus the modifications stated in the reply above:
[Test Driver]
Init=12,14
GotoLine1=1
GotoLine2=1,13
GotoLine3=1,13,13
GotoLine4=1,13,13,13
1=go to beginning of 1st line
12=clear screen
13=go to beginning of next line
14=turn on backlight
15=turn off backlight
for more ascii function codes for this LCD, go to http://www.seetron.com/sgx120_1.htm
if you want the backlight to go off when you exit and clear the screen, just add this to the end of what was above:
Fini=15,12
[Test Driver]
Init=12,14
GotoLine1=1
GotoLine2=1,13
GotoLine3=1,13,13
GotoLine4=1,13,13,13
1=go to beginning of 1st line
12=clear screen
13=go to beginning of next line
14=turn on backlight
15=turn off backlight
for more ascii function codes for this LCD, go to http://www.seetron.com/sgx120_1.htm
if you want the backlight to go off when you exit and clear the screen, just add this to the end of what was above:
Fini=15,12