Mitsubishi LCD Controller

fuzzface · Post by **fuzzface** » May 11th, 2006, 2:48 am

Hi

I have a mitsubishi LCD controller, the model is M37510M6-093F, i got it out of a nortel Caller-ID. I was able to get a data sheet for this controller at

http://www.ortodoxism.ro/datasheets/Mit ... Xutuzx.pdf

i was hoping someone could tell me if this controller is compatable and possable how to wire it up

Post by **caesar** » May 11th, 2006, 1:16 pm

M37510M6-093F is not a simple lcd controller like HD44780, it is an 8-bit microcomputer who can directly drive a dot matrix LCD and has serial capabilities.

The only way to use it as a display for LCDSmartie is to write a program for it to accept data serially (because the microcomputer has serial capability) and put it out on the display like matrix orbital or crystalfontz display do.

I can't help you further. Try to find someone with spare time to write such a program for you or google for such a program: "7510 microcomputer serial lcd" would be a guess.
Or if you are lucky and it is already programmed as a serial lcd display, get someone to find the serial connection port and send some data for a test.

fuzzface · Post by **fuzzface** » May 11th, 2006, 2:42 pm

What about using a serial-parallel converter to convert the parallel signal form the computer to serial data to the microcomputer? Would this work?

Post by **caesar** » May 11th, 2006, 10:15 pm

Why would you do that? Every PC has a serial port... LCDSmartie can send serial commands, your problem is in that microcomputer program!

_X7JAY7X_ · Post by **_X7JAY7X_** » May 12th, 2006, 1:29 am

Ceasar, most new PC's dont have Serial or Parallel ports. The problem is is that you have no idea what the microcomputer is running. What commands do what in the microcomputer?

J

Post by **caesar** » May 13th, 2006, 7:41 am

Thanks, _X7JAY7X_, forgot about that, but we use USB -> Serial adapters don't we (I can't remember where the COM port is on the back of the computer since these serial adapters appeared

)

Ofcourse we don't know what the microcomputer is running, but fuzzface could find a datasheet or documentation on the original setup from where he salvaged that display and maybe if he's lucky it is a serial display implementation and the commands for it are documented.

Anyway that microcomputer needs programming no matter what the approach is. It won't be easy.