Need help wiring an LCD

**veetid** · 12-14-2004, 11:47 PM

I am going to be adding LCD support, if I can get an LCD to work. I found one at work and I need to try and wire it into my computer. Here is a link to a thread I started in the LCD section. I need any help you can give...

Need Help wiring an character LCD

david

**pimpJ** · 12-14-2004, 11:49 PM

2 threads needed ?

**veetid** · 12-14-2004, 11:52 PM

no... thats why I didn't repost all the info here, just a link to my one thread. Just for CENTRAFUSE users that might not check the LCD section and that might be able to help...

david

**Grayscale** · 12-18-2004, 03:33 PM

www.bgmicro.com, get a serial VFD there or get one of the parallel LCDs with the HD44780 controller. They are super cheap.

http://www.bgmicro.com/featured_prod...ductid=LCD1025

Take that one for example

**veetid** · 12-18-2004, 05:22 PM

Thats what I have... I have an 8 bit parallel 20x2 LCD, with the same pin interface on the left as the picture you posted... Even made by Data Vision, the same company as most of the LCD's on that site... I just need the cable that plugs into the pins and goes to a parallel port... I didn't see any of the LCD's on that site coming with the cable either, just looked like the LCD, which I have...

david