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RPM_VR4 · 07-22-2005, 02:23 AM

I have a 2x20 and a 2x40 Futaba LCDs that use the standard Hitachi character display interface, but that is a 8+4 line parallel interface. How do you connect that via serial or USB? I have connected one to a parallel port before and had it working with WinAmp. Does CF support a parallel interface?

What would be really cool would be to display backwards characters so that I could mount it in my dash above my steering wheel and use it as a HUD, but I don't think you can display backwards characters with out sending it custom fonts all the time (and I think they can only display 8 unique custom characters on the display at one time).

07-22-2005, 02:23 AM	#19
RPM_VR4 Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: L.A. Posts: 1,944	I have a 2x20 and a 2x40 Futaba LCDs that use the standard Hitachi character display interface, but that is a 8+4 line parallel interface. How do you connect that via serial or USB? I have connected one to a parallel port before and had it working with WinAmp. Does CF support a parallel interface? What would be really cool would be to display backwards characters so that I could mount it in my dash above my steering wheel and use it as a HUD, but I don't think you can display backwards characters with out sending it custom fonts all the time (and I think they can only display 8 unique custom characters on the display at one time). Last edited by RPM_VR4; 07-22-2005 at 02:26 AM.