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Lcd
Name: John Abela Date: September 2, 2002 at 13:39:01 Pacific
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Does anyone know of a web site that describes in the simplest way possible on how to connect a 2x16 LCD display to a computers parralel or serial port, and what program to download + from where
Name: n3985 Date: September 2, 2002 at 14:30:35 Pacific
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connect a monitor to a parallel or serial port? i don't think that's possible, since no video signal can come out of those ports
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Response Number 2
Name: John Abela Date: September 2, 2002 at 15:55:10 Pacific
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How about if i connect it to the video card??
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Response Number 3
Name: Elliott Date: September 2, 2002 at 18:48:31 Pacific
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Do you mean something like a CrystalFontz LCD that displays things like temps, MP3 info, etc. Then search for case mods like that on google One of those LCD usually can come as a fully assembled kit, or just a design directions and\or schematic. They all connect through COM(serial) or LPT(parallel)
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Response Number 4
Name: tech-fred Date: September 3, 2002 at 03:39:51 Pacific
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First what kind of 2 x 16 lcd display do you have?
Is it a bare display or does it have a controller?
Most of those with controllers use a form of TTL serial or parallel interface.
Some of the newer ones have RS-232/485 serial interfaces.
As a guess yours has a TTL parallel interface. Many people are using a PIC microcontroller (i.e. Basic Stamp) to drive them.
How you interface yours depends upon the display you have.
The following link has a project that does your whole project a serial port driven lcd display. Include is VB program to drive display. http://www.mindspring.com/~tcoonan/lcd.html
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Response Number 5
Name: curlerhaus Date: September 3, 2002 at 08:52:41 Pacific
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check out this article. i watch this show quite a bit and this guy knows what he's talking about.
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