unrise_lyrical Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I'v read through the LCD module writeup on uCapps, and from what I can see using the standard MIOS there is no point getting a bigger screen than 2x16 for the Midibox64...is this correct? If so, Would the following screen be suitable?it can be found here:http://www.crystalfontz.com/products/1602a-color/index.htmlpart number: CFAH1602A-AGH-JT (the second orange one, the first one has been discontinued)I can't see on their site whether their LCD displays are HD44780 compliant? as I've noticed a few other people mention crystalfontz on here in the past though I'd assume this is going to be useable? any help is much appreciated :)EDIT: I did some more searching on the site and found out this display IS HD44780 compliant. I assume this means it is useable? Do I need to do anything out of the ordinary to use THIS lcd display? thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmenator Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 EDIT: I did some more searching on the site and found out this display IS HD44780 compliant. I assume this means it is useable? Do I need to do anything out of the ordinary to use THIS lcd display? thanks :)Good boy, done the homework yourself... ;)Now, you only need to check that the wiring is OK - each pin on the core module should go to the equally named pin on the display. They might be arranged in a different order. Take especially care of the 5V and GND connections so that you don't fry the LCD. That's all.Best regards, ilmenator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unrise_lyrical Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 cheers mate :) after all that I've decided I'm going to go with this LCD instead:http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=230252599696mainly due to price, the other one is somewhere around 20 dollars (US i assume) not including postage, whereas that one I can get for around 12 dollars AU including postage :) can always swap them over later on if Im not happy with this one anyway, although it looks to be ok, unless anyone knows something about that brand/style that is dodgey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmenator Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Looks OK. Go for it and report back!Best regards, ilmenator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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