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2x16 or 4x20 LCD Character Editor

geograygeogray Posts: 4
edited 2013-10-15 19:28 in General Discussion
Hello, I have created an LCD editor for the 8 special characters that the 2x16 or 4x20 Parallax displays can handle. The application generates either BASIC STAMP or generic Arduino code, depending on what you select. Head over to my blog for more details and to download the application, which is free. Link: http://halfbyteblog.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/lcd-character-editor-for-parallax-lcd-panels/

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  • SapphireSapphire Posts: 496
    edited 2013-10-15 18:09
    Nice, but the Basic Stamp code for HEX is $ not 0x so the output won't tokenize. Also, to save code space, it would be better to put the entire character in one SEROUT statement like this: 
    SEROUT TX, baud, [$F8,$E,$1B,$E,$15,$1F,$15,$11,$11]     ' character 0

    instead of like this: 
    SEROUT TX, baud, [0xE] 
SEROUT TX, baud, [0x1B] 
SEROUT TX, baud, [0xE] 
SEROUT TX, baud, [0x15] 
SEROUT TX, baud, [0x1F] 
SEROUT TX, baud, [0x15] 
SEROUT TX, baud, [0x11] 
SEROUT TX, baud, [0x11]

    A grid on the canvas would be helpful too.
  • geograygeogray Posts: 4
    edited 2013-10-15 19:27
    Thanks, Sapphire. Made the changes for BASIC STAMP. also incorporated your suggestion. Good catch, the hex notation was last minute and, hangs head down, I only tested with the Arduino.
  • geograygeogray Posts: 4
    edited 2013-10-15 19:28
    You can re-download now.
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