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Anyone ever use EIO for anything?
I want to get a LCD to play with but $40-$65 for one is to much.
$10-15 is more in my range.
From what little I've read I think that I can get by with a simple 2x16 with
the Hitachi HD44780 controller for $12.00.
Or would I wind up missing something that is required for the LCD's
operation with something from eio that makes the Backpack (or similar) as
expensive as it is? I dont care about the amount of stamp I/o pins used, I
am just playing around and this would be the only thing on the stamp.
Also, this would be my first foray into LCD town.
Dan
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I want to get a LCD to play with but $40-$65 for one is to much.
$10-15 is more in my range.
From what little I've read I think that I can get by with a simple 2x16 with
the Hitachi HD44780 controller for $12.00.
Or would I wind up missing something that is required for the LCD's
operation with something from eio that makes the Backpack (or similar) as
expensive as it is? I dont care about the amount of stamp I/o pins used, I
am just playing around and this would be the only thing on the stamp.
Also, this would be my first foray into LCD town.
Dan
_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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> I want to get a LCD to play with but $40-$65 for one is to much.
> $10-15 is more in my range.
> From what little I've read I think that I can get by with a simple 2x16 with
> the Hitachi HD44780 controller for $12.00.
> Or would I wind up missing something that is required for the LCD's
> operation with something from eio that makes the Backpack (or similar) as
> expensive as it is? I dont care about the amount of stamp I/o pins used, I
> am just playing around and this would be the only thing on the stamp.
> Also, this would be my first foray into LCD town.
Step 1:
Visit this page - download Jon's LCD experiments #11 - #13.
http://www.parallaxinc.com/html_files/resources/stampworks_experiments.htm
Step 2:
Grab just about any 2x16 LCD you can afford, but be picky and get one with the
Hitachi HD44780 controller.
If you're looking for the best-of-the-best in serial LCDs - grab one from Scott
Edwards.
The [noparse][[/noparse]original inventor] of the serial LCD. There are quite a few copies, but
some will
leave you "holding the bag" when they don't work as expected.....;o]
Regards,
-Bruce
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