Sure, you could -- with some changes to the original BOE-Bot code -- put our LCD AppMod onto your BOE-Bot. The LCD AppMod uses P1..P7, so you'll have to move all sensor and BOE-Bot I/O to P8..P15.
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You are better off buying the module that Jon recommends.
It is quite small and have four buttons to allow program control
I have about 4 LCDs that I have bought cheaply and they can really take a lot of time and effort to figure out. After a year of effort I am still trying to get half of them working. One looked very good, but the power inputs are reversed. It took me a long time to get the documentation to figure that out.
Parallax's software for the BasicStamp really only supports the Hitachii HD44780 LCD which is a great little device, but a bit more expensive. It has extra RAM space that can be used to store data or you can move the screen left to expose the hidden segment, them move it back to the right. This allows more than the 8, 16, or 20 character width if you need long messages.
Also, Parallax's software for the BS24P and BS40P only supports the 4-bit interface. If you get an older 8-bit LCD, you have to figure out all the code and it will take up four more I/O pins from the BasicStamp and maybe a lot of your programing space.
The other option is a more expensive RS232 serial interfaced LCD which takes less I/O pins and less programing space.
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Jon Williams
Applications Engineer, Parallax
It is quite small and have four buttons to allow program control
I have about 4 LCDs that I have bought cheaply and they can really take a lot of time and effort to figure out. After a year of effort I am still trying to get half of them working. One looked very good, but the power inputs are reversed. It took me a long time to get the documentation to figure that out.
Parallax's software for the BasicStamp really only supports the Hitachii HD44780 LCD which is a great little device, but a bit more expensive. It has extra RAM space that can be used to store data or you can move the screen left to expose the hidden segment, them move it back to the right. This allows more than the 8, 16, or 20 character width if you need long messages.
Also, Parallax's software for the BS24P and BS40P only supports the 4-bit interface. If you get an older 8-bit LCD, you have to figure out all the code and it will take up four more I/O pins from the BasicStamp and maybe a lot of your programing space.
The other option is a more expensive RS232 serial interfaced LCD which takes less I/O pins and less programing space.
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