Smaller LCD??

felix

Hello everyone,
I’m working in an electronics art project and I need a little help:
I’m looking for a small LCD Screen that I can program with my basic stamp. First of all it must bee very small (Give me as much possibilities as you can), and if possible essay to find – buy, and not too expensive. (Around 20 – 40 $).
I’m not very advanced in electronics, I have program command Hitachi 44780 based LCD displays 2X16. Please, give me us much information as possible (tell me for example the pin’s connections if they are different, external circuits – components I need to put…etc).
Thank you,
Felix.
www.othersounds.net

Chris Savage

Have you considered our 2X16 Serial LCD Display?· Not really sure how small you need...$29.95 for the one below.

http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27976


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felix

Thanks Chris
sure i did, but i need something much more smaller . . . any idea?
Felix

Paul Baker

How about the 8x2 LCDs here: http://www.crystalfontz.com/products/index-std.html

or here:

(parallel) http://www.matrixorbital.com/index.php?cName=lcd-mop-character-lcds
(serial) http://www.matrixorbital.com/index.php?cName=lcd-character-lcds


Anything smaller will likely only be bare LCDs with no driver, not much use to someone without experience working with them.

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Forrest

12 character x 2 line display with parallel interface cable attached for $7.95 here www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G13745&variation=&aitem=1&mitem=6

Clock Loop

If you would like a small GRAPHICAL LCD, I can sell ya one for cheap. They are cell phone LCD's. It has 96 dots X 48 dots in size.
The lcds also have LED backlights.

***and the lcd controller chip is built into the lcd its self***

And they are graphical, so you can program a menu, like a cell phone.

Follow the link for more info. It has program examples, and detailed lcd data with pinouts and the like.

http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=559218

Post Edited (BPM) : 12/21/2005 1:25:42 AM GMT

felix

Thank you all for your help!
After looking to the links you give me, the smaller commercial LCD of all seems the Powertip Model PC1202-A.
It’s 55.7 x 32.0 mm.
Do any of you know a smaller LCD that could bee programmed with a BS ??? , I’m looking for something much smaller (if possible), I only need to show a few phrases.
The most important side of the module that must be reduced is the width.
Thanks again,
Felix
www.othersound

PJAllen

The "LCDBug" from bgmicro uses a 2x8 LCD. It accepts TTL ASCII from a STAMP. They are a good deal. (No backlight.)

Here's the link -- http://http://www.bgmicro.com/prodinfo.asp?sid=024498842592592620848810&prodid=LCD1027&page=1&cri=LCD&stype=2

Chris Savage

PJ,

·· IIRC the LCDBug uses the same size LCD Display as the one Paul mentioned.· It just adds a serial backpack to it.

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PJAllen

I have a 1x8 with the 44780 (and NO backpack), but it's not that much smaller than a 2x8 (one might figure it'd be 1/2 the size, but it's not.)

[noparse][[/noparse] "backpack" = 1 STAMP PIN used; no "backpack" = too many STAMP PINs·used.]

Chris Savage

Yeah, unfortunately there's a practical limits for LCDs, although I have seen very tiny 7-segment displays that have 4 characters and take up the space of an 8-pin DIP package.

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