I checked the schem, and the pinouts are the same, so it should be compatible.Richard

Hi,Yes but at this site http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/cspplcds.aspthere is a reference to two controllers (the KS0065 and the KS0066U) that are compatible with the Hitachi 44780, but no refence to the S6A0069 mentioned earlier in this thread...I'm planning to buy the Conrad 18 33 50-02, 20x2 LCD module (KS0066 controller, compatible with HD44780 according to the documentation), costing 19,60 Euro.Would that be a wise decision???? Any results with this type of LCD?Regards,Nicowww.nicokaan.nl

saw what you talk about on a picture from someone that i got via e-mail today.indeed, i get nothing like any black row.adjusting contrast doesn't do nothing.

tnxthat's 1 thing that has been cleared out ;)so it's a correct LCDmaybe he's just not working right ..appreciate this(first step taken!)

Hi,Like I wrote in my posting earlier in this thread, just a while ago, I am not still sure your controller is compatible. Look for instance in this table:http://www.orientdisplay.com/character-lcd-modules.htmlNicowww.nicokaan.nl

Where can i find the specs ?is this page what you mean ?http://www.xmocular.com/MODULE/GDM2002D.htm and where do I find info on how to program for it ?i got some experiance to write programs which go via the LPT ( see my site for LPTswitch ) so i understand how to write to the LPT, but what to write ?don't feel much like doing this though .. i first should program a new version of my LPTswitch software.i just want this thingy to work :( don't want to make it work myself :(i'll try to see if i can give it a go today with settings of the LPT changed to CPP.can you tell me though ... if i would connect the LCD to the 5V power & not to the computer .. do i then get the "black row" thing when it's connected correctly to the power source ??cuz i don't even get that .. just backlight.

>>described. The ones I found has only 14 pins, and in the>eBay !! There's a zillion of them for sale there every day.Richard & Tuomas,I found my display! It was still in the original shipping pack from 13 years ago. :-eek It's a Hitachi LM018L, 2x40 display. Kind of wide but plenty of space for lots of data.Now I have to find a 14-pin header connector to solder onto the circuit board (wasn't manufactured with one).How's your display coming along, Richard?Peter http://bfu.avsim.net/sigpics/PeterR.gifBFU Forums ModeratorRenegade/Seawolf Design Group (RSDG)

Peter:>How's your display coming along, Richard?I'm out of town on business unfortunately. I've drawn the front panel mask on my laptop ready to print onto plastic when I get home, and I've got the driver software set up and configured as well, but that's all :-(The LCD's have been bought and are on their way (I got a pack of 5 2x24's from eBay for $20.50 the lot) and I know I've got printer cables lying around the house, so once I get home I should be up and running with just a couple of hours work.Richard

Hi GuysThis is just GREAT.I wil build one in the next few days.I found some pictures on a DK site, ther is some layout for PCB's, and i found a site wher i can buy the LCD complet with every thing, from the Tianma compani. It seems to be used for case-modding.Here are the site-adress, i am sorry to tell the laungde is in danisch. (But not the pictures)http://home20.inet.tele.dk/tgl/pdf/winamp1.pdfhttp://www.chippen.dk/show-varer.asp?db=in...pe=LCD-DisplaysRegardsFinnDenmark

> (But not the pictures):-lolThanks for the links, Finn.Peter http://bfu.avsim.net/sigpics/PeterR.gifBFU Forums ModeratorRenegade/Seawolf Design Group (RSDG)

>>Hi Guys>>This is just GREAT.>I wil build one in the next few days.>>I found some pictures on a DK site, ther is some layout for>PCB's, and i found a site wher i can buy the LCD complet with>every thing, from the Tianma compani. It seems to be used for>case-modding.Yes, The display is very common in case-mod scene and the same circuit can be used with various things like system load meters and winamp "currently playing" display etc. Or temperatures etc.Just get the Hitachi one that connects to the parallel port - there are serial cable LCDs too but this software doesnt work with them.Philippe, any luck with the display btw?Tuomas

Nope TuomasNo luck yet. Haven't tried much though. Will do in a few minutes.I've had exams mo,tu,we and that was that .. now i've got the last 2 days of the week free, so I'm no longer at my dorm but at home.I got my own PC here with power cables & stuff. At my dorm I couldn't do much with the laptop I take with me all the time. Have no idea if it's even possible to get 5V out of it .. would be neat though :)I've set up my bios of this pc here to PPC+UPC ( or whatever the settings are called .. all but SPP that's for sure :( )Then I've been moving my cockpit to this very room I'm in now. My mom was getting tired of the fact of a cockpit in my bedroom :( Plus I've pulled an ethernet cable trough the garage from the office up to this "studio-like-room". Took me about 6h to break it apart and rebuild it here :)Of cours all wires were cut but I used this flat-cable so all I need to do now is find some male & female connectors for those and plug the thing back together and then I'll be able to take out my overhead or pedestal in no time in the future without having to worry 'bout the wiring.

I just took a look at the software that Timo wrote for the LCD display. Very nicely done! The config files enable you to choose the size of the display as well as what you want to put on it. Bravo, Timo!In the lcdinterface.ini file, what are the "multi" and "output" options for? Also, the file lists a third display, LCDdisplay2. How is that display wired with the other two and what do the "DISP" values for options "line1", "line2" and "line3" do on LCDdisplay2?Since my display is a 2x40, is it enough just to add a new section to the lcdpanel.ini file? I didn't see anywhere that assigned the available display geometries so I assume it'll just find all of them.e.g.[p class=dcplain][LCDpanel2x40]height=2width=40ddram=80 // hexcgram=40 // hexline0=00 // hexline1=40 // hexdl=10 // hexn=08 // hexf=00 // hexdelay0=20 // INIT 20msdelay1=3.28 // CONFIG 3.28msdelay2=0.01 // CONTROL 40usdelay3=0.01 // DATA 20usdelay4=0.04 // ENABLE 40us[/p][p class=dcmessage]The offsets for line 0 and 1 are the same whether the display is 16, 20, or 40 characters wide.Peter http://bfu.avsim.net/sigpics/PeterR.gifBFU Forums ModeratorRenegade/Seawolf Design Group (RSDG)

Try to use 4x20 panel. Your 2x40 is actually 4x20 and otherwise.- J

turns out that by using an other sheme for the wiring the thing works perfectlyJEAHAAAAAA !! :)http://www.google.be/search?q=cache:DNHELW...&hl=nl&ie=UTF-8this is the url from which I found the info on how to do other wiringand this is the sheme I used:http://www.myrolypoly.com/lcd_project/lcd_...cs/lcd-db25.gif