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Re: Advice on custom input/output for pc
At 13:44 01/08/00 +0100, you wrote:
>Doh ! I think I may be being a bit stupid here, the VFD does not
require an
>HD44780 Controller, it is equivalent to it. So I just wire it up to the
>parallel port.
I would guess so, but it's not really clear from the catalogue. LCD
displays mostly include a HD44780 or equivalent controller. One thing I'd
forgotten before is that it allows 4-bit access as well as 8-bit, which
does cut down the number of parallel port pins that are required on the
cable
Nigel
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