Re: HomeDisplay - VFD's UK supplier UNDER £70

["PatrickLidstone" <patrickl@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@y..., Stuart Poulton <swp@s...> wrote:
> Hi people.
> 
> Please, please, please don't rush out and buy the first VFD you
see.
> 
> I've been in talks with Noritake-Itron for the last 3 weeks about 
VFD's
> suppplied in the UK, and it's still on-going.

This display I have is also made by Noritake-Itron. I bought the 
display because it happens to have a built-in RS232 interface 
daughterboad (a "backpack" in seetron speak), saving me having to
faff about with datasheets. The work that I've done is largely 
display agnostic - if someone else wants to do the PCB's and provide 
a driver (RS232 serial, bit banging code or otherwise), I'll be happy 
to integrate with it. Although once my hols are finished, I won't 
have so much time to dedicate to this kind of thing.

The backpack approach also has huge potential in minimising the work 
required to support displays with different resolutions/cost factor. 
I could substitute a USD 50 LCD in place of the VFD at the drop of a 
hat, no code changes or further hardware changes required. That's 
quite attractive, I think.

Patrick

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