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by illusion29
Wed May 05, 2010 6:14 am
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: ATMega128 Coding help with GLK240128-25
Replies: 15
Views: 16470

*BUMP*
by illusion29
Mon May 03, 2010 9:04 am
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: ATMega128 Coding help with GLK240128-25
Replies: 15
Views: 16470

Another question: I want to change the startup picture(Matrix Orbital logo) to another image. 1. Can I use MOGD# to upload an image? 2. Uploading a bitmap, does it resize the image file size? 3. How do I set it up as the startup image when I powerup on the LCD? 4. If I can't set it as startup, what ...
by illusion29
Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:11 pm
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: ATMega128 Coding help with GLK240128-25
Replies: 15
Views: 16470

Thanks for the reply
and thanks for everyone that has helped me since the beginning

I shall give it a try

And post some images if I get it working

If I need help, shall post again

Cheers
by illusion29
Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:39 am
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: ATMega128 Coding help with GLK240128-25
Replies: 15
Views: 16470

Well good news Finally the board is communicating with the LCD and it now printing text to it. Now for the fun part. I want to do some simple animation on the LCD. I want to be able to animate a long rectangle block 180 degrees. Similar to a windscreen wiper on a car going back and forth. What would...
by illusion29
Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:46 pm
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: ATMega128 Coding help with GLK240128-25
Replies: 15
Views: 16470

Hey thanks for the reply What is a Null serial cable? That might be the problem I am having, it could be the cable I am using to connect between the STK500 and the LCD. I am currently using a male to male serial cable between the STK500 and LCD. Cause the STK500 has a female DB9 output and the LCD h...
by illusion29
Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:56 pm
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: 4X4 Keypad
Replies: 3
Views: 4424

Hey

Thanks for the reply,

So I just simply just plug in the keypad straight into the back of the LCD without re-wiring any of the connections?
by illusion29
Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:49 pm
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: ATMega128 Coding help with GLK240128-25
Replies: 15
Views: 16470

Hey thanks for the reply I changed the Baud in MOGD# to 9600, so shouldn't be a problem there Looking at the connections you provided, Would I be able to connect the power through the 4 pin headers Vcc : connect to 5V GND : connect to ground And for serial transfers, I'm not using the 4 pin header b...
by illusion29
Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:35 pm
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: ATMega128 Coding help with GLK240128-25
Replies: 15
Views: 16470

Thanks for the reply I got communication between PC and HyperTerminal Able to send text string and receive input from the keyboard - so the transmit and receive USART is working Now hooking it up to the LCD Can I just powerup the LCD with the 4 pin connections i.e. 0 and 5 volts and connect the RS23...
by illusion29
Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:23 pm
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: 4X4 Keypad
Replies: 3
Views: 4424

4X4 Keypad

I bought the 4x4 keypad from your store and the LCD GLK240-25 Looking at the manual for the 4x4 Keypad I'm not sure which end is number 1 pin. So if I was to look at the keypad from above with the buttons facing at mee. is Pin 1 on the leftmost side? Also, since the LCD allows up to 5x5 keypad inter...
by illusion29
Fri Apr 23, 2010 11:37 pm
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: ATMega128 Coding help with GLK240128-25
Replies: 15
Views: 16470

Thanks for reply I got it to communicate to the PC and able to send one character #include <avr/io.h> #include <avr/interrupt.h> #define BAUD 9600 #define SYSUBRR (F_CPU/16/BAUD-1) #define BUF_SIZE 64 unsigned char txBuffer[BUF_SIZE]; unsigned char txindex; // Function Declaration void initUsart(voi...
by illusion29
Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:08 am
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: ATMega128 Coding help with GLK240128-25
Replies: 15
Views: 16470

ATMega128 Coding help with GLK240128-25

Hey, Not strong with coding yet as I am just getting use to the micro-controller Was just wondering if there are some working sample codes I can look at or tutorials that will give me a good start? :) From looking at the Manual to send commands i.e. draw a line, it is simply just going: txbuffer[] =...
by illusion29
Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:49 pm
Forum: MOC/MOS/MOI/MOU/X-Board/MOP
Topic: Menu and Game LCD
Replies: 2
Views: 13553

Thanks for the reply :)

How many pins would I need to interface with that LCD?
by illusion29
Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:51 pm
Forum: MOC/MOS/MOI/MOU/X-Board/MOP
Topic: Menu and Game LCD
Replies: 2
Views: 13553

Menu and Game LCD

Hey Wasn't sure which forum to post this in as there wasn't a general hardware section but hope this will still help me :) I am using the ATmega32A for my micro controller. the microcontroller has SPI and some I/O free. I will be using the USART for something else For my exercise interface project I...