Help selecting correct character LCD to purchase
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 2:31 pm
I'm looking to purchase an LCD to test, and eventially add to my line of embedded server products.
Our requirements are as follows:
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- Character LCD
- 16(or 20) x 4
- White background with Blue lettering
(or white lettering with blue background)
- Backlighted
- Cost < $50 (US dollars)
- Software: Linux (can write ourself, but would rather not)
- Parallel interface or serial interface.
We are currently leaning toward the parallel interface type because it seems to cost about half as much as the serial type.
Does anybody have any advice on models, software, and connection schematics.
Thanks in advance for any help you can lend,
---Dean.
Our requirements are as follows:
----------------------------------------------
- Character LCD
- 16(or 20) x 4
- White background with Blue lettering
(or white lettering with blue background)
- Backlighted
- Cost < $50 (US dollars)
- Software: Linux (can write ourself, but would rather not)
- Parallel interface or serial interface.
We are currently leaning toward the parallel interface type because it seems to cost about half as much as the serial type.
Does anybody have any advice on models, software, and connection schematics.
Thanks in advance for any help you can lend,
---Dean.