Turns out it was a BAUD rate issue. Seems as though on my development machine, I ran a testing program called lcdproc. This program set the baud rate correctly, so when I would run my own program the rate was already set correctly. When I put the program on my VIA board, the baud rate was never set ...

HARDWARE SETUP: LCD2041-WB connected via serial on com2 via the onboard connector at 19200-8N1 VIA EN12000EG mini-itx motherboard Linux OS (Debian) ISSUE DESCRIPTION: When I write to the serial port I get output on the display, it just isn't readable...it's garbage. I have used the same LCD2041-WB c...

Thank you for the quick response and help. These displays do look great...serial sounds like the best way to go. However, I don't see any of your MOS displays in a 4 line model. Basically the "MOP-AL204A-BBTW" model looks great, however in a serial model. Am I missing them? Or maybe it's j...

I'm looking to purchase an LCD to test, and eventially add to my line of embedded server products. Our requirements are as follows: ---------------------------------------------- - Character LCD - 16(or 20) x 4 - White background with Blue lettering (or white lettering with blue background) - Backli...