Well this is an update to let everyone know, that I had a bad display. Matrix Orbital replaced it for me. I've got the new one in and it works fine. Thanks to everyone who tried to help me, with the display.

Don

Ok I sent pics to Henry and Miles.

Don

Pic ??? you lost me Mat.

Don

Mat,

I changed the display to LK204-25, the text
is still messed up. It does match the Virtual display a little better. As the way the text is moving around.

Don

Ok, tried MOGD. I can turn display on & off using backlight. But same story for everything else, nothing but mixed up alphabit soup on the screen. No matter what I type.

Also I got to thinking about what Mat-d-rat
said on his post. Make sure cable is null modem and not standard rs232. The cable ...

Ok, here we go. All cables are good. When I try to run the Alpha Demo I get "Unable to open com port:5" then you click "ok", then I get

"Exception EAccessViolation in Module MatrixDemo.exe at 00002d38, Access violation at adress 00402D38 in moduale Matrixdemo.exe Read of adress 505C3A3F"

So I ...

Null Modem means the wires are crossed on other end, right? Also if jumper is on J1 & J2 that should be 19200 speed. I'm using what MO sent me, I ordered PC mount kit. Came with all the cables. I'll pull out & look at them.

Thanks Don

Still can't get anything to happen, have tried several different settings. I only get mixed up text on VFD. I have even uninstalled the software then reinstalled it. Before when I said I got it to work in Hyper Terminal, I meant that text was messed up there also.

Any ideas?

Don

I can send text, but its mix up. Example
L.C.D.C.!!! shows up as H*B*@B. Anything I type in shows up different? What about the definition file? What should that be set on?

Don

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Ok if you mean in software "LCDC" its set to 19200 in config table. Hardware are you talking about using control panel, then system, & device manager. Open com1 then set speed under port settings? If so, I did change that to 19200. Other setting I did'nt change. I did that after LCDC was installed ...

I can't get any software to work. I have tested it using Hyper Terminal & it works. When I boot up I get flasing cursor.

But when I try LCDC or LCD Smartie 5.0, I get garbage on the screen or it goes blank. Then I have to reboot to get VFD back on? I have tried on com 1 & 2 same thing on both.

I ...