contrast worked a treat..

Bit strange though that it changed while I was away... MO = Mind of its Own

tell me about it... I can't slap her until after thursday too... (I don't want to be unromantic!)

How do you fiddle with the contrast? I was just looking for the MO powerup message and even that didn't appear...

Its the 204PC fyi

I'm not sure what has gone on here but perhaps you have seen this before...

Something funny is going on, I went off for 2 weeks and the computer was off and the MO was working fine. When I came back my missus had used it and the display wouldn't show any characters.

The machine would only have ...

Just realised that they aren't in pairs... they are just paired up for your program... trying to mod mr haz' proggy now for 8 gpos.

Kaz

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Dr_kazza on 2002-01-02 07:08 ]</font>

I seem to remember that GPO 1 is the bottom pair of pins...
please remind me which one the ground and which one the +ve is?

Ta...

Also if the pins are aligned thus (for example)
GPO3 Grnd
GPO3 Grnd
GPO2 Grnd
GPO2 Grnd
GPO1 Grnd
GPO1 Grnd
is there any difference between the top GPO1 and the bottom ...

you already know where to send my consultancy fee, after i helped your friend with his little problem

but at which stage did it not work?

What I would do, being a complete novice is

1) unplug all serial connections and turn on your pc with the MO plugged in.... if you don't get the backlight and the bootscreen.... OHDEAR!

2) if that works try booting up with the serial connector on if you have no programs running any LCD software ...

YUO = the WIN!!111

p.s. CM210 frosted Green turns up monday... the drilling tool turns up from Satan if I'm a bad boy by Xmas

any chance of you posting the source code? or mailing it dr_kazza@blueyonder.co.uk

(cheeky ain't I?)

I've downloaded zconsole.rar but what do I do with that? (No programme associated :/)

p.s. otherwise the LCD works great thx

bloody mr haz...

Name is Karim Awenat, order for 2* 204-25PC and 2 mounting kits (1 blk 1 beige)

FANX

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Dr_kazza on 2001-11-16 10:43 ]</font>

cool... really appreciate it...

you should put a link on there saying that this DOES NOT come with a serial cable and you need to buy one... I would have ordered two but MrHaz confused me here where he said the serial cable that comes with it.... (underneath the 5th piccy) blah blah blah

Thx m8 ...

Just coughed up my cash and bought a couple of 25PCs looking forward to playing :grin:

Just wanted to double check some things because you webbie has a contents list for every piece except the 204-25PC

1) do I get a serial cable with it?... if not can you put a couple in please?

2) is it just a ...

is a link to the matrix orbital homepage

Kaz

p.s. *disclaimer... it's probably right in front of my eyes and I look like an ar5e for mentioning it but it plainly isn't obvious enough *