Problem with new LK204-25-PC

jleach · Post by **jleach** » Tue Mar 26, 2002 6:50 pm

Hi,
I've just been testing my new display and I seem to be having a couple problems.

First, the Matrix Orbital Display Test program doesn't display anything but the first character on the 'clock' screen when the 'show large digits' option is selected.

Also, I'm using LCDC and the first time I ran it and set up a custom screen everything was fine. Then I rebooted and now the text that supposed to be on lines 2 and 3 are swapped. It shows right on the virtual display. A possible cause of this might be the fact that I'm using LK204-25.lcdc-cf (there is no LK204-25PC.lcdc-cf).

Anyone have any suggestions?

Post by **Henry** » Tue Mar 26, 2002 10:23 pm

On 2002-03-26 18:50, jleach wrote:
Hi,
I've just been testing my new display and I seem to be having a couple problems.

First, the Matrix Orbital Display Test program doesn't display anything but the first character on the 'clock' screen when the 'show large digits' option is selected.

Also, I'm using LCDC and the first time I ran it and set up a custom screen everything was fine. Then I rebooted and now the text that supposed to be on lines 2 and 3 are swapped. It shows right on the virtual display. A possible cause of this might be the fact that I'm using LK204-25.lcdc-cf (there is no LK204-25PC.lcdc-cf).

Anyone have any suggestions?

The LK204-25-PC has some kind of large digist bug, we are looking into it right now... as for LCDC and custom chars... not sure about that one, I'm sure Mat-d-Rat will let us know what he thinks...

Post by **Mat-Moo** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 1:56 am

Hi - That problem is becasue the display does not have the line wrap feature turned on. Create and event (Call it Iinit LCD or seomthing), set the event type to "SYS->On Start" and set the action to "DSP->Process Commands", then use the diamon at the end of the parameters to select the comamnds "BacklightOn, ClearDisplay, AutolineWrapOn, AutoScrollOff, CurosorBlinkingBlockOff" which should make it all look ok

jleach · Post by **jleach** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 7:30 am

Henry said:
The LK204-25-PC has some kind of large digist bug, we are looking into it right now...

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Bummer.. I was looking forward to turning my PC into a very expensive digital clock using the LCD screen and large characters. Do you think the fix will be software or is my display not going to be able to display large characters?

jleach · Post by **jleach** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 11:21 am

Thanks, Mr. Rat.. (heh)

By the way, is the -df file I'm using okay? Or is there one specifically for the LK204-25PC?

Post by **Mat-Moo** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 11:39 am

That one is fine, but the new version has a proper file for it...

Post by **Mat-Moo** » Tue Apr 02, 2002 9:56 am

I've just been playing with large digits on my 204-pc and LCDC and encountered no problems? Officially LCDC does not support them though but you can do it in test mode. Just go into LCDC's test mode, clear the screen then send text "[##254][##110]" to initialise Large characters, then send "[##254][##35][##XPOS][##NUM]" (where XPOS0..18 and NUM 0..9 and it works fine

I'd say the bug was in the app...Or am I missing something Henry...

Post by **Henry** » Tue Apr 02, 2002 10:08 am

I got it to work on a LK204-25... I have $20 on a wrong command...

in the manual for descimal it says 23, it should be 35

jleach · Post by **jleach** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 8:51 am

Great. I just got done playing with LCDC's test mode and I can indeed get multiple large characters. Is there a : character or only numbers?

And to Mat... Heh, I'm pretty lazy... Do you have any plans to add large digit support to LCDC?

Thanks,
James

Post by **Henry** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 10:30 am

On 2002-04-06 08:51, jleach wrote:
Great. I just got done playing with LCDC's test mode and I can indeed get multiple large characters. Is there a : character or only numbers?

And to Mat... Heh, I'm pretty lazy... Do you have any plans to add large digit support to LCDC?

Thanks,
James

I've been trying to get him to add large digits clock to LCDC

CyPher · Post by **CyPher** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 2:40 pm

a few large digit screens would be nice.....you could have a large digit's for a clock, single screen temps so you could see your case and proc temp from across the room.....

Post by **Cheese** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 5:21 pm

On 2002-04-06 14:40, CyPher wrote:
a few large digit screens would be nice.....you could have a large digit's for a clock, single screen temps so you could see your case and proc temp from across the room.....

If you enable line commands and enter the control codes to switch into large digit mode into the first line command on screens wher eyou want to use them you can do it yourself... not too hard

Isn't LCDC cool?

r.

CyPher · Post by **CyPher** » Sun Apr 07, 2002 3:56 pm

it rocks...

CyPher · Post by **CyPher** » Sun Apr 07, 2002 4:03 pm

um..ok..how exactialy do i do that now?

ultraspider · Post by **ultraspider** » Sun Apr 14, 2002 5:00 am

On 2002-04-02 09:56, mat-d-rat wrote:
I've just been playing with large digits on my 204-pc and LCDC and encountered no problems? Officially LCDC does not support them though but you can do it in test mode. Just go into LCDC's test mode, clear the screen then send text "[##254][##110]" to initialise Large characters, then send "[##254][##35][##XPOS][##NUM]" (where XPOS0..18 and NUM 0..9 and it works fine I'd say the bug was in the app...Or am I missing something Henry...

when i do that in the LCDC's test mode, i only get a big black 3x4 square character on my lk204-25-PC, like in the test program of matrix orbital. can you help us to have large digit on this lcd screen