have you ever considered....................................

UGHA · Post by **UGHA** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 8:40 pm

Have you ever considered a simple display that would fit in a 3 1/2" drive bay?

Post by **Cheese** » Sun Feb 02, 2003 4:05 pm

I think it would be a welcome addition to MO's product range and there are certainly some nice bare 2x20 LCD modules you can buy that'll fit in single 3.5" bays... I guess the main expense involved would be redesigning the controller to fit in the space.

Rob.

UGHA · Post by **UGHA** » Sun Feb 02, 2003 8:22 pm

Thanks, I was hoping someone would answer. I checked a few other sites that sell 2x20 and 1x16, but I'm a total newbie. Would much soldering be involved? (God, I hope I don't burn up my house). I guess I'd have to cut the bezel (I have an aluminum case) and somehow attach everything to a controller of some sort. I recall reading somewhere that an HD44780 controller would be good.

Now to show you how little I know about this thing, I'm not even sure what the controller does, nor do I have any idea which program to use. Would you know of an LCD site for dummies? I just wanted to do something simple to start like a clock, just to try it out. I'd be grateful for any help.

Post by **Cheese** » Mon Feb 03, 2003 3:55 am

I've wired up about four 2x20 displays which will fit in 3.5" bays now, they come with built in // controllers so you just have to wire them as you would a normal parallel display... maybe I'll dig a picture out for you if I have time.

This forum is only for discussing mo products though I'm afraid, so if you want help on none mo matters better take it elsewhere (forums.bit-tech.net say

).

Cheers,

Rob.