Matrix Orbital Corp

Why doesn't my vk204-24-usb not support large digits?

I've been trying to implement a large clock on it and have been doing the programming from scratch. So I'm not complaining since I've gotten a chance to understand how the unit works now, but I'm more just curious. Was the memory space needed for other things?

I'm using linux by the way which makes this a little more difficult.

Hi escsco,

Unfortunately, the VK204-24-USB does not support large digits. We are in the process of re-designing the VK204-24-USB and the large number support is definitely in it. In fact, with the re-design we are doing, we are implememting large numbers on any display that has 4 lines.

Sorry for the inconvenience. If you really need to draw large numbers, we can probably find a way around it, but everything has to be done manually on your end.

No worries.

I've found out that LCDproc doesn't like using the built in hardware features anyway, or at least for the matrix orbital drivers. With LCDproc running, I had to figure out how to create a large digit with 6 custom characters instead of 8. This is because they use the 8th slot for horizontal bars and the 1st slot for something else (probably a heartbeat or something). Anyway, this probably belongs in the software forum.

Thanks