LCD Identification?

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I got hold of a LCD display that I would like to use for a prodject im doing, the problem is I cant find any information on it, Ive done a continuity test on the terminals and have found that term 3 is ground and terns a/k are for the backlight but other then that im stuck can anyone help?

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johnl69 said:
Thanks for that

How would I test it? do I simple connect the vss and vcc to the staed pins and then put an input to bus line and see if any characters appear?
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No, to get any characters you need to feed it correctly and exactly, there are plenty of examples about - including my PIC tutorials. You can download a good article (actually a two part series) from the EPE website.
 
johnl69 said:
Thanks for that

How would I test it? do I simple connect the vss and vcc to the staed pins and then put an input to bus line and see if any characters appear?
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hi,
I am afraid its not that simple.!

It requires to be driven from a PIC or MCU, needs initialising in the correct sequence before you can write characters to it.

Read thru that link I posted, it will help..
 
Thanks guys ill do a bit more reading,

What Pic is required to run this display can it be done with a PIC16F84A?
 
johnl69 said:
Thanks guys ill do a bit more reading,

What Pic is required to run this display can it be done with a PIC16F84A?
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I believe that any pic, having enough i/o pins will do. Not sure about 16f84a, but perhaps. E.g. At89s2051 can do as a microcintroller, having 2 bidirectional i/o ports - 1 pin (15 i/o pins in total).
 
lexter said:
I believe that any pic, having enough i/o pins will do. Not sure about 16f84a.
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Perfectly fine, you only need six (or seven) pins - my tutorials use them all on one port, with a pin spare.
 
Yep its a standard pinout 1-14....with 15 and 16 being the LED backlight power. Looks like theres already two resistors in series with it, so I suspect is the usual 4.2V @ 150 mA.
 
Thank alot guys

I read those tutorials on EFE and hooked up a breadboard mockup like it says and it works fine now to sort out the pic
 
johnl69 said:
Thank alot guys

I read those tutorials on EFE and hooked up a breadboard mockup like it says and it works fine now to sort out the pic
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The EPE tutorial is really good!.
 
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