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My serial LCD for displaying directions
Generic Eric:
I have a similar idea, inspired by the Neo Geo marquee as seen in this project. orntar's project is screaming for the 7 to 10 inch LCD fitted into the Marquee. That is what I would like to build...one of these days.
Aceldamor:
Very cool on the Advance LCD....you'll have to write up a little tutorial on that..might upgrade ;D
chrisindfw:
Well...
I got the LCD to work great! Had to modify some of the lcd files... I am working on a little program to help you program them.
Now the ---smurfy--- part. I drilled the hole for it on my control panel and took the db9 connector off to see if I can extend it to make some room and ...
ZAP... The damn thing dont work now.
back to ebay I go to buy another...
Aceldamor:
bummer about your screen >:(....but cool about the program. ;D did you have to hard solder the db9? Are you going to write a little tutorial on how you did this?
I've got to see how this whole shabang works before I replace my LCD screen plans..
I've got the old version of an Advance that is screaming to be used again....
chrisindfw:
Well... It turns out I didnt fry it after all... I took the second board off and when I put it back on it didnt make a good connection. Basically all I did was to bend the pins a little to complete the connection and then screwed the second board back on.
I was going to take it off and find a way to extend it so it would fit on my panel. Basically I just cut a hole for the screen and made a cutout for my serial cable.
Now all I have to do is to mount it.
Pictures will be coming soon.
--- Quote from: Aceldamor on May 03, 2004, 11:26:37 pm ---bummer about your screen >:(....but cool about the program. ;D did you have to hard solder the db9? Are you going to write a little tutorial on how you did this?
I've got to see how this whole shabang works before I replace my LCD screen plans..
I've got the old version of an Advance that is screaming to be used again....
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