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My serial LCD for displaying directions
zzsprade:
--- Quote from: Aceldamor on April 08, 2004, 03:43:00 pm ---I actually have another question...
would it be possible to format the screen so that it shows the contol relevant to the position of the button?
for example the LCD Screen would show for my panel using Mortal Kombat:
Mortal Kombat
Not Used
High Punch High Kick
Block
Low Punch Low Kick
8 Way Joystick
--- Quote from: SirPoonga on April 07, 2004, 05:06:07 pm ---However, you could put a larger LCD for player 1 and player 2. Have the lcd show button labels for that player's buttons.
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I actually considered doing what Poonga suggested, it would be a diffinative option if the LCD's could be programmed to do what I asked above
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Aceldamor,
Mate you are certainly on to something there. It is a little scary reading this thred as everything that I have thought of whilst reading it was brought up just further down. Would certainly be VERY interested in getting this to work... maybe even a little extension of Dino Rogers Project??????
-Alex
maraxle:
--- Quote from: Aceldamor on April 09, 2004, 12:13:52 am ---Well, I'm buying 2 of the same ones you have...so mabye we can colaborate on getting that to work...though I really don't have any programming skills.
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No programming skills are required. All you're doing is copying a text file to a serial port. "copy yourtext.txt com1" Simply put spaces in your text file to make it look the way you want it to, and you're good to go.
crashwg:
If anyone is interested in using a gba as a display for your pc it seems as though it will be posible.
See here:http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?p=19002#19002
GadgetGeek:
Might be able to do something similar with an old palm pilot using the hot-sync cradle as well. Time to go into thinking mode....
Aceldamor:
--- Quote from: crashwg on April 09, 2004, 03:53:59 pm ---If anyone is interested in using a gba as a display for your pc it seems as though it will be posible.
See here:http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?p=19002#19002
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Dosen't look like it's going to be easy to do, or free for that matter..
maraxle: you said it's easy to do via indents and spacing, but I actually have another question. On your LCD your buttons read "Button 1: XXX" (where X is what button does) I'm trying to eliminate the "button 1" and just have it read what the function is...(i.e. High Punch) would you have to modify much to have it do that?
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