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loadman:

--- Quote from: Circo on July 19, 2006, 10:31:46 pm ---Loadman, the 4x40 lcd display showed up too, it's barebones as well.  The serial one I got from seetron was almost plug and play.  Did you have much trouble wiring these parallel ones?

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*Not hard at all if you buy the MaLa Hardware. You can buy it in either kit form or fully assembled. A flat rainbow cable plugs into the circuit board and the other end of the cable just has 16 bare wires. You just solder the 16 appropriate wires to the 16 pins and away it goes.
I wrote a guide on it (found here) look at the bottom for a guide for connection

*Alternately you can convert a LedWiz to drive a LCD . (But only displays up to 4x20) Details on how to do that will be posted HERE soon.

Circo:
Before I pull the trigger, can anyone tell me if that kit is going to do the job?  I don't mind dropping the cash, but I do want to make sure that I will be able to use it for the intended purpose.

Looking forward to that led wiz hack, any idea on how many ports it will take?  I currently have 3 free on my led-wiz.

loadman:

--- Quote from: Circo on July 19, 2006, 11:50:28 pm ---Before I pull the trigger, can anyone tell me if that kit is going to do the job?  I don't mind dropping the cash, but I do want to make sure that I will be able to use it for the intended purpose.

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I assume you are referring to the Big LCD screen you bought? If so I have no idea about those

--- Quote from: Circo on July 19, 2006, 11:50:28 pm ---Looking forward to that led wiz hack, any idea on how many ports it will take?  I currently have 3 free on my led-wiz.

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As I posted in the other thread, It effectively makes it 16LED controller if you want to have a Character LCD run off it as well. So to answer your question 16.  16 LED and 16 ports for LCD).

FYI if you had two LedWiz's you can run one converted an one as a normal ledWiz and they won't conflict each other (I tried it just for fun)

Circo:
Sucks that they are both classified LCD makes it confusing.

On the first point "will this kit work" I am talking about the 6.5" TFT display.

On your other point 16 ports on the LED-WIZ will run that 4x40 display?  If so is it cheaper to use an led wiz or buy the Mala hardware?  Not sure what currency that is on the website. 

This is the last time I leap without looking first hehe.  Teaches you how dumb you can be about some things.  And here I was thinking I knew everything already...  :dizzy:

loadman:

--- Quote ---Sucks that they are both classified LCD makes it confusing.
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The one that MaLa can run is commonly called a 'character LCD'

--- Quote ---On your other point 16 ports on the LED-WIZ will run that 4x40 display?
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No the highest my documented Led Wiz Hack will support is a 4x20  . MaLa hardware can handle up to 4x40

--- Quote ---is it cheaper to use an led wiz or buy the Mala hardware?
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That depends on a few things, It will be different for everybody
* What your LED Needs are?
* What Your LCD Needs are?
* Have you got time to build it?
* Have you got the basic skills to bulid it?

--- Quote ---Not sure what currency that is on the website. 
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Euro

--- Quote ---This is the last time I leap without looking first hehe.
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I'm sure they will give you a refund or swap it for a 4x20 if you don't want to buy the MaLa hardware

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