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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : Maximite LCD demo program
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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
I'm having a bad day. Trying to get a 16*2 LCD display to work with the Maximite. I had a LCD screen in my collection of bits, a working display that was once in my PicAxe based dump load controller. It's a AC162B, probably bought from Dick Smith. I connected it up as shown in the LCD.PDF file, but when I run the program all I get is gibberish on the screen. If I edit the sample program to just initialize the display, it clears, so its obviously responding to the initilisation commands, but as soon as I rty to send text I get rubbish. I figured it may be a characterset difference or something, so I went out and bought a QP5512 from Jaycar this morning. The QP5512 is one suggested to work with the demo program. Wired it up, blank display! Looked up a PDF for that display ( its a SD1602GULB ) and it looks like its not pin compatible with the other LCD displays I've used in the past. Instead of the pins numbering 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 they number 15,16,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 !!!!! I rewired it, but now I get a few lines on the screen on power up, and thats it, it wont respond. Looks like I've fried it, $19 down the drain. So before I go and buy another bloody display, could anyone confirm the LCD.bas program works, as is? It may be my original display is ok, but there is a bug in the program. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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vasi Guru  Joined: 23/03/2007 Location: RomaniaPosts: 1697 |
Hi Glenn, I think I have a similar one (15,16,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14) and the initialization differ from a standard HD44780. Look here. Vasi P.S. I did the project after a long period on inactivity as can be seen on the FreeJALduino board.  Hobbit name: Togo Toadfoot of Frogmorton Elvish name: Mablung Miriel Beyound Arduino Lang |
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| Talbit Senior Member  Joined: 07/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 210 |
Make sure you are using the very latest circuit from Geoff. The original had the data pins wired incorrectly. Talbit Talbit |
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| Talbit Senior Member Joined: 07/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 210 |
Also add a small delay in between resetting the display and sending some data. Talbit I posted some info on this some time back. Look for my posts. I'm surprized the pin numbers for the QP-5512 don't go 1 to 16 in ascending order. I thought I had one working (but blew it up because I was stupid doing something I shouldn't have) Be aware that the +v and GND for the Jaycar displays are the opposite way around to the Altronics version and many others. I definitely had a QP-5516 working. I'm using the larger QP-5520 with LCD.bas. It works fine. Just checking further... You might be right about the pinouts... R to L - 15,16 then 1 to 14. I'll recheck tonight when I get home. Pins 15 and 16 are for the LED backlight. I found a note I wrote myself re the QP-5512 and QP-5516 and I noted that pin 1 on both displays was VDD +5V and pin 2 was VSS 0V. So double check the power supply pins. I Googled your SD1602GULB and it had them the other way around. Did you get a pinout sheet with the QP-5512. Jaycar don't have any info on their web site - at least I couldn't find it. Talbit Talbit |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
Bingo 
Thats fixed it, I added a 10mS delay and it runs perfectly. Thats on my old display. The new one is definately stuffed unfortunately. Thanks Talbit The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| Talbit Senior Member Joined: 07/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 210 |
Knock it back to 1mS and see if it still works okay. Talbit |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
Just reading your post, yeah I would have wired it wrong, I had ground on pin 1 and +5 on pin 2. I'll try again and see if it's alive. There was no documentaion with the display either, Jaycar should include some I think. Also, while I was there this morning I noticed they had a Maximite in the Kits section. If anyone is in Toowoomba and wants one, its at the Jaycar agent at the Hooper center, look for the Altronics kit on display with all the Jaycar kits, back wall. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
Yep 1ms worked fine. The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
I found a couple of PDF's that show pin 1 as ground and 2 as +5, so it looks like I had that bit right, but it is a confusing pin out. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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VK6MRG Guru Joined: 08/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 347 |
I ordered a Maximite 5 weeks ago and was surprised to see a retail shop with stock and I’m still waiting! I rand Altronics to see what's going on and was told that there was still a large waiting list. I gave then my order number and told that yes one was allocated to me and to expect it on Tuesday. So if you are waiting for a Maximite from Altronics, call then and have your order number handy, as it's more likely that they have forgotten to send it out as was the case with me! 
My 128th post. woohoo. Its easier to ask forgiveness than to seek permission! ............VK6MRG.............VK3MGR............ |
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