[sdiy] Strange LCD display

[Magnus Danielson]

From: "Paul Maddox" <P.Maddox at signal.qinetiq.com>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Strange LCD display
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:51:37 +0100
Message-ID: <01ad01c473c7$c5fec1f0$4da8a8c0 at dtg.qinetiq.com>

> Magnus,

Paul,

> > It's an IEE
> > Daystar Nova 03803-03-040. It has a 26-pin block header contact where I
> can
> > identify ground and +5V, but I don't know what the other pins are for.
> Also, I
> > don't know the commands for it.
> 
> google is your friend, searched for Daystar Nova lcd,

I know Google is your friend, but at times you don't search the right way and
out into orbit you go...

> found the home page,

Yeah, I also found them.

> found the 38nn series data sheets ;-
> http://www.ieeinc.com/specs/S03805-06-0100.PDF
> Page 15 has pinout,

Seems reasnoble. I didn't even bother to check the other products, so maybe
that's where I went wrong.

> I expect the commands will be the same..

I'll check. After doing some searches for LCD controllers I've found that the
HD44780 seems to match how I see the control-pins reach the controller (which
I only can see from the side). So now I beleive it is something like a HD44780
and 4 HD44100 setup in this display. Anyway, I have the HD44780 datasheet
(thanks to the almost infinit resources of Internet and Google as a guide to
them) and the datasheet you dug up should be a nice complement.

I have another LCD with the HD44780 so I better learn control it anyway.

Thanks!

Cheers,
Magnus - who needs to figure out what to use them for