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Sorry Dave, wasn't refering to you.

But your new explanation might help someone. :)
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These answers are so easy.

Why do they always turn into personal attacks.

If they don't get it. Explain it again.
Maybe your version will make more sense.
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The LCD only has 8 locations for custom characters, and those locations don't relate to any specific rows or columns.

Once you've sent a custom character to the LCD, it can be used any number of...

RE: History Lesson...

Yes those funny Ancient Greeks. Called them the "Shield of Mars" and the "Mirror of Venus".

But we know what they were really thinking of. :)
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I think you were right, before you changed your post mister_e.
A little viagra might help ..... let's see ....


http://www.pbpgroup.com/files/ViagraChar.gif

But I think yours might have a...

And, Lest we forget...

http://www.pbpgroup.com/files/CustChar.JPG
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2598

P.S. That guy's got a problem with his thingy. :eek:

Hi Swordman,

The second example uses Address $78 which is Location 7.

To display that Custom Character use this

<font="courier">Lcdout $FE,$C2,7</font>

Darrel

Hi swordman,

Sending that string will define the Custom Character at location number 4. Then to actually display the character use this.

LCDOUT 4

HTH,
Darrel

I was just playing around with Ingvar's battery icon, and thought this was pretty neat.
It allows you to show the battery level with the same icon.
The demo just runs thru a loop counting...

Hi Anthony,

There are 8 Custom Character locations. The location is selected by sending a command with the following format.
%01xxx000 where xxx is the location 0-7

location 0 = %01000000 =...