epic programmer to lcd
i have the EPIC programmer and a Parallax LCD. i'll want to program a mcu to display some text onto the lcd. question, the lcd has a 3-pin header and the EPIC has a 10-pin header. is there such a thing as a 3-to-10 pin header cable to connect the two? or do i get the lcd connected to a breadboard?
new to the mcu world so hang with me here...
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The 10 pin header you have on the EPIC is used to program PIC microcontroller in circuit. refer to the following link
http://melabs.com/support/icsp.htm
If your LCD have a 3 pin header, it's high likely a serial type. So you may need to use HSEROUT/DEBUG/SEROUT or SEROUT2 to display some text on your LCD.
Your LCD datasheet should show the pinout of your LCD. I would bet on the following model
http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Do...alLCD-v2.0.pdf
Your EPIC will be connected to your PIC microcontroller to program it, your PIC will be connected to your LCD all the time.
HTH
Last edited by mister_e; - 3rd November 2008 at 09:43.
Steve
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thanks Steve
I have those docs dl'd and going over them.
let me make sure i understand this. with the PIC16f88 in the EPIC, then i can connect the LCD to the Vdd & Vss pins on the PIC via test leads and send char's to it via the PIC?
TIA
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