FREE Serial LCD Backpack Board

[Nicmus]

I got mine today.
Thanks rmteo.

Nick

[rmteo]

Have you used the serial LCD backpack? Feedback on this thread is appreciated.

[c_moore]

Hello,

Rene was kind enough to also give me a LCD serial backpak.I just wanted to say thanks.I have been using it with great success.It is very easy to use.I Also have a SGLCD and that thing is the cats meow.I am needing another one.


Regards
Charlie Moore

[rmteo]

Just a quick note. You will need to do this once only. The parameters are stored in EEPROM and will make the LCD go to the next line automatically if the length of the text exceeds the width of the LCD. Also, it will jump to line 1 if the text goes beyond the bottom right character position.

[rmteo]

The Serial LCD board communicates at 57600, 38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2,400 or 1,200 Baud. It uses 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. There are no switches or jumpers to set the baud rate. See this from the datasheet in post #1:

It has a unique feature called AutoSYNC that will automatically adjust to the baud rate of the incoming data.
When the display is powered-up (and after waiting for it to settle and the splash screen to appear), send the
character “U” [85] and the display will automatically set its baud rate within about 500mS (the splash
screen will change from “AutoSYNC” to “Connected” when this is accomplished).

Clicking on the "CONNECT" button (see previous post) does this - it sends out the character "U".

[rmteo]

OK, the last 2 are going to Dave of TX and Mark of MI. This offer is now CLOSED.

Feedback here is appreciated. Thanks to all for your interest.

[rmteo]

I managed to get one more out to David of CA.

Nick sent this pic, thanks.