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[mackrackit]

The LCDOUT character stuff place at the beginning of your code, in the variable area.

LCDOUT $FE,$40,$06,$0f,$0f,$0f,$0f,$0f,$0f,$00 'This is the first character #0
'The first place in the RAM is $40
'The next character would start with $48
VARS
DEFINES
...

Then in your loop

MAIN:
PAUSE 500
LCDOUT $FE,1,0 'First character
LCDOUT $FE,1,1 'Second character if you have one
GOTO MAIN

[LEDave]

Cheers mackrackit,

Things slowly starting to filter through. I'll have a look tomorrow.

I love the old LCD though, cracking.

Dvae

[LEDave]

Hi mackrackit,

Well I managed to get the program to do what I wanted it to do, namely run through four custom characters then place the four custom characters one in each corner of the display ( program code below).

All the info to do this was found within the LCD link you posted However, I can't really see how the CONSTANT:

Row1  CON 128

works, what does the 128 part of it mean? I guess it must relate to LCD position HEX 0000 DDRAM Address for a 4 Line LCD but can't relate that to a CGRAM character position.

ANSEL   = %00000000    'Disable analog select so ports work as digital i/o.
CMCON0  = %00000111    'Disable analog comparators.
TRISA   = %00000000    'Set PORTA as OUTPUT.
PORTA   = %00000000    'Set PORTA pins all low.
TRISC   = %00000000    'Set PORTC as OUTPUT.
PORTC   = %00000000    'Set PORTC pins all low.

DEFINE LCD_DREG     PORTC    'PORTC.0 WILL CONNECT TO DB4, PORTC3 TO DB7
DEFINE LCD_DBIT     0
DEFINE LCD_RSREG    PORTC
DEFINE LCD_RSBIT    4        'PORTC.4 CONNECT TO LCD PIN4
DEFINE LCD_EREG     PORTC
DEFINE LCD_EBIT     5        'PORTC.5 CONNECT TO LCD PIN6
DEFINE LCD_BITS     4
DEFINE LCD_LINES    4
DEFINE LCD_COMMANDUS 2000     
DEFINE LCD_DATAUS 150

Row1  CON 128
Row2  CON 192
Row3  CON 148
Row4  CON 212

DEFINE OSC 4
LCDOUT $FE,$40,$02,$06,$1a,$1a,$1a,$06,$02,$00 'FIRST  CHAR 0 (Battery)
LCDOUT $FE,$48,$06,$0f,$0f,$0f,$0f,$0f,$0f,$00 'Second CHAR 1 (Speaker)
lcdout $FE,$50,$1F,$11,$15,$17,$17,$15,$11,$1F 'Third  CHAR 2 (Copywrite)
lcdout $FE,$58,$00,$0a,$0a,$00,$00,$11,$0e,$00 'Fourth CHAR 3 (Smiley)
MAIN:
PAUSE 500
LCDOUT $FE,1,0 'First character
pause 1000
LCDOUT $FE,1,1 'Second character 
pause 1000
lcdout $FE,1,2 'Third character
PAUSE 1000
lcdout $fe,1,3 'Fourth Character 
pause 1000 
LCDOUT $FE,Row1+0,0 'Places CHAR 0 Top LHS of display.
PAUSE 250
lcdout $FE,ROW1+19,1 'Places CHAR 1 Top RHS of display.
PAUSE 250
LCDOUT $FE,Row4+0,2  'Places CHAR 2 Bottom LHS of display. 
PAUSE 250
LCDOUT $FE,Row4+19,3 'Places CHAR 3 Bottom RHS of display.
PAUSE 4000
GOTO MAIN

Dave (lovin his LCD).

[mackrackit]

Each position on the display has a number for an "address".

Row1  CON 128 = $80
Row2  CON 192 = $C0
Row3  CON 148 = $90
Row4  CON 212 = $D0
'All first position on each of the lines

By adding to the constant you can place the character anyplace you want on the display.
First line third position from the left would be
$83 or 131

Setup a loop adding to the constant and see if you can make something scroll.

[LEDave]

Ah right (penny drops) cheers mackrackit.

Setup a loop adding to the constant and see if you can make something scroll.

Mmm, I'll see what I can do.

Dave

[LEDave]

I'm still working hard on this........!

I know what I need to do to get this to work (on paper as it were, I think I do anyway). I'm reading and GQQGLing like made to find and learn the programming skill I need to make it work.

If I can't crack it tonight I'll have to ask, tick, tick, tick....must dash.

Dave

[LEDave]

Well I did try.......

It was getting the LCD to output B0 as a DEC number (LCD location for the smiley) rather than just B0 that foxed me. I tried DEC B0 and a few other things ("."B0..."B0") but still no good. I think (and hope) I was on the right lines though.

Here's my attempt:

BO VAR BYTE          'BYTE 0  Sets position for CHAR  128...+19
LC var byte          'Loop_Count Counts 0 to 19 'positions' across display

LCDOut $FE,$60,$00,$0a,$0a,$00,$00,$11,$0e,$00  'Smiley Face

Pause 500
MAIN
For LC = 0 TO 19
PAUSE 500
LET BO = 128 + LC     'Start at LCD Top LHS then add 1 to move across display
LCDOUT $FE,1,B0,0     'Output the 'Smiley Face' at location B0
PAUSE 500
Next LC
GOTO MAIN

Dave