Lcd Not Working..

[NavMicroSystems]

...On the LCD's VDD Pin I get 5v when I remove the LCD, but when the LCD is connected I only get +-1.2volt, is this normal?

I guess your LCD is DEAD

[koossa]

Hi Ralf

I have replaced it with another one, but it does the same thing.
Do you think both of them could be dead?

If I connect my Pot's left pin to +5v and right pin to GND and Vo to middle pin and measure the voltage over my 7805's input voltage and gound it measure 4.3 volts and if I remove the pot it give me 8.03 volts.

[NavMicroSystems]

...If I connect my Pot's left pin to +5v and right pin to GND and Vo to middle pin and measure the voltage over my 7805's input voltage and gound it measure 4.3 volts and if I remove the pot it give me 8.03 volts.

Well, in this case you should check your power supply.
If the Input of the 7805 really drops that much with a resistive load of several k there is something wrong with your PSU.

[Dwayne]

Hello Kossa,

k>>I have replaced it with another one, but it does the same thing.
Do you think both of them could be dead?<<

I think you have a voltage problem, as well as a possible current problem.
Put a 100 ohm resister on your output leg of your 7805, and make sure it stays at 5 volts (or very close). (This will help verify your 7805 is somewhat good). Put a cap (1000uf) on the output leg to ground, to make sure you do not have any "ripples" that will interfere with your PIC chip...Check the output with the resistor... should be very close to 5 volts.

If the above works, then disconnect your LCD +5, and connect everything but your LCD to the 5 volt source (you can remove the 100 ohm resistor).. Make sure the voltage is close to 5 volts....If not.. your problem is in the PIC circuitry....If it is close to 5 volts you are ok still....

Now connect the LCD by plugging in the 5V on the LCD the Voltage should STILL be 5 volts, or very close. If it is, then you have a chance of being ok. If not, you may have a bad LCD or something of a sourt.

Kossa >>If I connect my Pot's left pin to +5v and right pin to GND and Vo to middle pin and measure the voltage over my 7805's input voltage and gound it measure 4.3 volts and if I remove the pot it give me 8.03 volts.<<

8.3 volts?? what happened to 5 volts? Check your voltage source. Your whole circuit should be no more than 5 volts. You are saying 8 volts? Are you saying your input voltage to your 7805 is 8 volts??? If this is so, fine... but connect your pot to the 5 volt source (your 7805 output pin) and ground... not the 8 volt source(input to the 7805) and ground.

Dwayne

[koossa]

Hi Dwayne

Thank you very much I will try everything you've said.

PS:I have not connected my pot to the 8v, but to the 5v output side.

[Ingvar]

Did you check the pinning? As far as i can see it uses a different pinning than normal. Also the fact that your powersupply drops imply that there is a wrong connection somewhere.

[koossa]

Hi Ingvar

Thank you I will double check it and see if I could find the problem.

The only difference that I can see is Pin 1 on the HD44780 is now pin 14 and every pin just shifts up.