Hello again Eng4444,
It's nice to see that you are still here. Just to give a further example of what we are all trying to say to you, I just put the program that Melanie had just posted into an older project board of mine. Her program puts the LCD on PortB. Well my LCD is on PortA. So I made some minor changes to the program and tried it. It didn't work! Her program is for a 16F628 and I had a 16F872. I commented out the DEVICE setup and chose to set the configuration fuses through my programmer. Still didn't work. I only got blocks on line 1 of the LCD. So I opened the datasheet on the 16F872 and went to the section on the A/D module and found in the register explanation how to disable the A/D module and how to make the Analog pins all digital. Programmed the chip again and now the message scrolls across the screen!
Now before you go and say what a smart ass you are let me explain that I do not have any degree in ANYTHING' I am a self employed alarm installer. I play with electronics for fun and once in a while I might make a few bucks making something to get the job done.
I read this forum faithfully and pay attention to what the real pros like Melanie, Mister E, David Taylor, and the many other fine folks have to say when they offer their advise and expertise to someone. I really haven't gotten involved with anyone here to the extent that I have with you because I don't want to say or do something stupid. I don't think that you gave anyone here that has responded to you a fare shake. You say I dropped out. Well I didn't. I was reading everything. I read this forum at least twice a day and if I'm at a place that has internet access then I use my Dell handheld and go on to see what's up. If it wasn't for this forum and the fine people here I wouldn't have the knowledge I have today.
By the way, I started at 7:15 this morning working on that little display program and was up and running including the troubleshooting in less than 1/2 hour. I keep the datasheets for the parts I use on my computer so that they are handy. The most frequently posted comment is read the datasheet. You don't have to read it like a novel, just refer to it once in a while. I know you are pressed for time so I won't hold you up. Good luck on you project! I have to goto work.
Have a nice day!
BobK
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