LCDOUT custom commands - how to?

[flotulopex]

Well,

I got an answer from EA. They say they don't have any negative feedback about their displays. I shall send them my program and a picture (already done).

I fully checked my PIC with LEDs and it's okay whithout any doubt.

I have recabled the circuit with coloured wires to make it easy to see if I miss something obvious to you (see attachments).

The code I will send to AE is this:

include "16F88-FUSES.BAS"

'PIC 16F88 - 4MHz

' LCD circuitery
'23,24,25,26,32,33,34,35,40 - Vdd (+5V)
'27,38  - Vss (GND)
'31 DB0 - PORTB.0
'30 DB1 - PORTB.1
'29 DB2 - PORTB.2
'28 DB3 - PORTB.3
'39 RS  - PORTB.4
'36 E   - PORTB.5
'37 R/W - Vss (GND)


' Wires from programmer (AN589)
'Black = GND (Vss)
'Red = +5V (Vdd)
'Yellow = MCLR
'Orange = Clock
'Brown = Data


DEFINE LCD_DREG PORTB       'LCD data port 
DEFINE LCD_DBIT 0           'LCD data starting bit 0 or 4 
DEFINE LCD_RSREG PORTB      'LCD register select port 
DEFINE LCD_RSBIT 4          'LCD register select bit 
DEFINE LCD_EREG PORTB       'LCD enable port 
DEFINE LCD_EBIT 5           'LCD enable bit 
DEFINE LCD_BITS 4           'LCD bus size 4 or 8 
DEFINE LCD_LINES 2          'Number lines on LCD 
DEFINE LCD_COMMANDUS 2000   'Command delay time in us 
DEFINE LCD_DATAUS 50        'Data delay time in us


OSCCON     = %01100000      'Internal RC set to 4MHZ
ANSEL      = %00000000      'Disable Analogue Inputs
OPTION_REG = %01000000      'Enable PORTB pullups
CMCON      = %00000111      'Disable Comparators


ManualLCDInit:
    FLAGS=2  ' Void PBP lcd initialisation... it's a nice feature !!!
    PAUSE 500
    Lcdout $FE, $33
    Lcdout $FE, $33
    Lcdout $FE, $20 ' official 4 bit mode
    @  bsf LCD_EREG, LCD_EBIT
    PAUSEUS 20
    @  bcf LCD_EREG, LCD_EBIT
    Lcdout $FE, $28 ' Function Set
    Lcdout $FE, $14 ' Bias
    Lcdout $FE, $78 ' Contrast set
    Lcdout $FE, $5E ' Power/Icon/Contrast
    Lcdout $FE, $6A ' Follower control
    Lcdout $FE, $0C ' Display ON
    Lcdout $FE, $01 ' Clear display
    Lcdout $FE, $06 ' Entry mode Set
   ' --------------------------------- End LCD init!

    LCDOUT $FE,1,"Line1",$FE,$C0,"Line 2"

LOOP: 
    Goto LOOP

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Keithdoxey, thank you for your help to make me understand how to read the registers values. I'm okay now with this.

Would I really have killed 2 displays???