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[Archangel]

So then are you going to use a graphics display rather than a text type LCD? Or do you intend to use simple characters like in mackracket's post? Look at this:
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/pro...oducts_id=8358

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[mackrackit]

Hi Silvio,

I should have explained what I was getting at. You can use custom characters for animation.
Here is an example of a smiley rolling right and left on an eight segment display.

The first part is a long way to write the code but you can see what is going on. (going right)
The second part is shortened up a bit. (going left)

CNT	VAR BYTE	'DUMMY COUNT VAR
PL	VAR BYTE	'POSITION VAR
CH	VAR BYTE	'CHARACTER VAR

LCDOUT  $FE,$40,$00,$0A,$0A,$00,$00,$11,$0E,$00  ' Cust Char #0  
LCDOUT  $FE,$48,$00,$08,$13,$10,$13,$08,$00,$00  ' Cust Char #1  
LCDOUT  $FE,$50,$0E,$11,$00,$00,$0A,$0A,$00,$00  ' Cust Char #2  
LCDOUT  $FE,$58,$00,$02,$19,$01,$19,$02,$00,$00  ' Cust Char #3

PAUSE 200

DISPLAY:

'THE LONG WAY. EACH COSTOM CHARACTER DISPLAYED_
'IN A NEW CELL GOING RIGHT

PAUSE 250
LCDOUT $FE,1
LCDOUT $FE,$80,0

PAUSE 250
LCDOUT $FE,1
LCDOUT $FE,$81,1

PAUSE 250
LCDOUT $FE,1
LCDOUT $FE,$82,2

PAUSE 250
LCDOUT $FE,1
LCDOUT $FE,$83,3

PAUSE 250
LCDOUT $FE,1
LCDOUT $FE,$84,0

PAUSE 250
LCDOUT $FE,1
LCDOUT $FE,$85,1

PAUSE 250
LCDOUT $FE,1
LCDOUT $FE,$86,2

PAUSE 250
LCDOUT $FE,1
LCDOUT $FE,$87,3

PAUSE 250
LCDOUT $FE,1
LCDOUT $FE,$88,0

'################
'NOW TO SAVE A LITTLE CODE SPACE_
'WILL ROLL BACK TO START

PL = $88
CH = 3
FOR CNT = 1 TO 8
PL = PL - 1
CH = CH - 1
PAUSE 100
LCDOUT $FE,1
LCDOUT $FE,PL,CH
IF CH = 0 THEN CH = 3
NEXT
'######
'MUCH SHORTER

GOTO DISPLAY

END

[mister_e]

I'll second the GLCD suggestion as long as you can't deal with the regular character LCD limitations.

Sure PBP command set don't support any GLCD type. You'll need to create your own GLCD driver. Sure it's not a really easy task, but once you have it, the whole thing look by far better than a simple character type LCD.

You may want to have a look at the followings...
http://www.compsys1.com/workbench/On...3C/t6963c.html
http://www.compsys1.com/workbench/Be...0/sed1330.html
http://www.compsys1.com/workbench/On...ontroller.html