Re: [lcd4linux] USB with HD44780

[Michael R. <re...@eu...>]

Hi Gabriel,

> I was reading some posts about people who are trying to use
> lcd4linux with USB port output and HD44780 displays. But I
> could=B4nt find concrete answers. (and I don=B4t want to re-invent
> the wheel).   I find phillips and FTDI chips, read all
> manuals, but I live at the other side of the world and
> components are ridiculously expensive to try with all of
> them.

There are some ready-made displays for the USB port:

- Matrixorbital (http://www.matrixorbital.com)
- CwLinux (http/::www.cwlinux.com)
- CrystalFontz (http://www.crystalfontz.com)

They use different displays, I know that CwLinux use sed150 compatible=20
graphics displays, MatrixOrbital and Crystalfonts ma be HD44780=20
compatible, but I'm not shure...

There is one other product, called "USBLCD" by Robin Adams. It's a=20
ready-to-use USB-to-HD44780 interface, very small, USB-Powered, and=20
works with every HD44780-compatible display (at least it worked with all=20
of my displays, ant that's a lot of :-)

You may find infos on this at http://www.usblcd.de


If you try to design your own interface or controller, I'd like to=20
support it from lcd4linux, of course!

bye, Michael


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