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design | PIC16F628 L/C METER, LCD Display?
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PIC16F628 L/C METER, LCD Display? - Hammy - 2009-06-30 08:13:00
I'm thinking of building this simple L/C meter. http://www.marc.org.au/ I've never used an LCD with a PIC before, so for the display LCD what should I be looking for? They are using a 16 x 2 LCD AMPIRE AC-162D for the L/C meter. AMPIRE Data sheet http://home.exetel.com.au/marknac/PDFs/ampire-display-specs-AC162D.pdf Would this be a suitable substitute? LUMEX - LCM-S01602DTR/C - 16X2 CHAR LCD MODULE,TNREFLECTIVE http://canada.newark.com/lumex/lcm-s01602dtr-c/16x2-char-lcd-module-tnreflective/dp/19J7663 Data sheet Page two LCM-S01602DTR/C http://www.lumex.com/pdf/LCM-S01602DTR+C-page2.pdf Page one http://www.lumex.com/pdf/LCM-S01602DTR+C-page1.pdf What I'm trying to avoid is modifying the existing code which is on the first web site. I'm looking for an inexpensive solution I could put together quickly.The only thing I dont have is the display.
Re: PIC16F628 L/C METER, LCD Display? - Raveninghorde - 2009-06-30 09:23:00
On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:13:19 -0400, Hammy <s...@hotmail.com> wrote: >I'm thinking of building this simple L/C meter. > >http://www.marc.org.au/ > >I've never used an LCD with a PIC before, so for the display LCD what >should I be looking for? They are using a 16 x 2 LCD AMPIRE AC-162D >for the L/C meter. > >AMPIRE Data sheet > >http://home.exetel.com.au/marknac/PDFs/ampire-display-specs-AC162D.pdf > >Would this be a suitable substitute? > >LUMEX - LCM-S01602DTR/C - 16X2 CHAR LCD MODULE,TNREFLECTIVE > >http://canada.newark.com/lumex/lcm-s01602dtr-c/16x2-char-lcd-module-tnreflective/dp/19J7663 > >Data sheet > >Page two LCM-S01602DTR/C > >http://www.lumex.com/pdf/LCM-S01602DTR+C-page2.pdf > >Page one > >http://www.lumex.com/pdf/LCM-S01602DTR+C-page1.pdf > >What I'm trying to avoid is modifying the existing code which is on >the first web site. I'm looking for an inexpensive solution I could >put together quickly.The only thing I dont have is the display. The LCDs look interchangeable and I've not come across any with this pin out that aren't.
Re: PIC16F628 L/C METER, LCD Display? - Spehro Pefhany - 2009-06-30 09:36:00
On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:23:28 +0100, Raveninghorde <raveninghorde@invalid> wrote: >On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:13:19 -0400, Hammy <s...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >>I'm thinking of building this simple L/C meter. >> >>http://www.marc.org.au/ >> >>I've never used an LCD with a PIC before, so for the display LCD what >>should I be looking for? They are using a 16 x 2 LCD AMPIRE AC-162D >>for the L/C meter. >> >>AMPIRE Data sheet >> >>http://home.exetel.com.au/marknac/PDFs/ampire-display-specs-AC162D.pdf >> >>Would this be a suitable substitute? >> >>LUMEX - LCM-S01602DTR/C - 16X2 CHAR LCD MODULE,TNREFLECTIVE >> >>http://canada.newark.com/lumex/lcm-s01602dtr-c/16x2-char-lcd-module-tnreflective/dp/19J7663 >> >>Data sheet >> >>Page two LCM-S01602DTR/C >> >>http://www.lumex.com/pdf/LCM-S01602DTR+C-page2.pdf >> >>Page one >> >>http://www.lumex.com/pdf/LCM-S01602DTR+C-page1.pdf >> >>What I'm trying to avoid is modifying the existing code which is on >>the first web site. I'm looking for an inexpensive solution I could >>put together quickly.The only thing I dont have is the display. > > >The LCDs look interchangeable and I've not come across any with this >pin out that aren't. Indeed, IME they all use the same controller chip set (Hitachi HD44780 + HD44100, IIRC) or very close clones, so most should work. OTOH, VFD and OLED displays that claim to be compatible often have subtle differences in timing etc. Also, it's not impossible in a 'hobby' project that the code is not written to meet all the specs, but chances are it will work.
Re: PIC16F628 L/C METER, LCD Display? - Hammy - 2009-06-30 14:41:00
On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:36:16 -0400, Spehro Pefhany <s...@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote: >On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:23:28 +0100, Raveninghorde ><raveninghorde@invalid> wrote: > >>On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:13:19 -0400, Hammy <s...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>>I'm thinking of building this simple L/C meter. >>> >>>http://www.marc.org.au/ >>> >>>I've never used an LCD with a PIC before, so for the display LCD what >>>should I be looking for? They are using a 16 x 2 LCD AMPIRE AC-162D >>>for the L/C meter. >>> >>>AMPIRE Data sheet >>> >>>http://home.exetel.com.au/marknac/PDFs/ampire-display-specs-AC162D.pdf >>> >>>Would this be a suitable substitute? >>> >>>LUMEX - LCM-S01602DTR/C - 16X2 CHAR LCD MODULE,TNREFLECTIVE >>> >>>http://canada.newark.com/lumex/lcm-s01602dtr-c/16x2-char-lcd-module-tnreflective/dp/19J7663 >>> >>>Data sheet >>> >>>Page two LCM-S01602DTR/C >>> >>>http://www.lumex.com/pdf/LCM-S01602DTR+C-page2.pdf >>> >>>Page one >>> >>>http://www.lumex.com/pdf/LCM-S01602DTR+C-page1.pdf >>> >>>What I'm trying to avoid is modifying the existing code which is on >>>the first web site. I'm looking for an inexpensive solution I could >>>put together quickly.The only thing I dont have is the display. >> >> >>The LCDs look interchangeable and I've not come across any with this >>pin out that aren't. > >Indeed, IME they all use the same controller chip set (Hitachi HD44780 >+ HD44100, IIRC) or very close clones, so most should work. > >OTOH, VFD and OLED displays that claim to be compatible often have >subtle differences in timing etc. > >Also, it's not impossible in a 'hobby' project that the code is not >written to meet all the specs, but chances are it will work. I'll order a couple of them then. Thanks for the replies Spehro Pefhany and Raveninghorde.