Alright, I have a CF633 going in another computer, so I have at least some idea of how to get it going. When it comes to making my own screens however I am having difficulty. The issue here is that I have no display output.
Backstory: I currently use LCDStudio to run the 4x40 display based on an HD44780 (or pair for those that care). Thier implemetation has had problems since I upgraded to a dual core, and have ceased support, moving to software that runs graphic displays. The wiring they use is identical to that which is described on the CrystalControl wiring diagram. So in short, LCDStudio works, the problem is not hardware, but I need a different program because it has "issues".
I took CPU Usage Bargraph.2004, renamed it to .4004, and changed the text on the inside of the file to:
[pre]
rows=4
cols=40
I have had difficulty finding a screen that is for a 4x40, to remove that as a problem, and I don't know whether it's the configuration of the display or the screen file.
I do not see any activity on the display, crystalcontrol should be initializing the display at some point (so it should blank) and I do not see this behavior. I can also open LCDStudio at the same time and LCDStudio operates like nothing is different.
What can I do now, I don't know if crystalcontrol is running the display, and I don't know if my screen file is faulty and it's just not telling me the problem. If i can get something on the display then i can bang my forehead bloody while tweaking and copy-pasting till it ends up with what I want, I see we have a new syntax document now, which is much better than last year when I was getting the CF633 going.
Thanks
Backstory: I currently use LCDStudio to run the 4x40 display based on an HD44780 (or pair for those that care). Thier implemetation has had problems since I upgraded to a dual core, and have ceased support, moving to software that runs graphic displays. The wiring they use is identical to that which is described on the CrystalControl wiring diagram. So in short, LCDStudio works, the problem is not hardware, but I need a different program because it has "issues".
I took CPU Usage Bargraph.2004, renamed it to .4004, and changed the text on the inside of the file to:
[pre]
rows=4
cols=40
I have had difficulty finding a screen that is for a 4x40, to remove that as a problem, and I don't know whether it's the configuration of the display or the screen file.
I do not see any activity on the display, crystalcontrol should be initializing the display at some point (so it should blank) and I do not see this behavior. I can also open LCDStudio at the same time and LCDStudio operates like nothing is different.
What can I do now, I don't know if crystalcontrol is running the display, and I don't know if my screen file is faulty and it's just not telling me the problem. If i can get something on the display then i can bang my forehead bloody while tweaking and copy-pasting till it ends up with what I want, I see we have a new syntax document now, which is much better than last year when I was getting the CF633 going.
Thanks
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