taking for granted that you have already checked your connections throughly, first thing you should try is changing the string from "hello" to "HELLO" since the display can't display lowercase characters XD. Another curios thing about this display is that every minute the screen is cleared of all symbols and characters (this is done by the display itself, not by my library, and i don't know if it's possible to avoid this), so since your sketch includes a 2s delay, the only symbol shown goes away for up to 2 seconds from time to time. BTW, all other symbols are working too? if you assign i=1 you see the dolby c and so on?
Whats the IC numbers in you clock as I can't find any info of the chip in mine?
the main ic is a ST6 microcontroller, from what i gathered here it's a ST6240B that is factory-programmed, so the number on the chip (ST624306/A2) shows nothing when searching for datasheet.
Do you have a blog?
Have you tryed hackaday?
I would dry AOC (Astra Owners Club but don't know my password.
EDIT: Back into the forum and just spread the word.
Do you have a blog?
Have you tryed hackaday?
I would dry AOC (Astra Owners Club but don't know my password.
EDIT: Back into the forum and just spread the word.
i don't have a blog but i will try hackaday, thanks for the suggestion.
AJB2K3:
Were working on the Astra G/corsa C/ Vectra C version.
I'm very thankful for the lib creators - top work!
I've made a modification for my Astra F with the 10 character display - some differences/error in the original for this.
src:Eelke Visser.nl - The 10 character Protocol
void TID::cycle(){
start_tid();
tid_address();
tid_data(_SYMBOLS1);
tid_data(_SYMBOLS2);
tid_data(_SYMBOLS2);// needs three sets of symbols for the 10 digit display
for (int i=0; i<10;i++){ // <<<<<<<needs to cycle up to 10!!!
tid_data(_display[i]);
};
stop_tid();
}
(plus some other variables i've exttended)
and there was an error in the code, it said 0x9A where 0x9B is needed
tid_byte(0x9B); //the address for the 8 char display is embedded here, for the 10 char you have to use 0x9A <<wrong
dandymon:
and there was an error in the code, it said 0x9A where 0x9B is needed
really? i read everywhere that the 10 char version needed 0x9A... oh well.
Great job fixing the library for this version of the display, i was interested in doing so myself, but i have only an 8 char version so it would had beed hard to check if everything was properly working. Thanks for your contribution, have fun with your project!