- 4 BIT LCD -

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) Software Development
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Hello guys, I am quite new to AVR and GCC and I am having a bit of trouble trying to get a LCD to work in 4 bit mode, I have been able to get it to work in 8 bit mode, but I think I am initializing it wrong, I have actually no clue whats wrong, I have been following this for the initialization
This may be an Arduino forum but someone must know some gcc ?

http://www.bipom.com/documents/appnotes/LCD%20Interfacing%20using%20HD44780%20Hitachi%20chipset%20compatible%20LCD.pdf

and here is my code, I know it looks bad but i will neaten it up when it works!
:

#include<util/delay.h>  
#include<avr/interrupt.h>  
#define DATA_DDR       DDRB            
#define DATA_PORT        PORTB
#define CONTROL_DDR              DDRD      
#define CONTROL_PORT        PORTD
#define Enable_Pin              6
#define RegSelect_Pin     4     
#define ReadWrite_Pin     5
#define Set_Enable                          CONTROL_PORT|=_BV(Enable_Pin)
#define Clear_Enable                         CONTROL_PORT&=~_BV(Enable_Pin)
#define Write_Lcd                            CONTROL_PORT&=~_BV(ReadWrite_Pin)
#define Read_Lcd                                 CONTROL_PORT|=_BV(ReadWrite_Pin)
#define Select_InstructionRegister       CONTROL_PORT&=~_BV(RegSelect_Pin) //Sets register select low
#define Select_DataRegister                CONTROL_PORT|=_BV(RegSelect_Pin)






int main(void)
{
_delay_ms(20);
Select_InstructionRegister;

PORTB = 0B0000;
    Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
PORTB = 0B0011;
      Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);

_delay_ms(5);

PORTB = 0B0000;
    Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
PORTB = 0B0011;
      Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);

_delay_us(160);

PORTB = 0B0000;
    Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
PORTB = 0B0011;
      Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);

_delay_us(160);


PORTB = 0B0000;
    Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
PORTB = 0B0010;
      Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);

_delay_us(160);

PORTB = 0B0011;
    Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
PORTB = 0B1000;
      Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);

PORTB = 0B0011;
    Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
PORTB = 0B1000;
      Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);

PORTB = 0B0001;
    Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
PORTB = 0B0000;
      Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);


PORTB = 0B0000;
    Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
PORTB = 0B0001;
      Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);

PORTB = 0B0000;
    Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
PORTB = 0B0110;
      Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);


PORTB = 0B0000;
    Set_Enable;
      
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
PORTB = 0B1100;
      Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);


for(;;) // loop forever
{

Select_DataRegister;

PORTB = 0B0010;   
    Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
PORTB = 0B1110;
      Set_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);
      Clear_Enable;
      _delay_us(100);




}
}

Any help appreciated...

P.S I have posted this on other forums if you have seen this post before, I just want to get the quickest and best reply.