DIP 204-4 4-line-mode

Other Hardware Displays
1

Hi,

after SPI-Mode does not work, i tryed with 4bit and Liquidcrystal...and i get a text-output...first thank you for the lib :wink:

here the Data-Sheet of the display:

the example shows:
"hello, world!" in the first line - OK
"!" in the second line - FALSE (copy of line 1 cols >12 in line 2)
in the 3rd line

i changed the row-offsets in LiquidCrystal.cpp see thread - same result

note that only 12 cols are accessable
col 13 [!] and following is printed also on line 2
i looked also in hardware/arduino/cores/arduino/print.cpp for the print-function (but this only uses write in a loop), and its not overwritten in LiquidCrystal.cpp/h

the library only supports 2-line-mode...
i added
#define LCD_4LINE 0x09 to LiquidCrystal.h and the following to the begin-method in the cpp:
if (lines == 4) {
_displayfunction = LCD_4BITMODE | LCD_4LINE;
} else //now the (if lines >1)

now the display changes contrast (white on black,maybe "inverting cursor"), but why?
i cant still not access the 4 lines.. (2= line 3, 1=no text,3=no text)

i assume that the behaviour is because this display uses a "extended function set" to set number of lines, but i dont get it working yet (LCD_4LINE sets reversebit=inverse display)

RE-bit is set by functionset (DB2=4)

regards Frank

2

successful enabled 4-line-mode:

LiquidCrystal.h:
// flags for function set
#define LCD_8BITMODE 0x10
#define LCD_4BITMODE 0x00
#define LCD_REBIT 0x04
#define LCD_2LINE 0x08
#define LCD_1LINE 0x00
#define LCD_5x10DOTS 0x04
#define LCD_5x8DOTS 0x00

//extended function set
#define LCD_4LINE 0x09

LiquidCrystal.cpp:

void LiquidCrystal::begin(uint8_t cols, uint8_t lines, uint8_t dotsize) {
if (lines == 4) {
_displayfunction |= LCD_REBIT;
} else
...
// finally, set # lines, font size, etc.
command(LCD_FUNCTIONSET | _displayfunction);
if (lines==4)
{
command(LCD_4LINE);
command(LCD_FUNCTIONSET | _displayfunction & !LCD_REBIT );
}

copy of col>12 persists no more (maybe HD44780 mode only supports 12 cols)
the cols (>=12) are also accessable by setcursor

hoping this will be added to the liquidCrystal lib in further arduino-software-versions
attached my LiquidCrystal.h/cpp based on version 0022
changes are marked by "//FW" appended by a char (a=add,d=delete,c=changed) on every changed line

some special chars are not working yet ($ like x), i try to make a conversion table (maybe charset german <> us) and charset us<>display

to get the $ on my display i have to do the following:

  char s[]="hello,world  ";
  s[12]=0xA2;
  lcd.print(s);

some special chars (german display):

  lcd.setCursor(0,2);//3rd line, first col
  char s2[20];
  //€ not in charset
  s2[0]=0x5B;//Ä
  s2[1]=0x5C;//Ö
  s2[2]=0x5E;//Ü
  s2[3]=0x7B;//ä
  s2[4]=0x7C;//ö
  s2[5]=0x7E;//ü
  s2[6]=0xBE;//ß
  s2[7]=0xFD;//{
  s2[8]=0xFF;//}
  s2[9]=0xA2;//$
  s2[10]=0x8F;//µ
  s2[11]=0xA0;//@
  s2[12]=0xFA;//[
  s2[13]=0xFC;//]
  s2[14]=0x90;//single note
  s2[15]=0x91;//double note
  s2[16]=0xDE;//arrow up
  s2[17]=0xDF;//arrow right
  s2[18]=0xE0;//arrow down
  s2[19]=0xE1;//arrow left
  s2[20]=0;
  lcd.print(s2);

LiquidCrystal.h (2.73 KB)

LiquidCrystal.cpp (8.65 KB)

3

Now that you have posted the solution could you provide us with a description of the problem?

Don

4

the display handles not the 4-line-mode of the EA DIP204-4 (maybe other 4-line-displays).

maybe you have to add an "if" at the changed row_offsets (they may not work with other displays, i don't have another to test)

more details are in the first post...but don't use the code provided there

5

the display handles not the 4-line-mode of the EA DIP204-4 (maybe other 4-line-displays).

What do you mean by the 4-line mode? Are you referring to the the 4 lines of characters on the display or are you referring to the 4 data lines connected to LCD pins 11, 12, 13, and 14?

Don

6

4 lines of characters on the Display...

7

cause my changes are not taken to arduino 1.0, i want to ask why