thanks again
id like to help you develop this into a library even though im not that experienced
one more question: how can i use just the clearLCD() function in my code?
i put this
void scmd(){ Serial.print(0xFE, BYTE); } // command code
void clearLCD(){ scmd(); Serial.print(0x01, BYTE); }
but im still getting a bunch of garbage in the serial monitor, nothing on the LCD
maybe ill change the baud rate...