Thank you for your replies!
MarkT:
Have you considered that this is probably a VGA or similar video interface, lacking framebuffer?
It does seem that this is the case... but in a standard VGA connector, you have red, green, blue, etc. Why is the LCD supplied with a 4-bit data input when it's only monochrome? Is each "block" of the LCD divided up into 16 parts, or something?
According to this post: Gammon Forum : Electronics : Microprocessors : Arduino Uno output to VGA monitor, it does appear that monochrome VGA generation is possible with a bare arduino. But how do I substitute RGB connections with a 4-bit, monochrome video connection? Should I "shift out" the VGA pixel output from the Arduino sketch into a 4-bit, parallel output?
dxw00d:
There is some useful information linked off http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300549241743?nma=true&si=1LwTMK4vM07338rQO5p7ppJ%2B8NE%3D&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2557&orig_cvip=trueIncluding the requirement for -27volts, apparently.
Yes, thank you, it was that listing in the first place that pointed me to right datasheets and that Word document. However, I was hoping that instead of using that $35 external controller, I could use my Arduino...