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Actually the default/reference timing is closer than 5uS to that of the HD44780U.
The datasheet in the link specifies that the timing applies when the clock frequency (of the LCD controller) is 250kHz.
The HD44780 timing is specified at 270kHz and the example at the end of Table 6 shows that at 250kHzthe execution time would be 40uS.
Don