Hi Everyone,
Long time programmer in all languages, but this is my first dabble in doing anything with electronics, so please bare with me.
I just got an arduino USB and happened to have a Parallax LCD Terminal App Mod laying around, this guy:
Product page with specs at:
http://www.parallax.com/Store/Accessories/Communication/tabid/161/CategoryID/36/List/0/Level/a/ProductID/53/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName%2CProductName
I like the concept of it as a small display with four buttons sure sounds useful for a lot of projects, the cost doesn't seem too prohibitive either. Sadly I haven't seen any examples of anyone using such a device with an arduino.
Looking at the specs, although it has the 20 pin AppMod pinout, it looks like only 7 digital pins are actually used. It uses the HD44780 controller, which if I'm correct is the typical controller for LCD's.
Anybody want to help me write a module to use this guy? Seems like it would be a useful library to have for a lot of people. Will the standard 8 and 4 bit LCD modules work?
Thanks,
-Nic