Hello,
I Purchases this item today(http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170742368253?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649).but I cant connect it to my arduino mega2560 board.
any ideas?
any ideas?
First. s-l-o-w d-o-w-n.
Expecting a response in less than 20 minutes is being very impatient.
The description of the display on the ebay page is wrong.
(or at least does not match the photo and datasheet).
The ebay page says:
Uses industry standard HD44780 driver IC
That is incorrect. The display is a ks0108 based glcd.
I'm not sure what you mean by:
I cant connect it to my arduino mega2560 board.
Yes the glcd does not plug into the header connections on your board but there shouldn't
be anything that precludes you from hooking up the wires and using the glcd library.
See this page to get started:
http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/GLCDks0108
Use the glcd v3 library.
And most importantly. s-l-o-w d-o-w-n.
When wiring this up, getting certain connections wrong can damage the glcd.
So be careful and if something is not clear ask questions rather than just guess.
--- bill