Chee Foon Tiang wrote: > > Kalle Pihlajasaari replied: > > >Tony, > > >> I am having trouble initializing my 2x8 optrex > >> lcd w/hd44780a > >> Is it necessary to pull the unused inputs to the > >> lcd low externally ? > > >Yes. > > No!! > The HD44780 is internally pulled-up. Therefore, > you can leave it open. > > Regards, > > Peter Tiang > tiangcfoon@hitachi.com.my I knew about the pullup's from the faq's but was looking for some explanation for my difficulty. Thanks Tony M.