Eric,

I have character LCD test code for the PIC 16C84 on my web-page:-

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/steve_lawther/charlcd.htm 

This code also flashes an LED to tell you whether it is talking to the display 
ok, or flashes error codes to indicate the problem.

It works in 4 bit mode - the only possible problem for you is that the data 
nibble is Port B4-7 not B0-3 which I believe you've already wire up as.

                        Steve Lawther


Eric van Es wrote:
>
> 
> What I get when power it up and adjust the contrast, is 8 dark blocks 
> left, and 8 lighter ones to the right.
>
> When I run Niki's program all 16 character become lighter - so I 
> assume
> it is initialised.
> At this point, I can't get it to display anything else. I'll ask Niki, 
> since I had to change one or two things to get MPASM to assemble it.
>
> Is it possible to destroy just the data display part of the LCD. I 
> find
> it unlikely that soldering my pins on it could destroy the bugger. 
>

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> Cheers! And thanks for the help!
>
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