In message  <970921023604_-1163534516@emout04.mail.aol.com>
 PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU writes:
> In a message dated 20/09/97  23:03:36, you write:
>
> <<
>  If you're only seeing the left 8 characters on the display it is likely
>  the x16 type.  There is no way to test with software what kind it is.
>   >>
> There Is, send a char to RAM location 0 and the next char to RAM location
> D'40' this is the start of the second 8 chars on a 16 x 1 with only one chip
> if the char does not appear then it must be a proper one.
>
> Cheers Steve.....
>

Ok, but is there anyway to tell which display type it is without
a human seeing it? ie can the PIC know by itself and send chars
to the appropriate places?

Regards,


Mike Watson