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> Fra: Tom Handley <thandley@TELEPORT.COM>
> Til: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Emne: Re: I2C LCD question [OT]
> Dato: 9. december 1997 09:27
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>    Peter, that sounds exactly like a standard Hitachi HD44780 compatible
> controller. This is a parallel interface using either 4 or 8 Bits. E is
> an Enable signal, RW is Read/Write, and RS is Register Select. You need
> to connect the wiper of a 10K pot to the Contrast line with the other two
> connections to + and - (+5V and Ground).

Or make a PWM to control the contrast, then it's all 'computerized'
I have been thinking about making a lcd display i2c compatible with a pic,
just for fun and to keep myself occupied with something.. And make the
contrast/brightness (i've got some lcd's with backlight) controlable from
the i2c....

- Thomas