Alvin, The second row starts at addres 0x40 (64). So you send the data
memory command or'd with this address, ie 0x80 | 0x40 = 0xc0. Then send
the characters for the 2nd row.


On Sun, 1 Mar 1998, Alvin Tan wrote:

>         Can someone tell me how to write characters to the second row of
> a 16x2 LCD Display.  The LCD uses the HD44780 chip, and I am using 8 bit
> interface.  I have followed some codes from Myke Predko's book, and was
> also able to shift the characters around, but all of them showed up only
> on the first row.  BTW, I have set the LCD Function set as 2 rows.
>
>         Thank You.
>
> Alvin
>

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