>You are very observent; most cheap 1-line displays are indeed wired
>like that, precisely to save the cost of adding another display
>driver chip.  The few single-line displays that aren't wired like
>that cost more (because of the extra chip) but have better visibil-
>ity (because of the 1/8 duty cycle).  Note that when operating such
>displays in single-line mode, the LCD drive voltage should be lower
>than for 2-line mode.
>
>The following is a list of all common display configurations:

I will shortly be announcing C support library which includes support for
almost all displays.  Excluded are those which are particularly unique,
such as 4x40.

The announcement will be at http://www.montanadesign.com/swproducts.html

Just set some #define's and go.

Andy

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Andy Kunz - Statistical Research, Inc. - Westfield, New Jersey USA
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