yup, use an external serial e2prom 24C256 (32k bytes), with all the
messages stored on it.
All you have to do is just address the message, retrieve it serially and
send to the LCD.
Easy, clean and cheap.

Wagner.

Quentin wrote:
>
> Hi Picsters
> I am currently working on a project which display lots of text messages
> and data on a LCD display.
> I have about 20 text messages of up too 32 characters each to display.
> Some messages will also incorporate variable data (readouts).
> I use a 16C74 and 16x2 LCD and write in ASM.
> Currently, I got all the messages in tables in page 1 of the memory and
> use the standard PCLATH and CALL etc. method of calling them up when
> needed.
> The variable data I am going to read from register files using indirect
> addressing. Still working on this.
> As it is now, it works but I find using it and calling the tables very
> tedious and the coding gets a bit long at stages. Also, the tables hogs
> a lot of memory space.
>
> Anybody got a easier or better way to handle many and long messages for
> LCD display?
>
> Thanks
> Quentin

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