> I've got a catalogue of LCDs, both
> alpha-numerics & graphics, from a
> Taiwanese co. called Data
> International. Their 16x2 character
> LCDs  (DV16210) look the same,
> pin-wise, as the well known Hitachi
> HD44780.
>
> Question is, are they the same
> programme wise?
Yes, I use DataVision displays.  They use the same Hitachi (or
clone) drivers as everybody else.

> Can't find'em on
> the web & the local distrib doesn't
> have any data sheets.
Pretty fly-by-night dist'y if they can't even send a data sheet...

Try:

www.repairfaq.org/filipg/LINK/F_LCD_HD44780.html

and others for all the programming / wiring data.

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Barry King, KA1NLH
Engineering Manager
NRG Systems "Measuring the Wind's Energy"
Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
www.nrgsystems.com