20265 is a Varitronix 2 x 20 unit. 1 44780 + 2 x 44100 means; The 44780 can drive up to 2 x 8 LCD chars, The first 44100 complements the 44780 in the first bank, so the display goes up to 2 x 16 chars. The second 44100 drievs the whole second set of 2 x 16 chars, so the display can drive up to 2 x 32 chars This model 20265 drives only 2 x 20 chars. The connector pin 15 and 16 are used to drive power to the BackLight if existent. Check more information about LCD at: http://www.ustr.net or this specific datasheet at http://www.varitronix.com/catalog/lcm_spec/MDL(S)-20265.pdf Cheers, Wagner. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics