Better yet, why not emulate the PIC in a rich, graphical environment along with the LCD? Check out www.oshonsoft.com/pic It can help you to make short work of debugging your LCD code. It's free for 30 days and only $19 to own. (And that includes a simple but useful BASIC compiler. Andrew ________________________________________________ Get your own "800" number Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag ---- On , DAVE L (davescomputer@ROGERS.COM) wrote: > Dincers's LCD simulator is pretty slick > http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Circuit/8882/djlcdsim/djlcdsim.html > > At 09:47 AM 1/26/04 -0800, you wrote: > > >I am new to using LCD's. I am currently interfacing, via 4 line interface, > >a 16f84a and LCD using the Hitachi 44780 controller, 2x16 configuration. > > > >I have most of the code working for display except one part. That part will > >be the question to follow. > > > >The display will look like the following: > >....... > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.567 / Virus Database: 358 - Release Date: 1/24/04 > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads