>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul James E. [mailto:jamesp@INTERTEX.NET]
>Sent: 12 May 2004 11:49
>To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>Subject: Re: [PIC:] LCD Sometimes Displaying Unwanted Characters
>
>
>" In 4 bit mode, you cannot query the busy bit" ...
>  ------------------------------------------------
>
> Don't tell my display this.  It doesn't know.  It's been
>checking  the busy bit in 4 bit mode now for over 4 years.
>

I think you are going to have to accept your display is broken.  LCD's are
slow, but I'm fairly sure none of the operations take as long as 4 years...
:o)

Mike




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