Quoting Harrison <mattown@gmail.com>:

>
>> connected by copper wires.
>
>> seriously, if you need to ask both this and about the programming, you
>> are in for a big challenge!
>
> Yes, I know what copper wires are for.. Let me rephrase my question in the
> form of my own answer to this..
>
> Basically my microcontroller will use it's I/O ports to send electrical
> signals to the lcd/flash (on/off signals I'm assuming? + some V or 0)
>
> Take a LCD with 4 pins (not counting voltage pins, ground, etc)
>
> basically I use 4 I/O's on my microcontroller and connect these together.
> How I signal these pins determines what the LCD displays, and how they
> signal is based on the hardwired code in the microcontroller...
>
> If this is correct then I think I'm starting to get at least the idea,
> enough to start purchasing the stuff I need
>
> And for the record, I know this is going to be a big challenge but I have a
> really good idea for a product that I want to start a company with. This
> project will basically be a working prototype to show to investors. If I can
> get some funding from some VCs or gov agencies, then I'll hire a specialist
> who knows better than I, who'll refine the concept.
>
> I don't care how long it takes me. My time frame is 1 year.

You want a character LCD or a graphic LCD? How big? Character LCDs are
easy to deal with, very simple interface, useful up to maybe 40 x 4
characters with the built-in font.

What kind of keyboard?

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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