Many thanks for all the feedback, much appreciated.

I've decided to use the upper nibble of port C for data, and the lower 3=20
bits for control lines. I'll stick with the XLCD library until I've got=20
my head around how to talk to the HD44780-style controller properly.

Question: please can anyone offer up some basic tips for getting=20
anything to display at all? Time pressure is causing me to fail to=20
understand how the controller protocol is supposed to work. I'm still a=20
bit dim about sending controller commands,  setting CG & DD addresses,=20
etc. I see scattered examples but nothing comprehensive. Just a 'hello=20
world' using the XLCD lib (as provided by XC8)  would be amazing.

Thanks,
Matt
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