Lcd 16x2 and Picaxe 28X1

devilclarke · May 10, 2010, 5:07pm

hi i am going to buy a 16x2 lcd screen from ebay and need to know how to connect it to the picaxe 28x1 board

the lcd screen is the same as this one

http://81.134.141.187/epages/Store.storefront/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Store.TechSupplies/Products/LED008

any help is appreceated

fritsl · May 10, 2010, 5:35pm

You want the serial

You want the serial option.

christhecarpenter · May 10, 2010, 6:29pm

Serial

This is not serial or i2c enabled. You want one that is. This will still work but you are going to use a ton of outputs to make it go.

devilclarke · May 11, 2010, 10:14am

oh

oh it said it was HD44780 i thought that ment it was compatable

christhecarpenter · May 11, 2010, 4:00pm

What?

"oh it said it was HD44780 i thought that ment it was compatable"

It is compatable. You just have to hook it up and code it a different way. Search!! Search!!

devilclarke · May 11, 2010, 4:33pm

look

here are the links to what i am buying