Re: Newbie help with PicBasic and Noritake Display

From: CoogarXR (coogarxr_at_aol.com)
Date: 12/29/04

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    CoogarXR wrote:
    > Hello all,
    >
    > I am just getting started with my first Basic Stamp project, and it
    > sure is neat! I have done plenty of PLC programming before and its so
    > cool to have similar functionality in such a small, affordable unit!
    >
    > Anyhow, I have a Noritake CU20025CPB-T20A Serial VFD display. I set
    > the jumpers to 9600/No Parity. I can send it text and it displays
    fine.
    > I just have a question about how to access the special features of
    the
    > display, such as clearing the screen, turning the cursor off, etc. I
    > downloaded the spec ***, and for example, it says "Clear Display-
    > 0EH". What do I do with this information? Hehe, my newbie-ism is
    > shining brighter and brighter here, forgive me :). I tried serout'ing
    > "0EH" and it just prints "0EH" on the display. I kinda figured that
    > wasn't it. Anybody know what to do here?
    >
    > Thanks a ton!
    > CoogarXR

    Don't you just hate that when you figure something out right after you
    post? In answer to myself, convert the Hex 0EH to Decimal 14 and serout
    [14]. Taa-daa...

    Thanks for humoring me...
    CoogarXR

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