[oopic] Re: SerLCD1 (Kronos Robotics) With OOPic-R

Thanks for replying. I found that the Piggy Back matched the pin
order (Ground, +5v, Signal) of each I/O line on the 56-pin I/O
connector on my R board, so I connected the Piggy Pack to I/O line 1.

I read through the code samples provided for other microcontrollers in
the Piggy Back manual ( http://tinyurl.com/2mhqau ), but I still don't
fully understand how to control the Piggy back with an OOPic. To
display "Hello" at position 1 on line 2 using a BASIC Stamp, the code is:

SEROUT 2,84,[2,1,"Hello"]

To achieve this same result with an OOPic, would I need to do
something like this where I change the Value property three
consecutive times (the last one is a String):

Dim display As New oSerialL

Sub Main()
display.IOLineS = 1
display.Baud = cv9600
display.Operate = cvTrue
display.Value = 2 'Line 2
display.Value = 1 'Position 1
display.String = "Hello" 'Text
End Sub

If not, would you happen to know what code I should use instead?

Also, I have one other question:

I haven't tested this code yet; as long as I have the Piggy Back's +5v
and Ground wires connected properly to the OOPic, do I run any risk of
damaging the Piggy Back or the LCD as I test out different code?

Thank you again for your time,

Jason

--- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, ooPIC Tech Support <dennis.clark@...> wrote:
>
> The oLCDSE is for some selected models of the Scott Edwards serial
> LCD's. Your best bet is to use an oSerialL object since you are only
> sending data to it. You will have to do your own formatting, but the
> .String ="This is a test" and .String = str$(number) methods are dead
> useful here.
>
> DLC
>
> destroyerx5 wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I recently purchased a 4x20 Mark III parallel LCD (
> > http://www.junun.org/MarkIII/Info.jsp?item=36 ), along with a Kronos
> > Robotics Serial LCD Deluxe Piggy Back ( http://tinyurl.com/2n68jb ),
> > the latter of which allows a microcontroller to control the LCD
> > through a serial interface. I am planning on connecting the Piggy
> > Back to the designated Serial LCD I/O pins (line 16, +5v, and Gnd) on
> > my OOPic-R. Does anyone happen to know what OOPic object I should use
> > to control my setup? Could I use oLCDSE and change the baud rate to
> > 9600 (that of the SerLCD1 chip)? Or should I use one of the various
> > oSerial objects? Also, is the Serial LCD I/O connector the best place
> > to be connecting the Piggy Back to my board?
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
> >
> > Jason Quint
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Dennis Clark ooPIC Tech Support
> www.oopic.com
> ------------------------------------------------------
>

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