[Lcdproc] HIPERGroup's HMC-2K53A support

[Peter Marschall]

Hi,

On Wednesday, 15. August 2007 19:11, James Armstrong wrote:
> Does lcdproc support the VFD in the HMC-2K53A multimedia case? I uses
> the Futaba "DM-140GINK Demo" connected via USB. The interface is
> Weltrend chip. I have not been able to find anything, but someone just
> installed Debian and the home automation program 'Pluto' and the VFD
> started working. I don't know if Plutohome.com uses a modified lcdproc
> or if they control it directly. I would imagine they would use lcdproc
> since there are so many different choices of VFD out there.

Copying from a previous post regarding the same subject:

> I found some documentation for this VFD, too. It is packed in a zip file
> http://elancup.emc.com.tw/VFD/DM140GINK.zip

The docs gave me two hints you might try:
- the docs contain the manufacturer name "Futaba"
- it looks like the display is a graphical one.

You might try the serialVFD driver or the glcdlib meta-driver.


Unfortunately the original poster then did not reply back.

Peter

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