[Lcdproc] Help with Futaba 40x2 VFD M402SD06GL

Wed Feb 14 23:32:02 2007

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Thanks Robert!!
I've been succesful on it!
(only a blinking character on top right
(square and asterisk, sq and ast and so on,
but i think it's the normal behaviour...)
Your help has been precious!
Bye!

Il giorno 11/feb/07, alle ore 23:13, Robert Buchholz ha scritto:

> Hey Tommy,
>
> Am 11.02.2007 um 04:20 schrieb dia3olik:
>> but i can't fix some random characters appearing on the vfd...
>
> I experienced those once when I had a slack joint on the connector.  
> So double check all your soldering points are okay.
> Then (or before), check whether you disabled the speed modes of the  
> LPT port in your bios (ECP/EPP). It should be only SPP.
>
> In the LCDd.conf for the Futaba, I set:
>
> [serialVFD]
> Type=3
> use_parallel=yes
> Custom-Characters=0
> Port=0x378
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert

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Robert!!</DIV><DIV>I've been succesful on it!</DIV><DIV>(only a blinking =
character on top right</DIV><DIV>(square and asterisk, sq and ast and so =
on,</DIV><DIV>but i think it's the normal behaviour...)</DIV><DIV>Your =
help has been precious!</DIV><DIV>Bye!</DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>Il giorno =
11/feb/07, alle ore 23:13, Robert Buchholz ha scritto:</DIV><BR =
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12.0px Helvetica">Hey Tommy,</FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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12.0px Helvetica">Am 11.02.2007 um 04:20 schrieb dia3olik:</FONT></DIV> =
<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; "><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">but i can't fix some random =
characters appearing on the vfd...</FONT></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; =
min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">I =
experienced those once when I had a slack joint on the connector. So =
double check all your soldering points are okay.</FONT></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">Then (or before), check whether you disabled the speed =
modes of the LPT port in your bios (ECP/EPP). It should be only =
SPP.</FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">In the LCDd.conf for the Futaba, I =
set:</FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
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margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
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0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
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Helvetica">Regards,</FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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