[Lcdproc] VFD probs

[Dave Liquorice]

On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:40:55 +0200, meino.cramer at gmx.de wrote:

> I tested all available serial speeds but did not find a way to define
> the parity and the count of stop bits for the serial communication.
> 
> The output of the VFD is "correct in a wrong way" so to speak... ;)
> 
> For example:
> 
> If one would exspect the text
>     Hello LCDproc
>     Server Start
> 
> it displays instead:
>     pX55) 5CD$q)c
>     gXqvXq g@!q@
> 
> It looks like a simple substitution cipher ;)

If you tweak the speed does the garbage change and become random? What you 
have above is very consistent so would indicate that you have the speed and 
number of bits per character correct. Which sort of just leaves incorrect 
parity. Or, unlikely, this device is using an "odd" character set.

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Cheers
Dave.