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What is wrong?
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:03 am
by trance_Nation
I have a little problem. i have bought a new datacable and i have made my homemade poweadapter an when i test the display for the first time it workd fine. The startlogo came up. When i then tried LCDsmartie this came upp (Picture).
I have tried uProject but when i push for example Bar-graph the same thing happens. Does enyone know whats wrong?
Sorry for my bad english.
/Seabass
Img:
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:09 am
by ghost2501
best to just forget lcd smartie and those other programs LCDC does work with all the matrix orbital displays. I never had any luck with lcd smartie etc. I think they are junk really but thats just me. download a free 30 trial of LCDC to see if it suits you I amsure it will.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:14 am
by Jon
What type of display are you using? Sometimes displays will act that way if you do not have the correct baud rate settings.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:32 am
by trance_Nation
i am using a LK204-25-WB
I tryed LCDC and when i run the quick startup guide it says that it dosent find the lcd :S but when i run lcdsmartie the funny text comes up
So it is connected.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:46 pm
by Raquel
Hi
The problem really sounds like wrong baud rate.
Is it possible for you to post a picture of your LK204-25? I want to see what settings you have on the module.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 1:14 pm
by trance_Nation
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 1:24 pm
by Tom
Can you get closer to the middle, right above the serial connector?
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 1:33 pm
by trance_Nation
Sure.
it may be impossible to read in the pic but it says:
SIPEX
SP232AEN
0243
The last image is the littel piece of paper that was glued to one of thoes littel black spots.
heres a pic:
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 1:55 pm
by Raquel
Hi
Your board is set at TTL levels. The first picture in your last post where it says 'it may be impossible to read in the pic but it says:
SIPEX
SP232AEN
0243 '
have two pads jumpered/soldered. You need to take those solder jumps off.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 1:56 pm
by trance_Nation
Okay, and where can i find thoes?
Edit: Oh i think i see them is it safe to solder them off? Im right sure i cant get them back if i take em off :O
Edit again: Or is it just umm metal? Not an component?
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 2:07 pm
by Raquel
Yes, you can solder/wick them off, those are components, just solder blobs.
I was told there is more to this, Tom will be posting the details and a picture of what your board should look like to completely put it in RS232.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 2:28 pm
by Tom
Here is a picture to illustrate what you should do to convert the unit back to RS-232.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 3:10 pm
by trance_Nation
Thanx that really helped!
Shall i change "RS-232 Speed and I2C settings"? or shall i leave it in the middle?
What baudrate shall i use? 192Somthingsomthing?
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 3:19 pm
by Raquel
Leave the 2 jumpers in the middle. Set LCDC to 19200 baud.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 3:29 pm
by trance_Nation
thanx for the help!
Hope i will become as smart as you guys
Cheers!
/sebbe
