TextStar Serial LCD Display

[Vroom]

I read and curious about TextStar Serial LCD Display in websites, wonder just make sure what possible use PICAXE to TextStar Serial LCD Display work well?

http://www.coolcomponents.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=428

 

[geoff07]

If you are asking if it would work with Picaxe, well, according to the spec (TTL levels, either polarity, many speeds, ascii implied) I expect it would. Worth a try I should say. Nice way to make a bar graph.

 

[hippy]

I've seen these advertised in press releases and generally portrayed as 'cheap and easy to add and use'. Not so sure about "cheap"; I expect the DOG itself is cheap but it's adding the controller, serial to DOG interface, which adds extra cost.

As to connecting to a PICAXE; the datasheet mentions PICAXE by name and shows Basic SEROUT commands for interfacing to the module so that seems to be a definitive "yes" -

http://cats-whisker.com/resources/documents/cw-lcd-02_datasheet.pdf

I am a little disappointed that in examples of the "Battery Voltage" bar graphs I've seen ( in that datasheet and elsewhere ) none use a "g" with a descender. That could probably be created using CGRAM character programming.

 

[john2051]

Its a strange they chose the axe033 as a comparison. For two thirds of the price you get a proper display, one that can be mounted with four holes. You'd need a funny box to fit theirs in with all those buttons.
Still, each to their own....

Regards John