Modding Noritake GU126x32F-K612A4 graphic VFD

Re: Got my VFD!

Hey hey, where'd you get off dissing my lil RS232-TTL convertor, I'm proud of that little baby It was designed to plug straight on to the back of the 40x2 Noritake VFD I made it for, so even if you looked at the back of the VFD you'd only ever see its bottom (and the reason it's really ugly is because of my scribbling on it, it was my first one so I had to make sure I got it right). Hehe I'll try and use some white PCB for you next time

Rob.

 

Re: Got my VFD!

Looks like some sort of glue to me...maybe hot glue, or possibly even epoxy.

Matt

 

Question for the Cheesie one...

Rob,

I have imported several of the screens from the first page and had a couple of issues with the actual display of them:

1. Both Dragon and AMDnfo properly display, but then immediately clear line one thereby chopping off and blanking the top line. What am I doing wrong?

2. AMDnfo was apparently using the font size from the previous screen and the HUGE fonts spilled over the edge. I solved this by placing this screen after the CPUinfo screen. Would there be a way to solve the font issue by specifying it in the code? I was unable to figure this out using the guides and such

Thanks in advance...

 

1. You've associated the imported event with a blank screen which isn't really blank. If you leave the lines in a screen blank then LCDC will make the VFD print 21 spaces per line and hence draw over the image you've just put on the screen with the event. To stop this put 21 [##200]'s on each line, now LCDC prints 21 [##200]'s per line (instead of 21 [##32]'s - the space character), and character 200 doesn't exsist, so this really leaves the screen unchanged.

It's either this or you haven't selected 'flip' for the screen's transition (the only transition that works with this display).

2. Yep, in the event for the AMDnfo screen just add 'Normalfont,' to the start of the parameter line. This will make the display choose the normal font at the start of that screen

Cheers,

Rob.

 

programming stuffs...

Thanks Rob!

I am slowly starting to get it...well, at least I am starting to get how to modify existing work. I am quite a way from the developing my own stuff, I fear.

Did I miss a tutorial on how to create opening macros?

Not that I don't love the bit-tech logo and such, but I have been trying to reverse-engineer the Set macro 0-1 Event without success.

If I wanted to, say, have Rob's Dragon and add a transition and a flashing SOYO logo or something, how would I go about this?

Sorry to be so dense...

~B

 

Err if you look backwards in this thread there's a version of my excel icon maker that also produces a line which will set macro0 with the same pic... should help.

Animations on power on didn't work for me, codes in macros are processed too quickly.

Rob.

 

Re: Got my VFD!

First of.. thanks


Well, i just dremiled som small "dents" so the standoff would match the the height that the VFC needed and to give the glue from the glue gun som hold... That's all

Working like a charm it is

 

Case Pics

I finally got the case I have been waiting for and put the display in. I like it on the top of my desk, so I can always admire it. Don't have to move the keyboard and look under the desk now.

Hope you like it.

Paul

 

working pictures would be nice

 

I fixed the piccies, the problem was just the host (geocities).

Nice work, looks sweet

Rob.

 

That does look nice

 

Did they stop selling the package for $77? i want to get one too.

 

No, see 'The Colonies' post on page 44, you need to order through the US branch of Noritake to get that price (www.noritake.com follow links...).

Cheers,

Rob.

 

read his post...am i suppose to call the brench in CA? or can i purchase it online? i went to the site but don't know where to go..

 

Send an email to their sales addie, you can phone if you want...most people here have ordered by email.

Rob.

 

Hey
I got my new VFD, mounted n everythings going etc.

I have MBM5 installed, using LCDC and MBM5 is displaying my CPU temp correctly in windows, but still displays 255C as CPU and Case temp.

LCDC for some reason wont let me open the configure option of the MBM5 plugin

anyone else have the same kinda problem, or has solved this?

(edited, keep calling the damn thing an LCD instead of a VFD)

 

Set them up as sensors 3 and 4

 

Other information can be found on this page

http://lcdc.planetdps.com/help/plugin_MM5.htm

 

Pretty sure I used 2 and 3 when I wrote my temp screens... I could be wrong though, it was a long time ago

Rob.

 

I had the same problem, and I have sorted it like so

Originally i had
sensor 1 - VIA686B-3 (CPU Temp)
sensor 2 - VIA686B-2 (Ambient)

Now
sensor 1 - VIA686B-3
sensor 2 - VIA686B-2
sensor 3 - VIA686B-2
sensor 4 - VIA686B-3

Now it works