[mythtv-users] mythlcd

Robin Gilks g8ecj at gilks.org
Thu Feb 9 09:10:21 UTC 2006


> Thanks for all the info, I tested the lcdd with curses and it was great.
> Made my lcd screen today. Well backlight is not working yet, but
> gonne buy some parts tomorrow. I have nice 20x2 display.
>
> One thing.. Is there any way to make the clock to show up in the first row
> and not the second ?... really a minor thing, but I would prefer the
> upper row .
>

Version 0.19 puts lots more up on the LCD so I think you'll find that the
top row is occupied more often!

Cheers


> On 1/18/06, Robin Gilks <g8ecj at gilks.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> > Where could I moer information about mythlcd and what it shows ?
>> > Does it show clock when you watch TV or dvd ? Or can you configure it
>> > easily
>> > ?
>> >
>> > On 1/2/06, Robin Gilks <g8ecj at gilks.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Hello List,
>> >> >
>> >> > Is there a way to use mythlcd with the stable 0.18.1 code ?
>> >> >
>> >> > I don't want to run the CVS version if possible
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Any reason you particularly want the seperate task driving the LCD?
>> >> 0.18.1
>> >> will already talk to an LCD device through LCDproc - its just that
>> the
>> >> SVN
>> >> code has factored out a lot of the LCD stuff to make it easier to
>> >> support
>> >> and to add new features (like better operation with MythMusic).
>> >>
>> >> Tick the check box on the last 'appearance' setup screen to enable
>> the
>> >> LCD
>> >> stuff and select the items you want displaying...
>> >>
>>
>> The easiest way to see what it does is to try it - fortunately you don't
>> need an LCD for testing!!
>>
>> Install lcdproc and set up the ncurses driver. Set the size to what you
>> would expect to use on a real LCD (mine is 2 lines of 20 for example)
>> and
>> run up LCDd on a seperate virtual screen before you start up
>> mythfrontend.
>> In Mythfrontend, go into setup/appearance and select the things you want
>> to be displayed. I think you have to restart the frontend to it to
>> work...
>>
>> You'll see displayed (including all the scrolling etc) everything you
>> can
>> expect to see on a real LCD.
>>
>> Very handy for debugging this method is, as I found when the display I
>> bought wouldn't run directly off the 3.3volt printer port on an Epia
>> SP13000 (even with pullup resistors) such that I had to put in voltage
>> shifting buffers. When I was at last convinced that the software DID
>> work
>> I debugged the hardware and sorted it!!


-- 
Robin Gilks




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