Echo a string to CFA-631

Justin Eastham <[email protected]> Tue, 7 Aug 2012 15:43:26 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.sysutils.lcdproc
Message-ID <CAMnKAEqpDAtP9TkhZ7EZ1x-nSFaWR5eDdZ0Zct_wSsf8r+g+4Q@mail.gmail.com>
Hi,

I'm SURE this has been asked....

I have a CrystalFontz CFA-631, and would like to be able to do something
like :

echo "Hello World" > /dev/<device-name>

......which I suspect isn't possible (PLEASE tell me I'm wrong).

I've looked at doing something like :

echo "Hello World" > /tmp/<filename>

....and running the example program tail.pl :

tail.pl /tmp/<filename>

....but that comes up with scrolling, and switching screens, etc.

I just want some static text, on the 2 x 20 display; just like I get, when
I start / stop the LCDd daemon

Please advise

Regards

Justin

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