Re: dual hd44780 displays

On 11.06.2013 07:43, T ed Ozolins wrote:
> I must be overlooking info. I have 2 Noritake CU20045SCPB dispays each
> using the HD44780 chip. I have them both wired winamp style. the
> EN(pin 6) for display #1 to pin 1 on parport (nSTRB). The EN for
> display 2 to pin 17 (nSEL)  on parport.Displa #1 displays all 4 rows
> nicely, but nothing on display #2. I switched the EN lines and the
> display wired to nSTRB displays nicely. Yet when I stop LCDd "Thanks
> for using" appears on line four if display #1 and "LCDproc  &" on line
> #1 of display #2 and "Linux !" on line 2 of display #2. is there a way
> to set up LCDproc to use all eight lines. I have 'vspan 4,4' and
> 'size=20x8' is there something I've missed that would enable both
> displays to show the data?
>

Hi,

how do your displays look like if you configure

size=20x4
vspan=2,2

Do both LCD show something (one should show upper half and one lower
half of each screen)?

Regards,
Markus