Hi,

I am trying to use a 1x16 LCD display with my 8051 micro.
The particular variant happens to be Agena AA16102. This is compatible
with the Hitachi HD47780.

However, I am only able to make it show the first 8 characters.
I have searched a lot on the net, and they all say that the display is physically
1x16 but it is in reality 2 1x8 display put side by side.

So I started the initialization in 2 line mode and I tried to move the cursor to the next line but even that did not work.

If that was not enough, I looked up the agena website and as per their data sheet, I also gave the same sequence of initialization commands. Even that did not work Sad

Can anyone please provide any pointer for this weird problem?
By the way, I am based in India.

Thanks in advance!
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See if the information contained at this website can help you find a solution.

One thing you could try as an experiment is to write to every possible row/column address and see if the second set of characters are mapped to some unusual address.

hgmjr

 

Oh and by the way, I forgot to mention, I am only seeing 8 rectangles with maximum contrast :-(

So even the remaining 8 blank spaces are not active ! :-(
Hope this extra info means something!

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If it's 2x8 then the ninth symbol is at address 40. You'll need to set your cursor address manually to this location after writing the eights symbol.

Hope this helps,

/felis