Sat, 23 March 2013 in Misc
Recently I was looking for some program that will dump / display information about the FAT (FAT12, FAT16 or FAT32) file system on an SDHC card. I found many web pages describing how FAT works, but no such program.
The most promising was The Sleuth Kit, but that did not work ...
Sun, 24 February 2013 in Misc
While developing the SED1520 firmware for GLCD2USB I found it a little annoying to use a AVR flash tool each time I made a change. Fortunately, I found that the USBaspLoader boot loader written by Objective Development Software GmbH is a great companion for the GLCD2USB device.
Here is a ...
Sun, 24 February 2013 in Projects
GLCD2USB, written by Till Harbaum, is a AVR circuit to control graphical displays over the USB port. The default firmware uses a LCD with KS0108.
I have written a firmware for GLCD2USB that drives displays with a SED1520. Recently someone has suggested changes to the LCDproc SED1520 driver. As this ...
Sat, 23 February 2013 in Projects
Rotary (or quadrature) encoders are those little knobs found on many devices to set the speaker volume. They can also have a push button built in.
Although I am aware of many DIY projects that drive a display for use with LCDproc that use keys as well, I didn't ...
Sat, 24 November 2012 in Misc
I recently recovered a LCD from an old telephone and which uses a Hitachi HD66712 controller. Texts on the PCB read NEC001A and MXPT1. Originally it was connected with a FFC (flat flexible cable), but I removed that one as I didn't have a connector for it.
It is ...