Winamp Graphical LCD Display
Using T6963C based graphical LCD displays from WWW.SHOPEIO.COM
Solomon LM6270SYL 240x64 LED Backlit
Solomon LM6270SBF 240x64 CCFL Backlit
Oriental Display AMG24064AR 240x64 LED Backlit
Solomon LM6310SGE 128x128 EL Backlit w/T6963C controller (not from SHOPEIO.COM)
Coming Soon
Vikay VK5128GY 240x128 w/HD61830 (LC7981) controller
Orient Display AMG12232BR 122x32 LED Backlit w/SED1520 controller
Orient Display AMG12864F 128x64 LED Backlight <-- Ok, not this display. No controller!
Seiko/Epson G321D 320x240 no Backlight w/SED1330 controller
Seiko/Epson G321DX5R1AC 320x240 CCFL Backlit w/SED1330 controller
The display seen above is a Solomon LM6270SYL from WWW.SHOPEIO.COM. From their web site click "LCDS", then "Graphic Lcd Lcds". This display is the one in the center on the bottom row. It's great deal for only $20. It has a resolution of 240x64 and uses a standard T6963C controller chip which is supported by LCD Hype, LCD Info and LCD Studio. I used LCD Info to create the display above.
I connected the display to a PC parallel printer port using a small PCB that I made.
The board contains a +5V regulator, an adjustable -3.7 to -10V power supply. The schematic is shown below or you can download a PDF copy. U1 is an adjustable regulator set for +5 Volts, U2 is the same adjustable regulator, but, with a POT to adjust between +3.75 and +10 Volts. U3 takes the output of U2 and inverts it to get the -3.75 to -10 Volts needed to bias the display. This was my first cut at the thing and I made a few mistakes, like the board should have been flipped around so it doesn't stick out beyond the edge of the display. Next the contrast adjustment was added after I made the board and doesn't look very good. I'm going to make a new version of the board. If you are interested contact me at p9019@yahoo.com. I will be selling built and tested boards with a connector which you will need to solder to the display as it does not come from www.shopeio.com with one.
Oriental Display AMG24064AR-M-B6WTDW-TO-NV
I got a couple of other graphical LCD displays from www.shopeio.com. One of them is the Oriental Display AMG24064AR-M-B6WTDW-TO-NV. This display has the same resolution, 240x64, same T6963C controller and same pinout as the Solomon display above, but, is reverse video and LED backlit. The Solomon display is also LED backlit, but, doesn't look as cool as the Oriental Display at night.
For this display I needed to add a few resistors and close a few jumpers to the get the backlight working the way I wanted it. First I removed the existing 0 Ohm resistor on R34 or R36, I can't remember. Then I added 8, 1K resistors to R33, R34, R36 and R37. You can't tell, but, resistor is made up of two resistors stacked on top of each other. All these resistors are connected in parallel with each other giving a combined resistance of 125 Ohms. I only used 1K because I have a reel of them. This comfortable lights up the display for indoor or night viewing. It's probably too low for daytime viewing. The backlight for this display has a Vf of 3.1 Volts. Therefore backlight current is (5V - 3.1V) / 125 Ohms or 15 mA. You could go up to 60mA if you need more brightness. The next thing I had to do was close some jumpers to route +5V from the input connector to the backlight. Using a small blob of solder close jumpers J4, J14, J16 and J17 as shown below. Now when you power up the display the backlight will come on as well.
I got one other display from WWW.SHOPEIO.COM and it's the clone of the first display except the backlight is CCFL and it's reverse video. This display is the Solomon LM6270SBF which they sell for $25. I think this display is the best looking of the three mentioned here, but, lighting up the CCFL backlight is a little more difficult that lighting up an LED backlight. I am using a TDK CXA-M10A-L inverter to light it up. I got it surplus for about $5 and it works great.
Next is the Solomon LM6310SGE. This one is a 128 x128 display with EL Backlight and the same Toshiba T6963C controller.
All four displays use the same driver/power supply board and all are driven with the same software, LCD Info.
Ok, now on to the software. I used LCD Info. Go to this web page (LCDInfo forum-latest version) and download the version 0.6 Build 18 using the link in the first message. Install that and then update to Build 19 by going to the same link above, but, scroll down the page until you see "LCDInfo (Build 19)". Download the two files and follow the directions.
Ok, this is where I am going to leave it until I have more time to figure this out.
Scott J.
Other web site for getting LCD to PC information
http://service.feegy.de/software.php?osCsid=b7224665faddb6f4d759d74a66f418c8
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