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This driver supports the Pertelian X2040 displays as manufactured by Pertelian and was written by Andy Powell from LinITX.com
- Hitachi HD44780 based LCD character display
- LCD inside a compact 4.5“ x 2.5” x 0.85“ enclosure
- New larger LCD display sporting 20 columns by 4 lines text display with font size 5×7 dots
- Built in characters plus 8 user defined characters
- Electroluminescent light green backlight
- Also includes Velcro attachment
- Includes custom stand
- USB 1.0+ interface
- Communicate over USB interface with attached 6' cable
Display Section
Display <name> { Driver 'Pertelian' Port 'string' Size 'string' Backlight <0|1> Icons <number> }
Parameters
Driver | 'Pertelian' |
Port | for example /dev/ttyUSB0 |
Size | <rows>x<colums> for now only 20×4 is available |
Backlight | initial backlight state (0=off, 1=on) |
Icons | Number of user-defined chars reserved for Icons (default: 0) (maximum 8) |