cwlinux_09

Cwlinux offers two LCD kits:

CW1602: a 16×2 text display with either serial or USB interface:

Front View:\

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<img src="https://ssl.bulix.org/projects/lcd4linux/attachment/wiki/CwLinux/bare_lcd.jpg?format=raw" width="221" height="100" />

Serial Version:\

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<img src="https://ssl.bulix.org/projects/lcd4linux/attachment/wiki/CwLinux/serial_lcd2.jpg?format=raw" width="214" height="100" />

USB Version:\

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<img src="https://ssl.bulix.org/projects/lcd4linux/attachment/wiki/CwLinux/usb_lcd2.jpg?format=raw" width="223" height="100" />

CW12232: A graphics display (122×32 pixels, 20×4 characters) again with either serial or USB interface.

Serial Version:\

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<img src="https://ssl.bulix.org/projects/lcd4linux/attachment/wiki/CwLinux/serial_lcd.jpg?format=raw" width="300" height="83" />

USB Version:\

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<img src="https://ssl.bulix.org/projects/lcd4linux/attachment/wiki/CwLinux/usb_lcd.jpg?format=raw" width="300" height="83" />

The really cool fact with their displays is that the whole thing is mounted into a half-height 5 1/4 drive bay:

Character LCD with Keypad:\

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<img src="https://ssl.bulix.org/projects/lcd4linux/attachment/wiki/CwLinux/lcdfront2.jpg?format=raw" width="328" height="91" />

Graphic LCD:\

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<img src="https://ssl.bulix.org/projects/lcd4linux/attachment/wiki/CwLinux/lcdfront.jpg?format=raw" width="300" height="99" />

Graphic LCD with Keypad:\

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<img src="https://ssl.bulix.org/projects/lcd4linux/attachment/wiki/CwLinux/black_keypad.jpg?format=raw" width="348" height="86" />

… or white:\

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<img src="https://ssl.bulix.org/projects/lcd4linux/attachment/wiki/CwLinux/white_keypad.jpg?format=raw" width="365" height="82" />

The driver needs/supports the following entries in lcd4linux.conf:

Display: “CW1602” or “CW12232 \

Port: e.g. ”/dev/ttyS1“(serial) or ”/dev/usb/tts/1“(USB)\

Speed: should be “19200”\

Brightness: 0 (backlight off) to 8 (backlight max)\


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