The CFontzPacket Driver

This section talks about using LCDproc with LCD displays that use the CFontzPacket chipset.

Configuration in LCDd.conf

[CFontzPacket]

Model= { 631 | 633 | 635 }

Select the LCD model [default: 633; legal: 631, 633, 635]

Device= DEVICE

Select the output device to use [default: /dev/lcd] May be a serial device or a USB device in serial emulation mode.

Size= WIDTH x HEIGHT

Select the LCD size [default: depending on model: 635: 20x4, 631: 20x2, 633: 16x2]

Contrast= CONTRAST

Set the initial contrast. Legal values for CONTRAST are 0 - 1000. If not specified, it defaults to 560.

Brightness= BRIGHTNESS

Set the initial brightness [default: 1000; legal: 0 - 1000]

OffBrightness= BRIGHTNESS

Set the initial off-brightness [default: 0; legal: 0 - 1000] This value is used when the display is normally switched off in case LCDd is inactive

Speed= { 1200 | 2400 | 9600 | 19200 | 115200 }

Set the the baud rate for communication with the LCD. If not specified, the default depends on the model: it is 9600 for the CFA633 and 115200 for the CFA631 and CFA635.

NewFirmware= { yes | no }

Set the firmware version (New means >= 2.0) [default: no; legal: yes, no] Currently this flag is not in use, there is no such thing as NewFirmware. ;=)

Reboot= { yes | no }

Reinitialize the LCD's BIOS [default: no; legal: yes, no] I want to reboot the LCD to make sure we start from a known state