The CFontz633 Driver

This section talks about using LCDproc with LCD displays that use the CFontz633 chipset.

Configuration in LCDd.conf

[CFontz633]

Device= DEVICE

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

Size= WIDTH x HEIGHT

Select the LCD type (size) [default: 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 is 19200.

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