The Toshiba T6963 Driver

This section talks about using LCDproc with LCD displays that use the T6963 chipset from Toshiba. Usually, this chipset is used on big character LCD displays that can often act as a screen.

Connections

Table 5.19. T6963 wiring schematic

Parallel portLCD
1 (Strobe)5 (WR)
2-9 (Data)11-18 (Data)
14 (Autofeed)7 (CE)
16 (Init)8 (C/D)
17 (Slct)6 (RD)
18 (GND)3 (GND)
+5V3 (LCD +)

Compiling

Make sure that the T6963 files are built when you run configure. This can be done by specifying "--enable-drivers=all" or by "--enable-drivers=t6963".

Configuration in LCDd.conf

[t6963]

Size= WIDTH x HEIGHT

set display size [default: 20x6]

Port= PORT

Specify the address of the parallel port the LCD is connected to. Common values for PORT are 0x278, 0x378 and 0x3BC. Legal values are 0x200 - 0x400. If not given the default value is 0x378.

ECPlpt= { yes | no }

Is ECP mode on? [default: yes; legal: yes, no]

graphic= { yes | no }

Use graphic? [default: no; legal: yes, no]

Running

Modify the LCDd.conf file before you run LCDd. In this config file are detailed instructions on how to configure the T6963 driver.

Then as usual, start LCDd with the correct config file:

E.g. LCDd -c ./LCDd.conf

If you want to override the driver selection in LCDd.conf then use:

LCDd -c ./LCDd.conf -d T6963

If you use this, the T6963 driver will read the options from the config file anyway.