VFD2041 rev 2
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 What it Does..................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 What it Does Not Do........................................................................................................................ 4
1.3 Setup for Testing .............................................................................................................................. 4
1.4 Trying Out your VFD2041............................................................................................................... 5
2. Connections and Configuration............................................................................................. 7
2.1 Connector Pinout.............................................................................................................................. 7
2.1.1 Power and I
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C Connections....................................................................................................7
2.2 RS-232 Communications.................................................................................................................. 9
2.2.1 Connections............................................................................................................................ 9
2.2.2 Applying Power via the RS-232 Connector.......................................................................... 10
2.2.3 Configuring RS-232 and I
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C.................................................................................................10
2.3 I
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C Communications......................................................................................................................12
2.4 General Purpose Output.................................................................................................................. 12
3. Displaying Text...................................................................................................................... 14
3.1 General ........................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2 The Built-In Character Font............................................................................................................ 14
3.3 Writing Text to the Display............................................................................................................15
3.4 Text Commands.............................................................................................................................. 15
4. Bar Graphs and Special Characters.................................................................................... 17
4.1 Command List ................................................................................................................................ 17
5. Miscellaneous Commands ................................................................................................... 20
5.1 Command List ................................................................................................................................ 20
6. Appendix: Command Summary...........................................................................................22
6.1 General ........................................................................................................................................... 22
6.2 Issuing Commands..........................................................................................................................22
6.3 On Numbers.................................................................................................................................... 22
6.3.1 ASCII Characters.................................................................................................................. 23
6.4 Text Commands.............................................................................................................................. 23
6.5 Bar Graphs and Special Characters ................................................................................................ 24
6.6 Miscellaneous Commands.............................................................................................................. 26
7. Appendix: Specifications and Options................................................................................ 27
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