Wiring a Parallel LCD
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That was a well written article. I do a lot of stuff like that at work, having to make up D-Connector leads. I actually use a crimp tool and crimp the wires into pins which then click into place in the D-Connector shell. Much quicker, cleaner and easier.
Trouble is, the crimp tool costs about £85.00 so unless you're going to be doing a lot of work with it, best stick to solder. And talking of solder, you really do need quite a good quality iron with a fine tip to do that sort of work. And a soldering station with a wet sponge cleaning pad is recommended.
I didn't follow any links, but what would you use the LCD display for? I'm assuming you plug your D-Connector into a spare paralell port and it displays info from your computer. What software is required? Does the LCD display become integral to the computer (perhaps sitting in a 5.25" bay) or is it flown externally. What's the advantages?
Sorry 'bout all the questions, but I don't know much about them displays
Trouble is, the crimp tool costs about £85.00 so unless you're going to be doing a lot of work with it, best stick to solder. And talking of solder, you really do need quite a good quality iron with a fine tip to do that sort of work. And a soldering station with a wet sponge cleaning pad is recommended.
I didn't follow any links, but what would you use the LCD display for? I'm assuming you plug your D-Connector into a spare paralell port and it displays info from your computer. What software is required? Does the LCD display become integral to the computer (perhaps sitting in a 5.25" bay) or is it flown externally. What's the advantages?
Sorry 'bout all the questions, but I don't know much about them displays
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You can use LCD's for sticking information like current CPU usage, free disk space, Quake 3 score, current MP3 etc... Some practical uses too 
Yep, you just plug it straight into a parallel port, and use some LCD software called LCD Center or similar.
You can mount it in a drive bay, and power it from a Molex connector, which is probably the most common, but external ones are seen too Bit-Tech often have good LCD articles, but the main advantage I guess, is aesthetics
Having said that, I'm going to stick an LCD in my PC soon (I am currently experimenting driving one from a 16F627 microchip) - I'll be sure to tell you when I finish the article
Yep, you just plug it straight into a parallel port, and use some LCD software called LCD Center or similar.
You can mount it in a drive bay, and power it from a Molex connector, which is probably the most common, but external ones are seen too
Bit-Tech often have good LCD articles, but the main advantage I guess, is aestheticsHaving said that, I'm going to stick an LCD in my PC soon (I am currently experimenting driving one from a 16F627 microchip) - I'll be sure to tell you when I finish the article