Hello, I purchased a SainSmart LCD2004, which I believe is a hd44780 LCD with an i2c module pre-soldered to the back of the board. This board is designed for an Arduino, but I wanted to try using it on my Beaglebone. Is this doomed to fail?
Following a few online guides, I have the SDA and SDL pins, as well as the 5v and ground pins attached (with a resistor). I've tried endless python scripts and libraries, being careful to configure each to use the addresses that i2cdetect is showing. Upon running some of the scripts, the LCD actually blinks. I tried to go the LCDd route, but no luck with that either. The LCD backlight goes on, but no text. If I'm in the wrong Forum, or missing something simple, let me know. I can expand on anything that I've tried. A little background - I'm a competent Linux user, so running tools and banging together scripts is the easy part for me. The connecting the electronic components has been the learning part of this journey. Many thanks. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
