> Yeah. Looks like several of us got/won them. > > Ummm, I didn't realize it is only for the board (not the kit). > > So, ummm, don't know how to use it. Might have to give it to someone when I > get it.
It's really not hard to use. I soldered the six-pin header to the board, popped it into a breadboard with a Boarduino (it's like an Arduino, but plugs into a breadboard) and connected four wires (ground, +5V, reset, and serial TX). I modified the Noritake library (they provide source on the CD with the display) to work like an Arduino library (this wasn't hard, it was written for an AVR), and wrote a trivial "Hello, world!" program. http://www.vitriol.com/images/tech/noritake.jpg It works! You just send the thing serial commands, and it does them. The Noritake library deals with all the low-level stuff, so you just make library calls. Here's the entire program: #include <config.h> #include <interface.h> #include <Noritake_VFD_GU7000.h> Noritake_VFD_GU7000 vfd; void setup() { vfd.GU7000_reset(); vfd.GU7000_init(); vfd.GU7000_setFontSize(1,1,false); } void loop() { vfd.print("Hello, NEONIXIE-L!\n"); } Once I've cleaned up my somewhat-hacky port of the Noritake library to Arduino, anybody want it? - John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
