ks0108_8bit.h

00001 /*
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00023 
00024 #ifndef KS0108_8BIT_H_
00025 #define KS0108_8BIT_H_
00026 
00027 #include "lcd.h"
00028 
00029 #include "BusOut.h"
00030 #include "DigitalOut.h"
00031 
00032 using namespace mbed; 
00033 
00034 /**
00035  * class for connecting graphical KS0108-based LCD-Display (or using similiar controllers)
00036  * displays are connected in 8bit-mode
00037  * for displaying ASCII, the vincent font from http://forum.osdev.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22033 is used (courtesy to Quinn Evans)
00038 */
00039 class KS0108LCD8bit: public TextLCDBase
00040 {
00041     public:
00042         /**
00043          * @param columns number of chars per line (using an 8x8 font)
00044          * @param rows number of lines (using an 8x8 font)
00045          * @param data the bus object used for sending data (must be 8bit)
00046          * @param enable the pin name for the enable line (1=active)
00047          * @param rs the pin name for the register select line (0=cmd, 1=data)
00048          * @param leftCS the pin name for the left display half (1=active)
00049          * @param rightCS the pin name for the right display half (1=active, use NC for smaller displays)
00050         */
00051         KS0108LCD8bit(const unsigned int columns, const unsigned int rows, BusOut *data, const PinName enable, const PinName rs, const PinName leftCS, const PinName rightCS); 
00052         virtual void init();
00053         virtual void writeText(const unsigned int column, const unsigned int row, const char text[]);
00054         virtual void clear();
00055         virtual void character(int column, int row, int c);
00056 
00057     protected:
00058         void clearHalf(DigitalOut *cs);
00059 
00060         void sendCmd(const unsigned char byte, DigitalOut *cs);
00061         void sendData(const unsigned char byte, DigitalOut *cs);
00062         
00063         void sendByte(const unsigned char byte, DigitalOut *cs);
00064         
00065         BusOut* _data;
00066         DigitalOut *_enable, *_rs, *_left, *_right;
00067 };
00068 #endif