1. 1 Chapter 1: Parallax Serial LCD Display Smart Sensors and Applications Chapter 1: Parallax Serial LCD Display Presented by: Andy Lindsay Parallax, Inc. alindsay@parallax.com

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3. 3 Chapter 1, Activity #1, Page 1 LCDs in many common devices Chapter 1: The Parallax Serial LCD Display

4. 4 Chapter 1, Activity #1, Pages 4 - 5 Circuit: Figure 1-4, p. 5 √ Follow the checkmark instructions on page 5.

5. 5 Chapter 1, Activity #1, Pages 6 - 7 Testing the Serial LCD √ Follow the checkmark instructions on pages 6 and 7.

6. 6 Chapter 1, Activity #1-2, Pages 8 - 9 Adjusting the LCD to Receive Messages from the BASIC Stamp √ Follow the checkmarks on page 7. Baudmode Argument “84” is the BS2’s baudmode argument for a 9600 bps, 8- bit, no-parity true signal. Read all about it in the BASIC Stamp Editor’s Help index.

7. 7 Chapter 1, Activity #2, Page 11 LCD Control Codes 12 Clears the display 13 Carriage Return (next line) 21 turns the LCD off 22 Turns the LCD on Program: LcdTestMessage.bs2. √ Follow the checkmarks on pages 10 – 11.

8. 8 Chapter 1, Activity #2, Pages 12 - 13 Program: LcdTestNumbers.bs2. √ Follow the checkmarks on pages 12 – 13.

9. 9 Chapter 1, Activity #2, Pages 13 - 14 Control Codes for Cursor Position Program: CursorPositions.bs2. √ Follow the checkmark instructions on pages 15 – 16.

10. 10 Chapter 1, Activity #1, Pages 3 - 4 Displaying Time Elapsed Program: LcdTimer.bs2 √ Follow the checkmarks on pages 17 -18. Using Descriptive Constants makes programs easier to understand, share and edit.

11. 11 Chapter 1, Activity #4, Page 20 Predefined Custom Characters Program: PredefinedCustomCharacters.bs2 √ Follow the checkmark on page 20.

12. 12 Chapter 1, Activity #4, Page 21 Defining Custom Characters Program: Hourglass.bs2 √ Follow the checkmarks on pages 23 – 24.

13. 13 Chapter 1, Activity #5, Pages 25, 28-30 Program: TestScrollingSubroutine.bs2 √ Follow the checkmarks on page 28.

14. 14 Chapter 1, Activity #5, Pages 31 - 33 Shifting Text through Window Steps 1 & 2 Setup & Step 0 Steps 3 & 4 Steps 9 & 10 Variables from TestScrollingSubroutine.bs2