I have a clone of Arduino which is GizDuino ATMEGA644 and a Universal Keyboard and Display Terminal (e-term). With this images
I connected the terminal to the microcontroller, after connecting that I tried to upload a sample program under the "LiquidCrystal" category "Hello world". After successfully uploading the program there was no display on the LCD and I also tried checking it to the serial monitor but it don't have the output too. I'm confused in searching what is the problem, I checked the com port and the selected board but there was no problem. can someone help me?
Best Answer
Parallel vs Serial
When you use LiquidCrystal library you have to tell it the GPIO pins that are used to connect to the display. There are two control connections and a 4-wire parallel data connection.
However, the LCD display on your E-term communicates using a TTL-level serial link, not a parallel GPIO link.
You can't drive your E-term using LiquidCrystal library.
Your diagram is small but it shows TX and RX connected to the Eterm, not a set of 6 GPIO pins.
Note that, in most Arduinos the same TX and RX are used for USB communication with the Arduino IDE software on your PC. To transfer compiled sketches to the GizDuino+. So you may need to switch the RX connection between USB and E-term somehow. AT least disconnect RX from your E-Term when using the IDE to program the GizDuino+.
Power
The E-term description says
Note that it requires a minimum of 8V. Your diagram shows the E-term Vin connected to the GizDuino+ Vin pin. This wont't supply 8V if you are powering your Gizduino from the USB 5V supply. You need to power the combination from an off-board supply of between 8 and 12 volts (e.g. 9V 1A wall-wart or battery)
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