overhaul for the NoritakeVFD driver (idea by Richard Moratti):

- Fixed vbar & hbar - Allowed for displays with 2 custom characters
- Fixed cursor off  - 16H - Data sheet for CU20045SCPB has error -> Cursor Off 14,16,17H
- Tested with CU40026SCPB-T20A - 40x2 - Hardware Defaults to 19200 8E1
- Added new config parameter [Parity] to set serial data parity 0(none),1(odd),2(even)
- Added config parameter OffBrightness
- added support for big numbers

LCDd.conf

@@ -734,21 +734,20 @@ keypad_test_mode=no
 [NoritakeVFD]
 # device where the VFD is. Usual values are /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/ttyS1 [default: /dev/lcd]
 Device=/dev/ttyS0
-
 # Specifies the size of the LCD.
 Size=20x4
-
-# set the brightness
-Brightness=255
-
+# Set the initial brightness [default: 1000; legal: 0 - 1000]
+Brightness=1000
+# Set the initial off-brightness [default: 0; legal: 0 - 1000]
+# This value is used when the display is normally
+# switched off in case LCDd is inactive
+OffBrightness=50
 # set the serial port speed [default: 9600, legal: 1200, 2400, 9600, 19200, 115200]
 Speed=9600
-
 # Set serial data parity [default: 0 (None), legal: 0(=none), 1(=odd), 2(=even)]
 Parity=0
-
-# re-initialize VFD ?
-#Reboot=yes
+# re-initialize the VFD [default: no; legal: yes, no]
+Reboot=no