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add rudimentary documentation for MD8800; update a few docs

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docs/lcdproc-user/drivers/serialVFD.docbook
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@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ This section talks about using LCDproc with VFD character-displays build by NEC,
<para>
The serialVFD-driver is working with NEC FIPC8367 based VFDs
and the "KD Rev 2.1" (an ATMEL AT90S.... based FM20X2KB-AB replacement).
It is also known to work on FUTABA VFDs.</para>
It is also known to work on FUTABA VFDs.
</para>
<para>
The driver should operate most of NEC, Futaba and Noritake 7x5 dot VFDs with
@@ -56,8 +57,7 @@ The driver should operate most of NEC, Futaba and Noritake 7x5 dot VFDs with
</row>
<row>
<entry>KD Rev 2.1</entry>
<entry>AT90S....
microcontroller</entry>
<entry>AT90S.... microcontroller</entry>
<entry>Ok</entry>
<entry>Ok</entry>
<entry>Yes</entry>
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ The driver should operate most of NEC, Futaba and Noritake 7x5 dot VFDs with
</table>
() feature not tested.
</para>
<para>
If your display isn't working 100% satisfactorily you can add a new device with modified hardware
commands to the driver if you want. To do that you have to add a new section to the display-
@@ -128,14 +129,24 @@ the display show everything correctly.
<sect2 id="serialVFD-connections">
<title>Connecting The Display</title>
<para>The Connections shown have been tested successfully.</para>
<warning><para>Always cross-check with your datasheet, before connecting your display!
Displays of same manufacturer may have different pin assignments!</para></warning>
<para>With this example connections it will be easy to connect displays with different connector
pin-layouts, the pins are commonly named equal in the datasheet.<para>
<warning>
<para>
Always cross-check with your datasheet, before connecting your display!
Displays of same manufacturer may have different pin assignments!
</para></warning>
<para>
With this example connections it will be easy to connect displays with
different connector pin-layouts, the pins are commonly named equal in
the datasheet.
</para>
<sect3 id="serialVFD-serial-connections">
<title>Serial Connections</title>
<para>
It is NOT possible to connect most of the displays directly to the
serialport. The signal has to be inverted. I use the following
@@ -181,7 +192,8 @@ optional
<para>The pins on the different displays vary.</para>
<para><title>NEC Displays (FM20X2KB-AB):</title></para>
<sect4 id="serialVFD-serial-connections-NEC">
<title>NEC Displays (FM20X2KB-AB):</title>
<para>CN1:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[
@@ -194,9 +206,10 @@ Pin 33 &lt;--- RxD
Pin 1 &lt;--- +5V
Pin 2 &lt;--- GND
]]></screen>
</sect4>
<para><title>KD Rev 2.1:</title></para>
<sect4 id="serialVFD-serial-connections-KD">
<title>KD Rev 2.1:</title>
<para>
The blue connector (6pin in a row) (the important one!):
</para>
@@ -226,6 +239,8 @@ The blue connector (6pin in a row) (the important one!):
You can activate two different testmodes with them.
]]>
</screen>
</sect4>
</sect3>
@@ -233,7 +248,8 @@ You can activate two different testmodes with them.
<title>Parallel Connections</title>
<para><title>NEC Displays (FM20X2KB-AB):</title></para>
<sect4 id="serialVFD-parallel-connections-NEC">
<title>NEC Displays (FM20X2KB-AB):</title>
<para>CN1:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[
@@ -267,8 +283,10 @@ optional
Pin 1 &lt;--- +5V
Pin 2 &lt;--- GND
]]></screen>
</sect4>
<para><title>FUTABA Displays (M402SD06GJ):</title></para>
<sect4 id="serialVFD-parallel-connections-FUTABA">
<title>FUTABA Displays (M402SD06GJ):</title>
<screen><![CDATA[
parallel Port: Display (FUTABA):
Pin: Name: Name: Pin:
@@ -298,6 +316,7 @@ optional
*connect near display
]]></screen>
</sect4>
</sect3>
</sect2>