The CFontzPacket Driver
CrystalFontz offers a wide
range of character and graphical LCD modules.
The CFontzPacket driver supports the modules that communicate
with the host computer using a packet-based communications protocol
with 16-bit CRC (hence the driver name).
Currently this line of modules comprises the models:
CFA-631
20x2 character LCD with backlight
keypad with 4 keys: Up, Down, enter & Escape
USB connection for data and power
mounting bracket to fit into 3,5" drive bays
Optional (via add-on board) temperature sensor, fan and
ATX power control connectors (all unsupported by LCDproc)
CFA-633
16x2 character LCD with backlight
keypad with 6 keys: 4 directions, Enter & Escape
serial or USB connection
mounting bracket to fit into 5,25" drive bays
Temperature sensor and fan control connectors (both
unsupported by LCDproc)
CFA-533
This is the same as CFA-633 except it misses the fan control
capabilities. The temperature monitoring is not supported in LCDproc
though.
CFA-635
20x4 characters LCD with backlight
keypad with 6 keys: 4 directions, Enter & Escape
USB connection for data and power
four bi-color LEDs to show status information
optional mounting bracket to fit into 5,25" drive bays
Configuration in LCDd.conf
[CFontzPacket]
Model =
{
533 |
631 |
633 |
635
}
Select the LCD model that is connected.
Legal values for this option are 631,
533,
633, or 635,
with the default being 633.
Device =
DEVICE
Select the output device to use.
It may be a serial device or a USB device in serial emulation mode.
If not given, it defaults to /dev/lcd.
Mac OS X users may need to use one of the /dev/cu
devices instead of the /dev/tty ones.
USB = ¶meters.yesnodef;
Enable this flag if the device is connected to an USB port. For serial ports
leave it disabled. [default: no; legal: yes,
no]
Size = ¶meters.size;
Select the LCD size. This overrides the size the driver uses for the
selected model (631: 20x2, 533/633: 16x2,
635: 20x4).
You should usually not need to set this value!
Contrast =
CONTRAST
Set the initial contrast.
Legal values for CONTRAST are 0 - 1000.
If not specified, it defaults to 560.
Brightness =
BRIGHTNESS
Set the initial brightness [default: 1000; legal: 0 - 1000]
OffBrightness =
BRIGHTNESS
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
Speed =
{
19200 |
115200
}
Override the default baud rate the driver uses for communication with the
selected LCD model. Allowed values are 19200 (default for
CFA-533 and CFA-633) and 115200 (default for the CFA631
and CFA635).
You should usually not need to set this value!
OldFirmware = ¶meters.yesnodef;
Very old 633 firmware versions do not support partial screen updates using
'Send Data to LCD' command (31). For those devices it may be necessary to
enable this flag. [default: no; legal: yes,
no]
Reboot = ¶meters.yesnodef;
Reinitialize the LCD's BIOS [default: no; legal:
yes, no].