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<sect1 id="NoritakeVFD-howto">
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<title>The NoritakeVFD Driver</title>
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<para>
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This section talks about using LCDproc with text mode VFD displays from
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<ulink url="http://www.noritake-itron.com/">Noritake Itron</ulink>.
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</para>
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<!-- ## Noritake VFD driver ## -->
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<sect2 id="NoritakeVFD-config">
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<title>Configuration in LCDd.conf</title>
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<sect3 id="NoritakeVFD-config-section">
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<title>[NoritakeVFD]</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<command>Device</command> =
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<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>DEVICE</replaceable></arg>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Port where the VFD is. Usual values are <filename>/dev/ttyS0</filename> and <filename>/dev/ttyS1</filename>
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Default: <filename>/dev/lcd</filename>
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<command>Size</command> =
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<arg choice="plain">
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<replaceable>WIDTH</replaceable>
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<literal>x</literal>
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<replaceable>HEIGHT</replaceable>
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</arg>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Specifies the size of the LCD.
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Default: <literal>20x4</literal>
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<command>Brightness</command> =
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<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>BRIGHTNESS</replaceable></arg>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Set the initial brightness [default: <literal>1000</literal>; legal: <literal>0</literal> - <literal>1000</literal>]
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<command>OffBrightness</command> =
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<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>BRIGHTNESS</replaceable></arg>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Set the initial off-brightness [default: <literal>0</literal>; legal: <literal>0</literal> - <literal>1000</literal>]
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This value is used when the display is normally
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switched off in case LCDd is inactive
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<command>Speed</command> =
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<arg choice="plain">
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<group choice="req">
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<arg choice="plain"><literal>1200</literal></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><literal>2400</literal></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><literal><emphasis>9600</emphasis></literal></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><literal>19200</literal></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><literal>115200</literal></arg>
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</group>
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</arg>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Set the the baud rate to use when communicating with the VFD.
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If not specified, it defaults to <literal>9600</literal>.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<command>Parity</command> =
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<arg choice="plain">
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<group choice="req">
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<arg choice="plain"><literal><emphasis>0</emphasis></literal></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><literal>1</literal></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><literal>2</literal></arg>
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</group>
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</arg>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Set the parity for communication with the device to even parity (<literal>2</literal>),
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odd parity (<literal>1</literal>) or no parity (<literal>0</literal>).
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If not given, it defaults to <literal>0</literal>.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<command>Reboot</command> =
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<arg choice="plain">
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<group choice="req">
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<arg choice="plain"><literal>yes</literal></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><literal><emphasis>no</emphasis></literal></arg>
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</group>
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</arg>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Reinitialize the VFD [default: <literal>no</literal>; legal: <literal>yes</literal>, <literal>no</literal>]
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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