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<sect1 id="CFontzPacket-howto">
<title>The CFontzPacket Driver</title>
<para>
This section talks about using LCDproc with LCD displays that use the
CFontzPacket chipset.
</para>
<!-- ## CrystalFontz packet driver (for CF631, CF633 &amp; CF635) ## -->
<sect2 id="CFontzPacket-config">
<title>Configuration in LCDd.conf</title>
<sect3 id="CFontzPacket-config-section">
<title>[CFontzPacket]</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>Model=</command>
<arg choice="plain">
<group choice="req">
<arg choice="plain"><literal>631</literal></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><literal><emphasis>633</emphasis></literal></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><literal>635</literal></arg>
</group>
</arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
Select the LCD model [default: <literal>633</literal>; legal: <literal>631</literal>,
<literal>633</literal>,
<literal>635</literal>]
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>Device=</command>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>DEVICE</replaceable></arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
Select the output device to use [default: <filename>/dev/lcd</filename>]
May be a serial device or a USB device in serial emulation mode.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>Size=</command>
<arg choice="plain">
<replaceable>WIDTH</replaceable>
<literal>x</literal>
<replaceable>HEIGHT</replaceable>
</arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
Select the LCD size [default: depending on model: 635: <literal>20x4</literal>,
631: <literal>20x2</literal>,
633: <literal>16x2</literal>]
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>Contrast=</command>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>CONTRAST</replaceable></arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
Set the initial contrast.
Legal values for <replaceable>CONTRAST</replaceable> are <literal>0</literal> - <literal>1000</literal>.
If not specified, it defaults to <literal>560</literal>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>Brightness=</command>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>BRIGHTNESS</replaceable></arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
Set the initial brightness [default: <literal>1000</literal>; legal: <literal>0</literal> - <literal>1000</literal>]
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>OffBrightness=</command>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>BRIGHTNESS</replaceable></arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
Set the initial off-brightness [default: <literal>0</literal>; legal: <literal>0</literal> - <literal>1000</literal>]
This value is used when the display is normally
switched off in case LCDd is inactive
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>Speed=</command>
<arg choice="plain">
<group choice="req">
<arg choice="plain"><literal>1200</literal></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><literal>2400</literal></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><literal>9600</literal></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><literal>19200</literal></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><literal>115200</literal></arg>
</group>
</arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
Set the the baud rate for communication with the LCD.
If not specified, the default depends on the model: it is <literal>9600</literal>
for the CFA633 and <literal>115200</literal> for the CFA631 and CFA635.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>NewFirmware=</command>
<arg choice="plain">
<group choice="req">
<arg choice="plain"><literal>yes</literal></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><literal><emphasis>no</emphasis></literal></arg>
</group>
</arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
Set the firmware version (<emphasis>New</emphasis> means >= 2.0) [default: <literal>no</literal>; legal: <literal>yes</literal>, <literal>no</literal>]
Currently this flag is not in use, there is no such thing as NewFirmware. ;=)
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>Reboot=</command>
<arg choice="plain">
<group choice="req">
<arg choice="plain"><literal>yes</literal></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><literal><emphasis>no</emphasis></literal></arg>
</group>
</arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
Reinitialize the LCD's BIOS [default: <literal>no</literal>; legal: <literal>yes</literal>, <literal>no</literal>]
I want to reboot the LCD to make sure we start from a known state
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>