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<sect1 id="NoritakeVFD-howto">
<title>The NoritakeVFD Driver</title>
<para>
This section talks about using LCDproc with text mode VFD displays from
<ulink url="http://www.noritake-itron.com/">Noritake Itron</ulink>.
</para>
<!-- ## Noritake VFD driver ## -->
<sect2 id="NoritakeVFD-config">
<title>Configuration in LCDd.conf</title>
<sect3 id="NoritakeVFD-config-section">
<title>[NoritakeVFD]</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>Device=</command>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>DEVICE</replaceable></arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
Port where the VFD is. Usual values are <filename>/dev/ttyS0</filename> and <filename>/dev/ttyS1</filename>
Default: <filename>/dev/lcd</filename>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>Size=</command>
<arg choice="plain">
<replaceable>WIDTH</replaceable>
<literal>x</literal>
<replaceable>HEIGHT</replaceable>
</arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
Specifies the size of the LCD.
Default: <literal>20x4</literal>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>Brightness=</command>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>BRIGHTNESS</replaceable></arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
</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><emphasis>9600</emphasis></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 to use when communicating with the VFD.
If not specified, it defaults to <literal>9600</literal>.
</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>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>