what is this thing?

[Endless234]

Hi my brother recently gave me this thing (http://members.rogers.com/jeff359/whatisit.jpg) , he saved it from a scrap pile and thought it would be something i could use but i'm not completly sure on what it is and if it is useful. After reading these forums for a while if anyone can tell me it you guys.

[Mike K]

It's an LCD screen and the bottom part of the pic looks like the controller for it.

[grim]

thats an LCD (liquid crystal dysplay). if it has a certain controller chip you will be able to hook it up to your computer using the parallel port.

[Endless234]

hey thanks i'll give it a try.

[Tbird man]

you will need to know the pinout and what controller chip it has, is their any kind of identifying markings on it?

[Endless234]

the chip on the back say
OC17
HD61202
i'm going to try a google search to see what comes up.

[grim]

i dont think you will be able to use that because the industry standard controller chip for parallel lcds is the HD44780. even if you do find the pinout for it i have only seen programs that work with lcds with the HD44780.

[Abra_Volta]

Here's something I found:

Link (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~lig/proj/proj.htm)