The CFontz Driver
This section talks about using LCDproc with LCD displays that use the
CFontz chipset.
Configuration in LCDd.conf
[CFontz]
Device=
DEVICE
Select the serial output device to use.
If not given, default is /dev/lcd.
Size=
WIDTH
x
HEIGHT
Set the LCD's dimensions in terms of characters per line and lines.
If not given, it defaults to 20x4.
Contrast=
CONTRAST
Set the initial contrast.
Legal values for CONTRAST are in the range
between 0 and 1000.
If not given, it defaults to 140.
Brightness=
BRIGHTNESS
Set the initial brightness.
Legal values for BRIGHTNESS range from
0 to 1000.
If not given, it defaults to 1000.
OffBrightness=
BRIGHTNESS
Set the initial off-brightness.
This value is used when the display is normally
switched off in case LCDd is inactive.
Legal values BRIGHTNESS are in the range
from 0 to 1000.
The default is 0.
Speed=
1200
2400
9600
19200
115200
Set the the baud rate to use when communicating with the LCD.
It defaults to 9600 if not specified.
NewFirmware=
yes
no
Set the firmware version (New means >= 2.0) [default: no; legal: yes, no]
Reboot=
yes
no
Reinitialize the LCD's BIOS [default: no; legal: yes, no]
normally you shouldn't need this