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