Driver for parallel device

[LPs]

Hi all,

     first of all I apologize for my (probably) newbie question.

I need to implements a driver to drive an external monochrome LCD connected with a standard parallel connecion: 8 bit data bus, R/W signal, etc...

My question is: which feature of MQX can I use to drive it?

I saw gpio device, but I'm not sure that this kind of device allow to installa a port ad input/output.

I cannot use FlexBus because of the HW.

Thx

[c0170]

Hello lucaptetro,

what MCU are you using? Does your MCU have LCD interface (SLCD) ? If yes, here's something which could enlight you in the beginning:

I have found one presentation to this topic:

http://www.kinetis.pl/sites/default/files/HandsOn%20Part-1%20-%20MQX%20SLCD%20example.pdf

There's LCD driver in MQX for few MCU, like kwikstik contains LCD monochromatic display. In case there's no SLCD in your MCU, you might communicate with LCD through I2C/SPI. MQX provides both drivers.

Regards,

c0170

[LPs]

Hello c0170,

   I'm using a kinetis K60 and K10.

SLCD module is not available and the HW force me to implement a parallel solution. Unfortunately the HW designer was not so smart to cottect the display but to the FlexBus port...

[c0170]

Hello,

how is LCD connected to MCU? If you ask  any HW related questions, it would be helpful to share at least more details or a schematic (how is LCD connected to MCU). What options do you have? What have you considered so far?

Regards,

c0170

[LPs]

Hello,

  display is connected by 8080 style connection:

• 8 bit data bus
• RD signal
• WR signal
• CS signal
• A2 signal

I used to drive this kind of devices by bit banging code.

What I'm searching for is if MQX give me a standard way to drive them (high level), without access directly to the micro ports.

Regards

Luca