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I have some new graphic LCD displays that are 192x64. They have the KS0108 controllers which are compatible with the Monochron code. They have the same pin-outs as the smaller 128x64 displays. Will they work without some changes in the software? With the same controllers would they just scale the screen properly....maybe a little stretched? I thought I would breadboard them to the clock board and see what I get before hacking the code.......as always....any info appreciated...

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you'll probably end up with only 2/3's of the screen being used. you would have to rewrite the code to support larger screens.

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adafruit wrote:you'll probably end up with only 2/3's of the screen being used. you would have to rewrite the code to support larger screens.
That is what I thought. In file 'ks0108conf.h' there is the following code :

// LCD geometry defines (change these definitions to adapt code/settings)
#define GLCD_XPIXELS 128 // pixel width of entire display
#define GLCD_YPIXELS 64 // pixel height of entire display
#define GLCD_CONTROLLER_XPIXELS 64 // pixel width of one display controller

Changing "128" to "192" seems logical and changing the LCD controller pixel statement from "64" to "96" . If I did that then re-compiled the file 'ks0108conf.h' and run MAKE would that perhaps work? I am not a very good programmer but barely passed the course in college over 40 years ago...lol...before C or C++ existed.....thanks and on to the great experiment.... :D

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probably not but hypothesizing isnt very useful when it comes to software, you are best off trying it out

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adafruit wrote:probably not but hypothesizing isnt very useful when it comes to software, you are best off trying it out
Thank you for the kind response...I shall try to use your advice in resolving my question.... :)

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good luck! :)

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