Ordered parts for my first midibox, oops, wrong lcd?

MIDIbox SID
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I’ve been through the walkthrough/wik/ucapss etc. about the minimum control surface for my midibox sid. So far these are the parts I have ordered per frailn’s reccomendations:

  1. Core Kit with PIC18F4685, PID ID Header = 0000 0000 0000 0000 - $26.95

  2. SID Kit - $15

  3. 16 pin Female IDC Connector (for hooking up your LCD) - $.50

  4. 16 pin Ribbon Cable (for hooking up your LCD) - $2.50

  5. 10 pin Female IDC Connector x 2 (for hooking up your Core module to your SID module) - $1.00

  6. 10 pin Ribbon Cable - $2.00

  7. 2-Pin Female Connector x 5 - for running power to both modules and maybe for your audio in and out - $3.65

I also ordered 10 of the 10k pots just for the heck.

I then proceeded to order an LCD, I saw the part about a 2x20 character lcd being reccomended, then I read that there is also a 4x20 option. I then ordered this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=120429145699

for an extra $2.00 I thought, “why not get the demo board, so I can display vulgar messages while I’m building my box”

Then I went back and re-read the part that says 4x20 is for mb-6582

My question is:

Can I use this as a 2x20 and just use the top two lines, or do I need to order an actual 2x20?

Or, is there a way for my midibox (not mb-6582) to utilize this display in the same way that mb-6582 does? I like the level meter…

and one more question while you guys are pasting in links to information I overlooked, is there anything else I’ll need to get my first core and SID module going?

Thanks

~Jonny Jams

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MB-6582 is just a set of boards that “run” the MIDIbox SID V2 application… so anything it does can be done with other boards/parts.

The code that uses the top and bottom lines of 4x20 LCDs is in the application, you just need to change the configuration in the setup_*.asm and then compile a new .hex file. eg. you might start with setup_8580.asm as a base and then configure it to your actual hardware/wiring.

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Thanks. I’m very hapy that I’ll be able to use this LCD right now, and it leaves me room to grow!