Raspberry Pi/Openelec/LCD2USB

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July 16, 2014 by aubreykloppers

Background:

I bought a 2*16 LCD display that uses USB as a connection.  I now want to use this on my Raspberry PI running OpenELEC.

Success 1 – Working display:

• cp /etc/LCDd.conf /storage/.config/
• vi /storage/.config/LCDd.conf

Driver=hd44780
Driver=hd44780

## Hitachi HD44780 driver ##
[hd44780]
ConnectionType=lcd2usb
Contrast=1000
Brightness=300
Keypad=no
Backlight=no
Size=16×2

This will give you display with a Welcome message.

Success 2 – XBMC Service Installation:

• System/Openelec/Services
• Enable LCDSupport (hd44780)
• System/Add-Ons/Services
• Add: XBMC LCDproc
• Change your settings (scroll speed etc) as per your needs.

 Discussion:

http://openelec.tv/forum/12-guides-tips-and-tricks/72054-openelec-raspberry-pi-and-16×2-usb-lcd-solution