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NOTE

C communication will always require pull up resistors.

• Finally, you may reset the display to it’s default settings using the Manual Override Jumper, see

Section 2.6 on page 12.

3.3

The display module is communicating, however text cannot
be displayed.

• A common cause may be that the contrast settings have been set to low. The solution to this problem

is to adjust the contrast settings. The default setting that will work in most environments is 128.

NOTE

Optimal contrast settings may vary according to factors such as temperature, view-

ing angle and lighting conditions.
If you are unable to resolve any issue please contact Matrix Orbital. See 14.6 on page 58
for contact information.

Communications

4.1

Introduction

The commands listed in this chapter describe how to configure data flow on the LK204-25.

4.1.1

C Communication Summary

The LK204-25 is capable of communicating at 100 KHz in I

C mode, with 127 units addressable on a

single I

C communication line. However, in order to communicate via I

C you must first ensure that pull up

resistors, with a nominal value of 1K to 10K, are placed on the SCL and SDA communication lines coming
from pins two and three of the Data / Power Connector respectively. Data responses by the module are
automatically output via RS232, in case the host will be querying the module, it is necessary for the host
to inform the module that its responses are to be output via I

C. This can be done by sending command

254 /160 / 0 to turn off auto transmission of data in RS232. This will keep the data in the buffer until the
master clocks a read of the slave. The I

C data lines operate at 5V normally or 3.3V for -1U style units. The

LK204-25 uses 8-bit addressing, with the 8th or Least Significant Bit (LSB) bit designated as the read/write
bit, a 0 designates a write address and a 1 designates a read address. The default read address of the display
module will be 0x51, whereas the write address is 0x50 by default. This address may be changed by using
cmd 254 / 51 /

. The LK204-25 should only be sent addresses that are even (LSB is 0). When the
I

C master wishes to write to the display, the effective address is $50 (0101 0000) , since the LSB has to be

0 for an I

C master write. When the I

C master wishes to read the LK204-25, the effective address is $51

(0101 0001), since the LSB has to be 1 for an I

C master read.

If we take a standard Phillips 7 bit address of $45 (100 0101), Matrix Orbital’s LK204-25 would describe

this Phillips I

C address as $8A (1000 1010). The read address would be $8B (1000 1011).

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