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Chapter 5
Character LCD Screen
Overview
The Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit board prominently features a 2-line by 16-character
liquid crystal display (LCD). The FPGA controls the LCD via the eight-bit data interface
shown in
Figure 5-1
. The Spartan-3A/3AN Starter Kit board also supports the four-bit data
interface to remain compatible with other Xilinx development boards.
Caution!
When using four-bit mode, the FPGA must drive the LCD_DB<3:0> signals High.
Once mastered, the LCD is a practical way to display a variety of information using
standard ASCII and custom characters. However, these displays are not fast. Scrolling the
display at half-second intervals tests the practical limit for clarity. Compared with the
50 MHz clock available on the board, the display is slow. A PicoBlaze processor efficiently
controls display timing plus the actual content of the display.
Figure 5-1:
Character LCD Interface
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