//Sends an ASCII character to the LCD
private void Putc(byte c)
{
shift[_LCDBit3] = (c & 0x80) != 0;
shift[_LCDBit2] = (c & 0x40) != 0;
shift[_LCDBit1] = (c & 0x20) != 0;
shift[_LCDBit0] = (c & 0x10) != 0;
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDEnable] = true; //Toggle the Enable Pin
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDEnable] = false;
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDBit3] = (c & 0x08) != 0;
shift[_LCDBit2] = (c & 0x04) != 0;
shift[_LCDBit1] = (c & 0x02) != 0;
shift[_LCDBit0] = (c & 0x01) != 0;
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDEnable] = true; //Toggle the Enable Pin
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDEnable] = false;
shift.OutBits();
}
public LCD(
ShiftRegister shift,
int bit0,
int bit1,
int bit2,
int bit3,
int enable,
int registerSelect)
{
this.shift = shift;
_LCDRegisterSelect = registerSelect;
_LCDEnable = enable;
_LCDBit0 = bit0;
_LCDBit1 = bit1;
_LCDBit2 = bit2;
_LCDBit3 = bit3;
shift[_LCDRegisterSelect] = false;
shift.OutBits();
// 4 bit data communication
shift[_LCDBit3] = false;
shift[_LCDBit2] = false;
shift[_LCDBit1] = true;
shift[_LCDBit0] = true;
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDEnable] = true; //Toggle the Enable Pin
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDEnable] = false;
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDBit3] = false;
shift[_LCDBit2] = false;
shift[_LCDBit1] = true;
shift[_LCDBit0] = true;
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDEnable] = true; //Toggle the Enable Pin
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDEnable] = false;
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDBit3] = false;
shift[_LCDBit2] = false;
shift[_LCDBit1] = true;
shift[_LCDBit0] = true;
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDEnable] = true; //Toggle the Enable Pin
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDEnable] = false;
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDBit3] = false;
shift[_LCDBit2] = false;
shift[_LCDBit1] = true;
shift[_LCDBit0] = false;
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDEnable] = true; //Toggle the Enable Pin
shift.OutBits();
shift[_LCDEnable] = false;
shift.OutBits();
SendCmd(DISP_ON);
SendCmd(CLR_DISP);
}