| Date | Mon, 6 Feb 2017 16:09:09 +0100 | From | Willy TARREAU <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 00/13] Add HD44780 Character LCD support |
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Hi Geert,
On Mon, Feb 06, 2017 at 03:38:02PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > Hi all, > > Character LCDs are currently typically driven from userspace, either > directly through bit-banging, or via some kind of serial (UART/i2c) > interface. > > This patch series adds kernel support for character LCDs using an > Hitachi HD44780 Character LCD Controller where its M6800 bus interface > is connected to GPIOs. It does so after extracting the character LCD > core support from the existing Parallel port LCD/Keypad Panel driver > into its own subdriver.
That's excellent, I was dreaming about it a few days ago ;-) Not reviewed yet but I like the idea!
Willy
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