AXIOMTEK AX93304 User manual

AX93304
User’s Manual

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Disclaimers
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January 2017, Version A1
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ESD Precautions
The boards have integrated circuits sensitive to static electricity. To prevent chipsets from
electrostatic discharge damage, please take care of the following jobs with precautions:
Do not remove boards or integrated circuits from their anti-static packaging until you are
ready to install them.
Before holding the board or integrated circuit, touch an unpainted portion of the system
unit chassis for a few seconds. It discharges static electricity from your body.
Wear a wrist-grounding strap, available from most electronic component stores, when
handling boards and components.
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Table of Contents
Disclaimers.....................................................................................................ii
ESD Precautions...........................................................................................iii
Chapter 1 Overview ................................................. 1
1.1 Scope ...................................................................................................1
1.2 Concept................................................................................................1
Chapter 2 LCM Function specification................... 3
2.1 System Information.............................................................................3
2.2 Data transaction method ....................................................................3
2.3 AX93304 Function Command.............................................................3
2.4 Data transaction pattern.....................................................................5
Chapter 3 Control Procedure ................................. 7
3.1 LCM Font Table....................................................................................8

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Overview 1
Chapter 1
Overview
1.1 Scope
The AX93304 LCM module is developed by AXIOMTEK CO., LTD.. It is used for message
display which can be programmed to display certain messages through function code. The
LCD screen of the LCM supports 2x16 character display.
1.2 Concept
The host system can communicate with AX93304 LCM module. It can decode commands and
then trigger the LCM in order to show string and do function enabling through this way. The
LCM comes with four key buttons and can pass back the value of function key to COM port for
functionality.

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LCM Function specification 3
Chapter 2
LCM Function specification
2.1 System Information
1. The host system communicates with LCM module through COM PORT
a. Baud Rate = 9600
b. Data Bits = 8
c. Stop Bits = 1
d. Parity Check = None
2. COM Port only use two signal wires for Tx & Rx
3. The host system and the LCM module connect with each other by the pin to pin cable
4. LCM is for 2x16 character display. It can show 16 characters per row, supporting up to 32
characters in two rows. If the string length is over 32 characters, additional will be stored
in the RAM of LCM. However, the additional will not be shown off.
2.2 Data transaction method
The transaction is to call API Library by the sample code, then to active the function call.
2.3 AX93304 Function Command
To get the key pressing status, a “read key”command can be issued to this module, which will
check the key-pressing status and reply accordingly. The following are the commands which
we can provide.
1. Backlight Control Mode(0xFB, 0xFC):
Transmit one byte ASCII 0xFB to turn on LCM backlight
Transmit one byte ASCII 0xFC to turn off LCM backlight
2. Keypad listen Mode(0xFD):
Transmit one byte ASCII 0xFD to listen key pressing status
3. Command Mode(0xFE):
Command function
1 byte command header
1 byte command function
0xFEh
0x??h
1.
Clear LCM
out(0xFEh)
out(0x01h)
2.
Home cursor
out(0xFEh)
out(0x02h)
3.
LCM Display off
out(0xFEh)
out(0x08h)
4.
LCM Display on
out(0xFEh)
out(0x0Ch)
5.
Cursor on
out(0xFEh)
out(0x0Dh)
6.
Cursor blink on
out(0xFEh)
out(0x0Eh)
7.
Shift cursor left
out(0xFEh)
out(0x10h)
8.
Shift cursor right
out(0xFEh)
out(0x14h)
9.
Shift display left
out(0xFEh)
out(0x18h)
10.
Shift display right
out(0xFEh)
out(0x1Ch)
11.
Set CGRAM address
out(0xFEh)
out(0x40h+offset)
12.
Set cursor position
out(0xFEh)
out(0x80h+Location)

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Display Address
This command can be used to place the cursor at any location. The corresponding
address for each character on the screen is as bellows:
Line 1
Character
Location
(addressing)
Character
Location
(addressing)
1
00
9
08
2
01
10
09
3
02
11
0A
4
03
12
0B
5
04
13
0C
6
05
14
0D
7
06
15
0E
8
07
16
0F
Line 2
Character
Location
(addressing)
Character
Location
(addressing)
1
40
9
48
2
41
10
49
3
42
11
4A
4
43
12
4B
5
44
13
4C
6
45
14
4D
7
46
15
4E
8
47
16
4F
4. scape Mode(0xFF):
Transmit one byte ASCII 0xFF to escape chars like “0xFB, 0xFC, 0xFD, 0xFE, 0xFF”

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2.4 Data transaction pattern
API Library
[Host system->AX93304]
_init_com(coom,9600,8,1,0); initialize COM Port，return any value is error parameter, “0”
value is correct.
API function
// ccom=1,2,3,4 ;Baud=1200-115200;D_bits=Data bits;S_bits=Stop bits;Prty=Parity bit
int _init_com(int ccom,unsigned long baud,int D_bits,int S_bits,int Prty);
_Tx_data(char txd); Send character to LCM
API function
// Pass character to LCM
int _Tx_data(char txd);
[AX93304->Host system]
_Rx_key(); access the value of button key in AX93304 (LCM), the value is, SW1:0x4E SW2:0x4D
SW3:0x4B SW4:0x47
API function
// Read keypad from LCM ,Return ‘N’:SW_1 ‘M’:SW_2 ‘K’:SW_3 ‘G’:SW_4
int _Rx_key(void);
Please refer to the lcm.c sample code for more details in function call

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Control Procedure 7
Chapter 3
Control Procedure
Data out port
HOST SYSTEM COM PORT
→
AX93304
→
LCM
FUNCTION KEY
→
AX93304
→
HOST SYSTEM COM PORT
Program file control
Linux Kernel 2.4 / 2.6
Sample code(lcm.c)
Call
API Library(lib93304.so )
Control
LCM
FUNCTION KEY
Control
API Library (lib93304.so )
Call
LCM Sample code(lcm.c)
Steps:
File 93304v2-bsp-user-<x.x.x>.tar.gz
tar zxvf 93304v2-bsp-user-<x.x.x>.tar.gz
cd ax93304v2
make (Install ax93304 lcm API shared Library in your system)
cd demo
make (Compile lcm demo program)

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3.1 LCM Font Table
English font type with Arabic numerals is the same with ASCII code. However, the rule does
not include another special character.