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HD44780U
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Table 11 8-Bit Operation, 8-Digit × 1-Line Display Example with Internal Reset
Step
Instruction
No. RS R/W DB7 DB6 DB5 DB4 DB3 DB2 DB1 DB0 Display Operation
1 Power supply on (the HD44780U is initialized by the internal
reset circuit)
Initialized. No display.
2 Function set
00001100* *
Sets to 8-bit operation and
selects 1-line display and 5 × 8
dot character font. (Number of
display lines and character
fonts cannot be changed after
step #2.)
3 Display on/off control
0000001110
_
Turns on display and cursor.
Entire display is in space mode
because of initialization.
4 Entry mode set
0000000110
_
Sets mode to increment the
address by one and to shift the
cursor to the right at the time of
write to the DD/CGRAM.
Display is not shifted.
5 Write data to CGRAM/DDRAM
1001001000
H_
Writes H. DDRAM has already
been selected by initialization
when the power was turned on.
The cursor is incremented by
one and shifted to the right.
6 Write data to CGRAM/DDRAM
1001001001
HI_
Writes I.
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8 Write data to CGRAM/DDRAM
1001001001
HITACHI_
Writes I.
9 Entry mode set
0000000111
HITACHI_
Sets mode to shift display at
the time of write.
10 Write data to CGRAM/DDRAM
1000100000
ITACHI _
Writes a space.