Sure Electronics 2004 LCD SMARTIE ASSET Manuel utilisateur
20x4 LCD Smartie Asset
User’s Guide
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USER’S GUIDE
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Overview ..........................................................................................................1
1.1 Overview.............................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Quick Start........................................................................................................... 2
1.2.1 Installation.................................................................................................................. 2
1.2.2 Connection................................................................................................................. 2
1.2.3 Run LCD Smartie...................................................................................................... 3
1.2.4 Select Sure-LCD V1.0 As Your Application ....................................................... 5
1.2.5 How to Use Tips Function...................................................................................... 7
Chapter 2. Tips for Usage................................................................................................11
Chapter 3. Mechanical Drawing......................................................................................12
Chapter 4. Appendix........................................................................................................14
Chapter 5. Contact Us .....................................................................................................17
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USER’S GUIDE
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Chapter 1. Overview
1.1Overview
Thanks for using this 2004 LCD Smartie Asset by Sure Electronics. It features an
easy-to-install aluminum alloy housing which makes this product shapely and durable to
be used in many applications. It’s also populated with a mirror screen which blocks your
eyes from seeing the inside but ensuring perfect display effect when the item is
powered.
Its basic functions include displaying system information of your computer, such as
Everest status, MBM status (Your CPU temperature, fan/cooler speed, etc.), BBC world
news (or any other RSS feeds), WinAmp status (currently playing tracks title, length,
position, etc), network status (speed, total bytes, etc), CPU speed, free disk space,
memory usage, E-mail details, game status and many others. Features like ambient
temperature display, conversion between ℃and ℉, feedback current LCD contrast
ratio, backlight brightness level, tips function and product info are added. In addition,
users may adjust the contrast ratio of LCD display and backlight brightness.
FIGURE 1-1 OVERVIEW
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FIGURE 1-2 ACCESSORY
1.2 Quick Start
1.2.1Installation
First, install LCD Smartie application, Sure-LCD 1.1 and CP2102 driver. All of them are
available on the following links:
LCD_smartie_v5.4:
http://www.sureelectronics.net/drivers/lcd_smartie_v5.4.zip
Sure-LCD V1.1
http://www.sure-electronics.net/download/Sure-LCD_1.0.zip
CP2102 driver:
http://www.sureelectronics.net/goods.php?id=393.
1.2.2Connection
Connect LCD Smartie and computer with mini USB cable like shown in figure 1-3. LCD
will display the defaulted graphs like shown in figure 1-4.
FIGURE 1-3 SCHEMATIC OF CONNECTION WITH MINI USB
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FIGURE 1-4 DIS[LAY SCHEMATIC AFTER POWER-UP
1.2.3Run LCD Smartie
1. Click “Setup” at the lower left corner of the main page to perform the following
configuration (as shown in figure 1-5)
FIGURE 1-5 SIMULATION DISPLAY INTERFACE
Select “matrix.dll” from the “Display Plugin” drop-down list under “Screens” tab. Fill the
COM port name in “Startup Parameters” under “Display settings”, the communication
speed is 9600bps (As shown in figure 1-6).
FIGURE 1-6 SELECT PLUG-IN AND FILL IN PORT NAME
Port name can be obtained by the following means: Right-click “My Computer” and
locate “Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge” after Properties→Hardware→Device
Manager→Ports. The content in its following bracket is the port name.
Select “4x20” from the “LCD size” drop-down list under the “Screen” tab of Display
Settings, as shown in figure 1-7. Click “OK” or “Apply” at the lower right-hand corner to
enable communication. After that, the display on LCD will be consistent with what is
being simulated with LCD Smartie.
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FIGURE 1-7 SELECT THE TYPE OF LCD DISPLAY
2. Other settings can be conducted after LCD functions normal.
To adjust the contrast ratio and brightness, just drag the slide bar.
To turn the backlight of LCD off, click the small icon at the lower right-hand corner and
select “Commands”->”Backlight Off”, like shown in figure 1-5. With the same path, you
can turn on the backlight again.
An example of how the time of PC is displayed. In the left task bar of LCD Smartie,
highlight “Uptime short (days, hours, minutes)” first and click “Insert -->” button and
“$UpTims” will appear in the place where cursor flashed, as shown in figure 1-8. Click
“Apply” will make the LCD display the time of your PC system, as shown in figure 1-9.
FIGURE 1-8 SELECT THE CONTENTS TO BE DISPLAYED
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FIGURE 1-9 SIMULATION DISPLAY
1.2.4Select Sure-LCD V1.0 As Your Application
1. If you select Sure-LCD V1.0 as your application, a 16×2 sized LCD simulator screen
(blue backlight & white character) will pop up like shown in figure 1-10
FIGURE 1-10 A 16×2 SIZED LCD SIMULATOR SCREEN
2. Right-click the simulator and select “Config” in the popped up window and a
configuration page will be displayed as shown in Figure 1-11. Select “4*20” from “LCD
Size” drop-down list like shown in Figure 1-12 and a 20×4 sized simulator pops up like
shown in Figure 1-13.
FIGURE 1-11 A CONFIGURATION PAGE
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FIGURE 1-12 LCD SIZE SELECTION
FIGURE 1-13 A 20×4 SIZED SIMULATOR
3. Select “Com3” from “Com” drop-down list of “Com Settings” and click “Start” button to
establish a communication as shown in Figure 1-14. The content displayed here is for
reference only.
FIGURE 1-14 ESTABLISH A COMMUNICATION
FIGURE 1-15 EDIT MEMO
4. The following is an example of how to use this application. Select command “About
me” from “Select” drop-down list under “Command Group” and then click “Send” like
shown in Figure 1-16. You will read from the simulator screen 20040202000 like shown
in Figure1-17
FIGURE 1-16 SELECT COMMAND “ABOUT ME”
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FIGURE 1-17 VERSION NUMBER
1.2.5How to Use Tips Function
1. Firstly, select “Send Memo to MCU” from “Select” under “Command Group” as shown
in Figure 1-18.
FIGURE 1-18 SELECT COMMANDS FOR TIPS EDIT
2. In the interface of “Edit Memo”, edit content of tips as shown in Figure 1-19 with
entering maximum 20 letters (including spaces) in each row and 10 rows at most.
FIGURE 1-19 EDIT TIPS
3. Close the configuration page. Right-click the simulator screen and select “Exist” as
shown in Figure 1-20. Tips will be displayed on LCD screen soon afterwards.
FIGURE1-20 TIPS WILL BE DISPLAYED ON LCD SCREEN
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