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There are many types of LCDs flowing in market, and if you feel safe only with
16×2 line LCD than its the time to convert your devices to Graphical LCD.

The Graphical LCD is called graphical because of its pixel nature. The line LCDs only
possess the ability to display pixels in rectangular area and pixels are
discontinuous. While in GLCD the pixels are spread all over. You can use it to
display characters, as well as graphics. And with some programming you can also
show bitmap(.bmp) images.

They take data from controller in parallel fashion. Pin configuration are as follows,

Data Pins


 Chip Select
 Reset GLCD
 Enable
 Read-Write Selection
 Register Select

These are the data and control pins which are connected to the processing device
such as microcontroller. Other than these are;

 Power Input

c!: Ground
" Contrast Input
 : -ve Voltage for Contrast
# Backlight +ve Power Input
Ground

Controlling graphical 128×64 LCD based on KS0108

HQM1286404 is pretty old graphical LCD module but it is still popular. This LCD is
controlled by KS0108 lcd controller via two segment drivers. LCD backlight color is
yellow-green. I think this is good choice for many projects where graphical
information needed because of several reasons â¼³ you can find libraries around
the internet to start working in just a few minutes, also there are several tools that
can be used to generate character arrays and graphics.
Hardest thing for me was to find correct wiring as datasheet I have was for next
PCB revision (HQM1286405) as mine are HQM1286404 so dont be mistaken as I
did. Here is the correct pin-out of LCD:
1 Vcc
2 GND
3 VCON
4-11 DB0-DB7
12 CS2
13 CS1
14 RESET
15 R/W
16 D/I
17 EN
18 Vee out
19 LED Anode
20 LED Kathode

You can see that Chip select pins are in reverse order, so if halves of screen are
swapped, then you have to swap wires. At VEE pin should be negative voltage near
-4.9V. Potentiometer through VCON pin controls LCD contrast. Reset pin can be
connected directly to microcontrollers reset circuit. In my case it is separate.
Backlight LED can also be adjusted with another potentiometer â¼³ is not included
here too.