I able to send a text to COM1 by using
serialPort1.Write("Hello World");
but how to clear all the displayed text and start a new text? Im using VFD-800 🙂
I able to send a text to COM1 by using serialPort1.Write(Hello World); but how
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I able to send a text to COM1 by using
serialPort1.Write("Hello World");
but how to clear all the displayed text and start a new text? Im using VFD-800 🙂
Page 30 of the manual you’ve linked to contains a command of CLR which will “clear display screen and clear string mode”.
To do this you need to send Hex code 0C.
A link on how to send hex codes down a serial line:
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=509359
You’ll also want to look up the other codes you’ll probably need like positioning your cursor.