MikroTik RouterOS™ v2.9

• From www.actron.de (probably older one)
Some LCDs may be connected without resistors:
DB25m Signal LCD Panel
18-25, GND Ground 1, 3, 4, 16
+5V Power 2, 15
Crystalfontz LCD Installation Notes
Before connecting the LCD, please check the availability of ports, their configuration, and free the
desired port resource, if required:
[admin@MikroTik] port> print
# NAME USED-BY BAUD-RATE
0 serial0 Serial Console 9600
1 serial1 9600
[admin@MikroTik] port>
Configuring the LCD's Settings
Home menu level: /system lcd
Property Description
contrast (integer: 0..255; default: 0) - contrast setting, sent to the LCD, if it supports contrast
regulations
enabled (yes | no; default: no) - turns the LCD on or off
port (name | parallel; default: parallel) - name of the port where the LCD is connected. May be
either one of the serial ports, or the first parallel
type (16x2 | 16x4 | 20x2 | 20x4 | 24x2 | 24x4; default: 24x4) - sets the size of the LCD
Example
To enable Powertip parallel port LCD:
[admin@MikroTik] system lcd> print
enabled: no
type: 24x4
port: parallel
contrast: 0
[admin@MikroTik] system lcd> set enabled=yes
[admin@MikroTik] system lcd> print
enabled: yes
type: 24x4
port: parallel
contrast: 0
[admin@MikroTik] system lcd>
To enable Crystalfontz serial LCD on serial1:
[admin@MikroTik] system lcd> set port=serial1
[admin@MikroTik] system lcd> print
enabled: yes
type: 24x4
port: serial1
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