LCD-Linux is a Linux software abstraction layer to drive LCD alphanumeric displays. It is freely inspired by the Linux tty layer and aims to be as much general and flexible as possible. Drivers for specific LCD controllers can be easily written.

Supported controllers: HD44780

HD44780 driver features:

Multi controller support.
· 8 and 4 bit mode support.
· Used 4 bits can be specified at compile time.
· I/O timings can be specified at compile time.
· Supports all screen sizes up to the maximum of the HD44780 (80 characters per controller).
· Supports user definable fonts.
· Supports full read and write from the device to read the display state and set user definable characters.
· Supports both available font sizes when the HD44780 is run in single line mode.

What's New in This Release:

· This release fixes a stupid bug that prevented attributes from being rendered on attribute-capable displays.
· The kernel internal read/write functions have been improved, and now allow you to choose whether to have a read/write buffer with or without attributes.
· The lcdcon module is now at a usable level, giving the opportunity to use a display as a small text console.
· The documentation has been clarified.