Sure Electronics 2004 LCD SMARTIE ASSET User Manual
20x4 LCD Smartie Asset
User’s Guide
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20X4 LCD SMARTIE ASSET
USER’S GUIDE
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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1.1 Overview
20X4 LCD SMARTIE ASSET
USER’S GUIDE
Chapter 1. Overview
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
1.2.1 Installation
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.
1.2.2 Connection
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
1.2.3 Run 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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