How to control Sharp LH155BA controller based LCD displays e.g. the Powertip PG12864LRF-NRA-H --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0) For serial: fix WR to low, RD to high, PS low 1a.) CS high, RES low, SCL low, SDA low, RS low 1b.) for parallel interface: PS high, WR low, RD high 2.) wait for power to stabilize (e.g. 10 ms) 3.) RES high. Wait 1 ms 4.) Write d7-d0: 10110001 (control power register I) 5.) Write d7-d0: 10110010 (control power register II) 6.) Write d7-d0: 10000001 (display control set) 7.) Write d7-d0: 11011100 (contrast level VERY low 10 = 1010, contrast level high 13=1101 ) (thanks to to J.Sturz and T.Winkler from TI) (you HAD TO SET THIS!)