Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:17:10 -0600 From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g.r.vansickle@att.net> To: <lcdproc@lists.omnipotent.net>, <current@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: [Lcdproc] LCDProc CVS + PicoLCD on FreeBSD Message-ID: <550B7A950EEE45359972D2A54F44EA5C@DFW5RB41> In-Reply-To: <23243.1232140762@critter.freebsd.dk> References: Your message of "Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:32:30 EST." <C6F61B9C-A765-4F35-9BF7-E744B2F19C99@siliconlandmark.com> <23243.1232140762@critter.freebsd.dk>
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> From: Poul-Henning Kamp > > In message > <C6F61B9C-A765-4F35-9BF7-E744B2F19C99@siliconlandmark.com>, > Andre Gu ibert de Bruet writes: > >On Jan 16, 2009, at 5:09 AM, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote: > >>> Unfortunately the PicoLCD 2X20 and 4X20 devices present > themselves > >>> as HID devices. > >> > >> ...but... they *are* HID devices. Why is this "unfortunate"? > > It's unfortunate, because they are HID devices only because > that is what microchip.com supplies as a USB programming example. > > The actual protocol they talk has nothing to do with the HID > specification. Ah. That's not "unfortunate", that's just sheer laziness on iTuner's part. Great, and I just bought one too. Welp, here's hoping whatever nonstandard protocol they do use works reasonably, and that the mfg gets their act together on the next one. -- Gary R. Van Sickle
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