Post your Custom Characters here

fishthecat · Post by **fishthecat** » March 10th, 2005, 3:28 pm

I thought I'd start a thred for everyone to post their custom characters.

An easy way to design them is by using IFR's editor http://forum.lcdsmartie.org/viewtopic.php?t=100 Scroll down the post to get to the latest download site.

I thought I'd start the ball rolling with these:

Email

This is two custom chars next to each other:

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$CustomChar(1,31,24,20,18,17,16,16,31)$CustomChar(2,31,3,5,9,17,1,1,31)$Chr(176)$Chr(158)

This is a single small email icon:

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$CustomChar(1,0,31,27,21,17,31,0,0)$Chr(176)

Music

Here's a musical note.

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$CustomChar(1,0,15,15,9,11,27,24,0)$Chr(176)

Sysinfo

This is a little PC. Honest.

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$CustomChar(1,0,14,10,14,31,31,0,0)$Chr(176)

Clock. All these look better on the LCD.

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$CustomChar(1,0,14,21,23,17,14,0,0)$Chr(176)

Images
If you can't create your own images of your custom character in action, I've created a little php page that generates a .png image for you.
Simply put this in a browser, replacing the xx's with the LCDSmartie CustomChar comma separated values.

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http://www.fishthecat.co.uk/images/customchar.php?chr=xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx

N.B. Don't include the char number 1-8, just the pixel totals, otherwise you get an odd pixel in the top line.
You won't be able to link to them directly, so save the image to your own webspace and then you can use it on this forum.

enormus · Post by **enormus** » March 18th, 2005, 5:17 am

-- $CustomChar(1,0,17,10,4,31,17,17,31)$Chr(176)

I created a TV with rabbit ears for use with the Beyond TV plug-in. I use it to designate the end of a line of text before it wraps around during scrolling. It would also be good for use with the "indicator" parameter, I think.

AllenConquest · Post by **AllenConquest** » April 21st, 2005, 3:56 pm

Can someone explain what the $Chr(176) is after the customer character

Post by **limbo** » April 21st, 2005, 4:38 pm

There are 8 custom characters on each lcd
The custom character command is changing every time it called one of them e.g. $CustomChar(7,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,0) [will change the 7th]
to display this character to lcd you have to call the location stored in the lcd display $Chr(135)

To use the characters:
for 1 use $Chr(176)
for 2 use $Chr(158)
for 3 use $Chr(131)
for 4 use $Chr(132)
for 5 use $Chr(133)
for 6 use $Chr(134)
for 7 use $Chr(135)
for 8 use $Chr(136)

For more goto http://lcdsmartie.sourceforge.net/commands.html

fishthecat · Post by **fishthecat** » April 21st, 2005, 4:44 pm

AllenConquest wrote:Can someone explain what the $Chr(176) is after the customer character

[EDIT]HA! beaten to it by limbo.

See the above post.

fishthecat · Post by **fishthecat** » April 21st, 2005, 4:52 pm

Animals

With a username like mine, is wasn't going to be long before I did a cat Chr.

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$CustomChar(1,17,27,0,10,4,21,14,0)$Chr(176)

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$CustomChar(1,2,3,11,18,22,22,15,0)$Chr(176)

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$CustomChar(1,8,26,25,9,13,13,30,0)$Chr(176)

AllenConquest · Post by **AllenConquest** » April 21st, 2005, 5:05 pm

That explains why I couldn't get more than 2 different custom characters to display

When I'm making my own characters they seem to have the last row in the grid replaced with a solid line. Any idea what that might be due to ?

fishthecat · Post by **fishthecat** » April 21st, 2005, 6:53 pm

AllenConquest wrote: When I'm making my own characters they seem to have the last row in the grid replaced with a solid line. Any idea what that might be due to ?

It's most likely that the bottom row on your LCD is a solid bar rather than individual pixels.
The guide to the bignum plugin 'delicately' puts it like this,
"... for cheap displays where the bottom row of pixels are a solid bar."

You'll just have to create some great looking chars with solid bottoms instead.

Post by **clansley** » April 21st, 2005, 7:20 pm

"... for cheap displays where the bottom row of pixels are a solid bar."

I wrote that before finding out that all VFDs seem to have a solid bar at the bottom - and they aren't generally cheap. I will have to get round to correcting that comment...

AllenConquest · Post by **AllenConquest** » April 21st, 2005, 9:42 pm

clansley wrote:I wrote that before finding out that all VFDs seem to have a solid bar at the bottom - and they aren't generally cheap. I will have to get round to correcting that comment...

Mine is the iMon VFD, it's basically a Samsung 16x2 VFD. So I guess I'm limited by what I can do

fishthecat · Post by **fishthecat** » April 21st, 2005, 10:14 pm

Pound Symbol

When I try to use a pound symbol, I get a backwards L shape on my LCD. So here's a custom pound sign.

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$CustomChar(1,6,9,8,30,8,16,31,0)$Chr(176)

fishthecat · Post by **fishthecat** » April 22nd, 2005, 1:46 pm

Arrows
Here are some arrows.

Right

Left

Up

Down

Up Right

Up Left

Down Right

Down Left

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$CustomChar(1,0,4,30,31,30,4,0,0)$Chr(176)
$CustomChar(2,0,4,15,31,15,4,0,0)$Chr(158)
$CustomChar(3,0,4,14,31,14,14,0,0)$Chr(131)
$CustomChar(4,0,14,14,31,14,4,0,0)$Chr(132)
$CustomChar(5,0,15,7,15,29,8,0,0)$Chr(133)
$CustomChar(6,0,30,28,30,23,2,0,0)$Chr(134)
$CustomChar(7,0,8,29,15,7,15,0,0)$Chr(135)
$CustomChar(8,0,2,23,30,28,30,0,0)$Chr(136)

Post by **limbo** » April 1st, 2006, 6:51 pm

User Chrisss created three more custom characters

Play: $CustomChar(1,0,4,6,7,6,4,0,0)

Pause: $CustomChar(2,0,31,31,31,31,31,0,0)

Stop: $CustomChar(3,0,10,10,10,10,10,0,0)

He's discovered also a very smart way to replace words with characters
look here

Rafael · Post by **Rafael** » April 2nd, 2006, 7:26 pm

Line1 $CustomChar(1,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,1)$CustomChar(2,0,0,1,21,4,1,21,5)$CustomChar(3,7,25,25,17,17,17,23,31)$CustomChar(4,28,31,19,17,17,17,29,31)$Chr(176)$Chr(158)$Chr(131)$Chr(132)

Line2 $CustomChar(5,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0)$CustomChar(6,20,5,1,21,4,1,21,4)$CustomChar(7,17,17,23,31,31,16,0,0)$CustomChar(8,17,17,29,31,3,0,0,0)$Chr(133)$Chr(134)$Chr(135)$Chr(136)

Windows Logo

Rafael · Post by **Rafael** » April 2nd, 2006, 7:27 pm

Line1 $CustomChar(1,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,3)$CustomChar(2,0,0,0,0,0,4,1,3)$CustomChar(3,0,0,0,0,8,0,1,3)$CustomChar(4,0,0,0,8,16,0,1,3)$dll(animate,1,$Chr(176)#$Chr(158)#$Chr(131)#$Chr(132)#,1)$CustomChar(5,0,0,0,0,6,12,24,16)$Chr(133)

Line2 $CustomChar(6,3,7,13,25,1,3,3,7)$CustomChar(7,16,16,16,16,24,24,24,28 )$Chr(134)$Chr(135)

A small animated antenna

fishthecat · Post by **fishthecat** » April 6th, 2006, 12:55 pm

Rafael, I've taken the liberty of creating some images of your custom charactors. I hope they do them justice.
See the posts above for the code.

Windows Logo:

Animated Antenna:

Rafael · Post by **Rafael** » April 6th, 2006, 5:29 pm

Hi Fish....

No problem... Good worK!!!

I am trying to draw the intel logo...

it?s hard!

fishthecat · Post by **fishthecat** » April 6th, 2006, 5:36 pm

Rafael wrote:Hi Fish....

No problem... Good worK!!!

I am trying to draw the intel logo... it?s hard!

Yey! How about an AMD one too? Might be a bit easier.

Rafael · Post by **Rafael** » April 6th, 2006, 8:25 pm

About AMD... I saw in somewhere site a ready one... I will try to remeber what site and bring to here!

Rafael · Post by **Rafael** » April 6th, 2006, 8:49 pm

In lcdgallery.net you can find something...

torro · Post by **torro** » April 6th, 2006, 10:06 pm

Grozo · Post by **Grozo** » April 15th, 2006, 2:45 pm

AMD logo:

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$CustomChar(1,31,15,7,3,1,0,2,6)$CustomChar(2,31,31,31,31,31,0,0,0)$CustomChar(3,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31)$Chr(176)$Chr(158)$Chr(131)
$CustomChar(4,15,31,31,31,31,31,31,0)$CustomChar(5,0,0,0,30,30,28,24,0)$CustomChar(6,31,31,31,15,7,3,1,0)$Chr(132)$Chr(133)$Chr(134)

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$CustomChar(1,31,31,15,15,7,3,3,1)$Chr(176)$Chr(255)$Chr(255)
$CustomChar(2,1,3,3,7,7,15,15,31)$Chr(158) $Chr(255)
$CustomChar(3,31,30,30,28,28,24,24,16)$Chr(255)$Chr(131)$Chr(176)

First Post

Cekala · Post by **Cekala** » June 2nd, 2006, 3:40 pm

AMD Logo - size 6x4

It is not perfect (only 8 extra characters

), but maybe you'll like it.

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Line1: $CustomChar(1,31,31,31,15,7,3,1,0)$Chr(176)$Chr(255)$Chr(255)$Chr(255)$Chr(255)$Chr(255)

Line2: $Chr(254)$CustomChar(2,7,3,1,1,3,7,15,31)$Chr(158)$CustomChar(3,31,31,31,0,0,0,0,0)$Chr(131)$Chr(131)$Chr(255)$Chr(255)

Line3: $CustomChar(4,1,3,7,15,31,31,31,31)$Chr(132)$Chr(255)$CustomChar(5,0,0,0,0,0,31,31,31)$Chr(133)$Chr(133)$Chr(255)$Chr(255)

Line4: $Chr(255)$Chr(255)$CustomChar(6,31,31,31,31,31,30,28,24)$Chr(134)$CustomChar(7,28,24,16,0,0,0,0,0)$Chr(135)$CustomChar(8,3,1,0,0,0,0,0,0)$Chr(136)$Chr(176)

Post by **mattcro** » July 20th, 2006, 4:09 pm

CPU fan symbol:
$CustomChar(1,0,25,11,4,26,19,0,0)$Chr(176) (it looks better on an LCD)

Double UP arrow, eg network upload speed:
$CustomChar(2,4,14,31,4,14,31,0,0)$Chr(158)

Double DOWN arrow, eg network download speed:
$CustomChar(3,0,31,14,4,31,14,4,0)$Chr(131)

Memory or CPU chip symbol:
$CustomChar(1,14,27,10,27,10,27,14,0)$Chr(176)

Moxxah · Post by **Moxxah** » October 7th, 2007, 1:47 pm

WinAMP

$CustomChar(1,0,0,0,1,3,7,15,28)$Chr(176)$CustomChar(2,4,14,31,30,24,1,0,0)$Chr(158)$CustomChar(3,0,6,26,20,8,28,30,31)$Chr(131)
$CustomChar(4,31,15,7,6,5,11,12,0)$Chr(132)$CustomChar(5,0,0,3,15,31,31,14,4)$Chr(133)$CustomChar(6,7,30,28,28,24,0,0,0)$Chr(134)

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