README.md

polymer-char-lcd

Character LCD display emulator (Web Component)

Usage

Install the Web Component

npm install polymer-char-lcd --save

HTML

<script src="node_modules/@webcomponents/webcomponentsjs/webcomponents-bundle.js"></script>
<script type="module">
  import 'polymer-char-lcd';
</script>

<char-lcd rows=2 cols=16 rom=eu></char-lcd>

Attributes

rom - jp (default) for Japanese standard font or eu for European standard font;
rows - number or rows; default: 2;
cols - number of columns; default: 16;

API

char(r, c, h) - set character h at row r, column c;
text(r, c, s) - write string s starting at row r, column c;
this function treats \n as new line and maps UNICODE characters to the internal character set;
font(n, data) - define the pixels of the n-th character; data is an array of bytes.

Testing with Polymer

Make sure the Polymer CLI is installed: npm install -g polymer-cli
In the project directory:
run npm install
run polymer serve --open

Non-Polymer version

https://github.com/jazz-soft/char-lcd