Installing LCD wiring on RAMBO board

[slausonm]

I purchased the LCD display and recieved it yesterday. The installation instructions online are for what I assume is an older iteration of the display. Since the one I just recieved has no connectors that look like the connectors on the Rambo board, could someone please post pictures or a clear explanation of how to install the new LCD with "smart adapter" to the Rambo motherboard on my Rostock Max machine?

Thanks, Matt

[mhackney]

Have you seen this: http://forum.seemecnc.com/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=1068

There is also: http://www.reprap.org/wiki/RamboLCD

My LCD Interfaces look identical to this one. I have them on RAMPS now but will use one on my RAMBo when my Max arrives.

cheers,
Michael

[slausonm]

Yes, I've seen both. The board shipped with an additional connector/board that plugs into the Two cables, but in no way can plug into the Rambo board. I am new to this and have never seen the ramps board but maybe that is it. I don't want to do surgery on the cables without knowing where the wires go. A clear picture of the board I purchased connected in the correct way would be helpful. In other words, the installation instructions online and my product don't match.
Thanks,Matt

[mhackney]

Can you post a quick photo of this additional connector board please. I suspect that is the adapter for the RAMPS 1.4 board, not RAMBo. A RAMBo adapter does not exist yet but likely will. Until then, we have to make our own.

Photos of the back of your display board would be helpful too.

thanks

[geneb]

The adapter IS for the RAMPS, not the RAMBo.

g.

[slausonm]

OK, thank you for clearing up the adaptor issue. Yes, I read the install data that is out there. My confusion lyes with the cable. Please could someone post a chart/picture/Description that says something to the affect of: Wire 1 on cable A gets connected to pin 1 on the SPI socket. To me it is un clear in the given description. Yes I see the socket picture in the PDF but AFAIK there is not a detailed description as to what wire goes where.

Quite honestly, when I saw that the board was now available for the RowstockMax machine and that there was one installed on the new machine on their site, I WRONGFULLY assumed that installation instructions would come with the kit. I would have not wasted my money had I known that I had to mod the cable.
Thank you for your help.

It looks like my wish has come true, I think I will wait a bit until the bugs have worked themselves out. I will try to build the cable connection when my mind can focus on not letting the magic smoke out of the electronics.

Thanks again!
Matt

[geneb]

Check the Official Docs thread - I've posted the LCD assembly guide there. VERY clear and easy to use.

g.