LCD second line working in proteus but not in reality?

[shockoshocko]

I can print text on the first line but nothing appears on the second line at all, although in proteus simulation both lines work OK, I am using the code found in 8051projects.net tutorial, plz i want to know what could make the simulation differ from reality, i have spent too much time on the issue, and can't find the solution.



here are the subroutines used:

INIT_LCD:

MOV A,#38H
LCALL LCD_CMD
MOV A,#0EH
LCALL LCD_CMD
MOV A,#01H
LCALL LCD_CMD
MOV A,#06H
LCALL LCD_CMD
MOV A,#80H
LCALL LCD_CMD
RET

CLR_LCD:

MOV A,#01H
LCALL LCD_CMD
RET

WAIT_LCD:

MOV R7,#35H
BACK:
MOV R6,#0FFH
DJNZ R6,$
DJNZ R7,BACK
RET

LCD_CMD:

MOV DAT,A
CLR RS
CLR RW
SETB EN
CLR EN
LCALL WAIT_LCD
RET

LCD_WRT:

SETB RS
CLR RW
MOV DAT,A
SETB EN
CLR EN
LCALL WAIT_LCD
RET

LCD_STRING:

CLR A
MOVC A,@A+DPTR
JZ EXIT
LCALL LCD_WRT
INC DPTR
SJMP LCD_STRING
EXIT:
RET

SECOND_LINE:

MOV A,#0C0H
LCALL LCD_CMD
RET

 

[nandhu015]

What LCD you are using? is it HD44780U based LCD?

If it is different then the starting address of second line may be different.

Nandhu

 

[shockoshocko]

I tried three different HD44780 16x2 and all have the same problem.

Added after 5 hours:

The second line works if i call the INIT_LCD subroutine more than one time,before sending any data to the lcd, anybody knows why?

MAIN:

LCALL INIT_LCD
LCALL INIT_LCD
MOV DPTR,#HELLO
LCALL LCD_STRING
LCALL SECOND_LINE
MOV DPTR,#WORLD
LCALL LCD_STRING
SJMP $

 

[jumper2high]

Try sending a 41+ char string to the LCD...
Normally, a 16x2 LCD has a memory of 80 locations. First row is locations 0-15 and the second line is locations 40-55.