Xpantastic!

After some googling, it appears that this CU406ECPB-U2A is not
compatible with the FG (in size and electrically), event if it looks
similar.
An another guy on ebay did use this one for a DIY project. Nice pictures:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Noritake-40x1-VFD-Display-large-txt-Customed-4-Desktop_W0QQitemZ150277599130QQihZ005QQcategoryZ105787QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

My Xpander displays are working fine, It was just my 2 cents for
people looking for a replacement solution (and perhaps for me in the
future,who knows...)



--- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, William Cason <randycason102@...>
wrote:
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> That looks very tempting.  I went to the Noritake site
> http://www.noritake-elec.com/tversion.htm
> and found a CU406 number, but not exactly the same.  The series
looks like a dot matrix, not 14 char alphanumeric (Xpander M12 style).
 I downloaded the datasheet which spoke of async serial and 8 bit
parallel interfaces... my feeling is they're prob not drop-in
compatible, but I wonder if slight mods would get you a dot-matrix
version replacement.  For example, it the new CU406xxxx display were
looking for ASCII parallel interface to access its built-in character
set (I think they are) and you found a similar point in the Xpander's
CPU->display electronics, perhaps it could be cobbled on.
>  
> Any thoughts from anyone else?
>  
> R
> --- On Sun, 8/3/08, baumont987 <geebeex@...> wrote:
> 
> From: baumont987 <geebeex@...>
> Subject: [xpantastic] Noritake displays on ebay
> To: xpantastic@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 5:39 AM
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> Hi,
> 
> Not sure that these displays are 100% compatible with the FG405A2 of
> the Xpander, but someone in the US is selling 25 Noritake 40 digits
> VFDs, ref CU406ECPB-U2A.
> 
> I tried to find the datasheet, but with no success.
> 
> Auction ends the 4 august.
> http://cgi.ebay. com/25-Noritake- itron-VFD- Display-CU406ECP
B-U2A-40- Digit_W0QQitemZ1 10274834077QQcmd ZViewItem?
IMSfp=TL08072912 129r16414
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