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Test and configure LCD screen

Ok, so I finally think its time to test the LCD Screen; so I plugged it in and...

Nothing happened!

I did some reading online and on the RepRap Wiki I found a quote that reads:

Some versions of this board have the notched connectors the wrong way around. If your controller only flickers and beeps, cut off the notches on the cables and insert them upside down.

Ok; that doesn't sound good!
The only way I could think of to prove if mine had this issue was to identify where the GND pin was located and cross reference that with the MKS Gen-1. So I got out my multimeter, set it to resistance, connected my black lead to the SDCARD slot on the back and found the GND pin...


I cross referenced it with the MKS pin layout (GND Marked in yellow arrows) and found that my connector was fitted the wrong way around.

I had to file/cut off the block at the back of the connector, but after that, the LCD screen powered up :)

In Arduino IDE, I installed the U8glib and U8glib-HAL drivers and enabled this setting:

/
// RepRapDiscount FULL GRAPHIC Smart Controller
// https://reprap.org/wiki/RepRapDiscount_Full_Graphic_Smart_Controller
//
#define REPRAP_DISCOUNT_FULL_GRAPHIC_SMART_CONTROLLER

I uploaded it to my printer and... It works.



Lastly. I built a temporary cardboard enclosure for it until I can print one:


Pretty huh? :)


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