Software
The LCD2USB interface was originally developed for use with
lcd4linux. In the meantime
LCD Smartie and
LCDProc have been extended to support the LCD2USB as well. The LCD2USB software archives contain a little demo application that can be used as a basis for further LCD2USB ports. Currently Linux, MacOS X and Windows are supported by this application.
Using LCD2USB under Windows
Harald Körfgen wrote a LCD Smartie plugin for LCD2USB finally allowing the LCD2USB to be used under Windows as well. Here's what he writes about his plugin:
LCD2USB-smartie.zip contains all the necessary source files requried to compile the driver with Microsoft ® Windows Server® 2003 R2 Platform SDK, Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition and LibUsb-Win32.
LCD2USB.DLL is the resulting file.
In order to use the driver libusb-win32 has also to be installed and the
LCD2USB.DLL has to be placed in the "displays" directory of LCD Smartie and it will be auto-detected and automatically be used. He has only tested his driver with a 20x4 display yet, so feedback is welcome.