Erik,

Thanks. Yes, I had a search on the forum, but the latest threads about LCD's didnt really seem to apply. I have read the 8052.com tutorial and FAQ, and indeed followed many of the instructions in making my code.

I have a couple of thoughts, and the first is whether this is a suitable wait routine for the LCD Busy flag;
void wait_lcd(void){
int i=0;
EN=1;
RS=0;
RW=1;
DATA=0xFF;
i=DATA;
while(DB7==1)
{
}
EN=0;
RW=0;
}

and whether this is a suitable initialise routine;

void init_lcd(void){
RW=0;
EN=1;
RS=0;
DATA=0x38;
EN=0;
wait_lcd();
EN=1;
RS=0;
DATA=0x0E;
EN=0;
wait_lcd();
EN=1;
RS=0;
DATA=0x06;
EN=0;
wait_lcd();
}

Sorry for all the code, and I am sure that the answer is in the forum somewhere, but couldnt see it at first.

Thanks very much

Adam Morris