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N/AThis is a note describing an LCD Display Module, with flat ribbon cable, adaptable to VDO Instrument Cluster dashboards of a BMW 5 Series E34 (post-facelift models, for E34 525i and up, and also E32 735i and up).



The blue marking on top of the wireframe indicates a pinout coming out of the LCD Display Module that gets inserted into Instrument Cluster. For a full pinout diagram, alongside other information, please take a look at the repository hosted on duraki/bmw_e34_cluster_test_bench-pinout inside the *.numbers file.
VDO LCD Display - 11 Pins - Pinout Diagram| Pin No | Type | Description | Signal Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pin 1 | M | Ground | GND |
| Pin 2 | E | VCC +5V | 4.98V |
| Pin 3 | E | Contrast Voltage (VO) | 0.03V - 0.07V |
| Pin 4 | E | Register Select (RS) | 4.86V - 5.02V |
| Pin 5 | E | Read/Write (RW) | 4.86V - 5.02V |
| Pin 6 | E | DB4 | 0.01V - 0.02V |
| Pin 7 | E | DB5 | 0.01V - 0.08V |
| Pin 8 | E | DB6 | 0.03V |
| Pin 9 | E | DB7 | 0.03V |
| Pin 10 | E | Power Supply +5V | 4.98V |
| Pin 11 | E | Enable Signal (E) | 1.03V |
Instrument Cluster Displays
This quick fix works for VDO LCD Display - 18 Pins & VDO LCD Display - 11 Pins models. To fix the LCD Display Pixels:
VDO LCD Display - 18 Pins
This is a note describing an LCD Display Module, with no ribbon cable, attachable to LCD Module enclosure, adaptable to VDO Instrument Cluster dashboards of a BMW 5 Series E34. Unlike the VDO LCD Display - 11 Pins, this LCD provides a pin header on its backside, containing 18 pinouts.