@Chrisir - you are amazing - and your solution is beautiful:
VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/2_eleGCoSwE
HUGE thanks to all who have helped on this - @Chrisir @RichardDL @jeremydouglass @glv
This has been part of a personal project I have been working on during the COVID-19 lockdown using LCD Character Displays… a couple of images here:
VIDEO:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbP9f3YmiEs)
However - I can not call this project my own until I can reproduce what @Chrisir et-al have done. That is my task on-going, and you have given me all the clues I need to do so. Thank you!