Working with LCD

Pardon how amateur this looks, I havent had much practice

Here is the code I wrote, as far as I can tell I've wired everything up as documented in the code, but when I try to run it, the bottom Blocks of the LCD go solid, like the other forums said should happen before it's initialized. But I see no response at the LCD. It may have looked neater if Freddy Krueger had soldered it, but I am pretty sure I didn't damage it.

This is a standrd LCD from sparkfun. I am working with the Cyclone II starter Kit, and I am a reformed Visual Basic Person, so thats why I seem to write code a little different.

Please tell me if anything you see would make this not work, or if you have any tips on how to do it more effeciently, I know it looks really amateur at this point.

module LCD_PRINT(IOBUS,deb2,clk,STC);

output [30:0] IOBUS;

// output pins

input [3:0] deb2;

//debounce signal, I step through this with the buttons so I can test signals

input clk;

// standard clock from starter board (27mhz)

reg [7:0] outc;

// 8 bits going out to data db0-db7

reg RS;

// register select

input [3:0] STC;

// STC count incremented from debounce, its on 7seg LCD for testing

reg [16:0] count;

// timer for leaving E high for a while, then shutting it

reg writing;

// reg for E on or off

// debounce comes as a pulse from another module

// this part generates my E writing signal to LCD

// Simulation seems to work

always@(posedge clk)

begin

if (deb2!=4'b0000 & count==0)

begin

count=1;

writing=0;

end

if (count>0 & count!=1000)

begin

count=count+1;

end

if (count>200 & count !=1000)

begin

writing=1;

end

if (count==1000)

begin

count=0;

writing=0;

end

//this segment sets output for each data sent, STC is count that is incrementd in the debounce module

if (STC==1)

begin

outc=8'b00111000;

// send 38h for 8 bit mode

RS=0;

end

if (STC==2)

begin

outc=8'b00001111;

// send 0Fh for "Display On"

RS=0;

end

if (STC==3)

begin

outc=8'b00000001;

// send 01h to clear

RS=0;

end

if (STC==4)

begin

outc=8'b00001111;

RS=1;

end

if (STC==5)

begin

outc=8'b01111111;

RS=1;

end

if (STC==6)

begin

outc=8'b11111111;

RS=1;

end

if (STC==7)

begin

outc=8'b01010101;

RS=1;

end

end

assign IOBUS[0]=0;

// IOBUS[0]=R/W always at 0 for writing

assign IOBUS[1]=RS;

// IOBUS[1]= RS 0 for command, 1 for data

assign IOBUS[2]=writing;

// IOBUS[2]=RE

assign IOBUS[3]=outc[0];

assign IOBUS[4]=outc[1];

assign IOBUS[5]=outc[2];

assign IOBUS[6]=outc[3];

assign IOBUS[7]=outc[4];

assign IOBUS[8]=outc[5];

assign IOBUS[9]=outc[6];

assign IOBUS[10]=outc[7];

endmodule

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