Component: Colour GLCD (BL0157) (E-blocks 2)
| Author | Matrix Ltd |
| Version | 1.6 |
| Category | E-blocks 2 |
Colour GLCD (BL0157) component
Graphical display component designed to work with the BL0157 E-block. Based on the ILI9163C 16-bit colour graphical controller IC.
Component Source Code
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Detailed description
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Examples
A simple example that shows how to use some common functions.
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Macro reference
BPlot
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BPlot |
| Sets a pixel with the current background colour at pixel location X, Y. | |
 - UINT
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X1 |
| - UINT
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Y1 |
 - VOID
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Return |
BacklightOff
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BacklightOff |
| Clears the backlight enable pin allowing the display backlight to switch off. Switching the backlight on and off at high speed allow the light to be dimmed. | |
| - VOID
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Return |
BacklightOn
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BacklightOn |
| Sets the backlight enable pin allowing the display backlight to switch on. Switching the backlight on and off at high speed allow the light to be dimmed. | |
| - VOID
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Return |
ClearDisplay
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ClearDisplay |
| This macro clears the display of any previous output by overwriting the entire display with the background colour. | |
| - VOID
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Return |
DrawCircle
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DrawCircle |
| Draws a circle object on the display with the center of the circle at the location X,Y | |
| - UINT
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X |
| X Coordinate for the center of the circle | |
| - UINT
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Y |
| Y coordinate for the center of the circle | |
| - UINT
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Radius |
| Radius of the circle specified in pixels | |
 - BYTE
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Transparent |
| 0=Fill inside circle using background colour / 1=Draw outer circle only | |
| - BYTE
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Solid |
| 0=Use Transparent Setting / 1=Fill with foreground colour | |
| - VOID
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Return |
DrawEllipse
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DrawEllipse |
| Draws an ellipse object on the display with the center of the ellipse at the location X,Y | |
| - UINT
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X |
| X Coordinate for the center of the circle | |
| - UINT
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Y |
| Y coordinate for the center of the circle | |
| - UINT
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XRadius |
| Radius of the circle on the X axis specified in pixels | |
| - UINT
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YRadius |
| Radius of the circle on the Y axis specified in pixels | |
| - BYTE
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Transparent |
| 0=Fill inside circle using background colour / 1=Draw outer circle only | |
| - BYTE
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Solid |
| 0=Use Transparent Setting / 1=Fill with foreground colour | |
| - VOID
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Return |
DrawLine
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DrawLine |
| Draws a line with the current foreground colour from pixel location X1, Y1 to pixel location X2, Y2. | |
| - UINT
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X1 |
| - UINT
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Y1 |
| - UINT
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X2 |
| - UINT
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Y2 |
| - VOID
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Return |
DrawRectangle
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DrawRectangle |
| Draws a rectangle with the current foreground colour from pixel loaction X1, Y1 to pixel location X2, Y2 | |
| - UINT
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X1 |
| - UINT
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Y1 |
| - UINT
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X2 |
| - UINT
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Y2 |
| - BYTE
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Transparent |
| Chooses the transparency of the box - 0 = Box contains background colour, 1 = Box contains previous pixel data. | |
| - BYTE
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Solid |
| Chooses to fill the box with colour - 0 = Box contains transparency data, 1 = Box contains foreground colour. | |
| - VOID
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Return |
FastPlot
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FastPlot |
| Sets a pixel with the current foreground colour at current pixel location. Not compatible with orientations other than 0. | |
| - VOID
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Return |
Initialise
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Initialise |
| The Init macro must be called once to initialise the Graphical LCD display before any other Graphical LCD component macros are called. | |
| - VOID
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Return |
Plot
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Plot |
| Sets a pixel with the current foreground colour at pixel location X, Y. | |
| - UINT
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X1 |
| - UINT
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Y1 |
| - VOID
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Return |
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| This macro prints a string of characters to the Graphical LCD. | |
 - STRING
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Str |
| String of characters to send to the display. | |
| - UINT
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X1 |
| X pixel coordinate to set the output string position. | |
| - UINT
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Y1 |
| Y pixel coordinate to set the output string position. | |
| - BYTE
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Font |
| Selects which Font to use Range: 0 to Font Count | |
| - BYTE
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Transparent |
| Specifies if the background of the text is drawn - 0 = Background colour is drawn, 1 = Background colour not drawn. | |
| - VOID
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Return |
PrintNumber
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PrintNumber |
| This macro prints a decimal number to the Graphical LCD. | |
 - INT
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Number |
| Byte or Integer number to send to the display. | |
| - UINT
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X |
| X pixel coordinate to set the output string position. | |
| - UINT
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Y |
| Y pixel coordinate to set the output string position. | |
| - BYTE
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Font |
| Range: 0 to 31 - 0=5x8, 1=10x8, 2=10x16, 3=5x16, 4-31=Extended Sizes | |
| - BYTE
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Transparent |
| Specifies if the background of the text is drawn - 0 = Background colour is drawn, 1 = Background colour not drawn. | |
| - VOID
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Return |
ReadFontStat
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ReadFontStat |
| Gets a stat from the selected embedded ASCII font data. | |
| - BYTE
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Font |
| Font selection range: 0 to (NumFonts - 1) | |
| - BYTE
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Index |
| 0=SpaceWidth, 1=PixelHeight | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
ReadFontWidth
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ReadFontWidth |
| Reads the number of pixel columns used in the selected font | |
| - BYTE
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Font |
| Font selection range: 0 to (NumFonts - 1) | |
| - BYTE
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Character |
| ASCII character to get the pixel width e.g. 'A' or 65 | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
SetBackgroundColour
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SetBackgroundColour |
| Specifies the colour of the background by creating a mixture of red, green and blue. | |
| - BYTE
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Red |
| 0 - 255 where 0 = no red and 255 = maximum red | |
| - BYTE
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Green |
| 0 - 255 where 0 = no green and 255 = maximum green | |
| - BYTE
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Blue |
| 0 - 255 where 0 = no blue and 255 = maximum blue | |
| - VOID
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Return |
SetDisplayOrientation
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SetDisplayOrientation |
| Controls the way data is printed out on the display allowing multiple different viewing orientations. Default is 0. | |
| - BYTE
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Orientation |
| 0=Default, 1=90°CW, 2=180°CW, 3=270°CW | |
| - VOID
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Return |
SetFontScaler
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SetFontScaler |
| Allows the fonts to be scaled up by multiplying the number of pixels on the X and Y. | |
| - BYTE
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ScaleX |
| Sets the horizontal scale of the font, default 1 | |
| - BYTE
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ScaleY |
| Sets the vertical scale of the font, default 1 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
SetForegroundColour
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SetForegroundColour |
| Specifies the colour of the foreground by creating a mixture of red, green and blue. | |
| - BYTE
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Red |
| 0 - 255 where 0 = no red and 255 = maximum red | |
| - BYTE
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Green |
| 0 - 255 where 0 = no green and 255 = maximum green | |
| - BYTE
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Blue |
| 0 - 255 where 0 = no blue and 255 = maximum blue | |
| - VOID
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Return |
Window
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Window |
| Specifies a full screen or sub window of pixels to draw. Useful when used with the FastPlot function to draw bitmaps at high speed. | |
| - UINT
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X1 |
| - UINT
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Y1 |
| - UINT
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X2 |
| - UINT
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Y2 |
| - VOID
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Return |
Property reference
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Properties |
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Dimensions |
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Pixel Width |
| Width of gLCD canvas measured in pixels. | |
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Pixel Height |
| Heigt of gLCD canvas measured in pixels. | |
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Colour |
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Monochrome |
| Specifies if the display is capable of colour or monochrome only. | |
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Foreground Color |
| Specifies the initial foreground color. | |
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Background Color |
| Specifies the initial background color. | |
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Bit Depth |
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Colour Bit Depth |
| Total color bit depth for the display. | |
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Red Bit Depth |
| Specifies the red bit depth for the display. | |
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Green Bit Depth |
| Specifies the green bit depth for the display. | |
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Blue Bit Depth |
| Specifies the blue bit depth for the display. | |
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Connections |
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Data |
| Data pin connection | |
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Clock |
| Clock pin connection | |
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Chip Select |
| Chip select pin connection | |
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A0 |
| Instruction / Command pin connection | |
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Reset |
| Reset pin connection | |
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LED |
| LED backlight strobe pin connection | |
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Fonts |
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Font Count |
| Specifies the number of fonts available to use on the display. | |
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Font 0 |
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Font |
| Font picker to decide which font to use on your display. | |
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Character Spacing |
| Sets the number of blank pixels between each character when printing text. Default 1. | |
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Space Width |
| Sets the number of horizontal pixels used to represent a space character. | |
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Simulation Mode |
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Display Method |
| Chooses which method to use when drawing to the gLCD component The bitmap is the more common mode but may run slowly on some machines. The point cloud should run faster but may use more memory. | |