Component: GLCD (SSD1327) I2C (SSD1327) (Graphical Monochrome)

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Author Matrix Ltd
Version 1.9
Category Graphical Monochrome


GLCD (SSD1327) I2C component

Graphical display component based on the I2C version of the SSD1327 monochrome graphical controller IC. Functions without the use of a read pin by hosting the 2K of graphical memory using the microcontroller's RAM memory.

Detailed description

Information on the Fonts available for this component are available here. GLCD Font Subcomponent

Examples

No additional examples








Macro reference

BPlot

Fc9-comp-macro.png BPlot
Sets a pixel with the current background colour at pixel location X, Y. 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT X1
 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Y1
 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


ClearDisplay

Fc9-comp-macro.png ClearDisplay
This macro clears the display of any previous output by overwriting the entire display with the background colour. 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


ControlDisplay

Fc9-comp-macro.png ControlDisplay
Allows the display to be switched on and off 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Control
0=Off, 1=On 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


DrawCircle

Fc9-comp-macro.png DrawCircle
Draws a circle object on the display with the center of the circle at the location X,Y 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT X
X Coordinate for the center of the circle 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Y
Y coordinate for the center of the circle 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Radius
Radius of the circle specified in pixels 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Transparent
0=Fill inside circle using background colour / 1=Draw outer circle only 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Solid
0=Use Transparent Setting / 1=Fill with foreground colour 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


DrawEllipse

Fc9-comp-macro.png DrawEllipse
Draws an ellipse object on the display with the center of the ellipse at the location X,Y 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT X
X Coordinate for the center of the circle 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Y
Y coordinate for the center of the circle 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT XRadius
Radius of the circle on the X axis specified in pixels 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT YRadius
Radius of the circle on the Y axis specified in pixels 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Transparent
0=Fill inside circle using background colour / 1=Draw outer circle only 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Solid
0=Use Transparent Setting / 1=Fill with foreground colour 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


DrawLine

Fc9-comp-macro.png DrawLine
Draws a line with the current foreground colour from pixel location X1, Y1 to pixel location X2, Y2. 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT X1
 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Y1
 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT X2
 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Y2
 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


DrawRectangle

Fc9-comp-macro.png DrawRectangle
Draws a rectangle with the current foreground colour from pixel loaction X1, Y1 to pixel location X2, Y2 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT X1
 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Y1
 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT X2
 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Y2
 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Transparent
Chooses the transparency of the box - 0 = Box contains background colour, 1 = Box contains previous pixel data. 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Solid
Chooses to fill the box with colour - 0 = Box contains transparency data, 1 = Box contains foreground colour. 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


Initialise

Fc9-comp-macro.png Initialise
The Init macro must be called once to initialise the Graphical LCD display before any other Graphical LCD component macros are called. 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


InvertDisplay

Fc9-comp-macro.png InvertDisplay
 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


Plot

Fc9-comp-macro.png Plot
Sets a pixel with the current foreground colour at pixel location X, Y. 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT X1
 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Y1
 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


Print

Fc9-comp-macro.png Print
This macro prints a string of characters to the Graphical LCD. 
Fc9-string-icon.png - STRING Str
String of characters to send to the display. 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT X1
X pixel coordinate to set the output string position. 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Y1
Y pixel coordinate to set the output string position. 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Font
Selects which Font to use Range: 0 to Font Count 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Transparent
Specifies if the background of the text is drawn - 0 = Background colour is drawn, 1 = Background colour not drawn. 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


PrintNumber

Fc9-comp-macro.png PrintNumber
This macro prints a decimal number to the Graphical LCD. 
Fc9-s16-icon.png - INT Number
Byte or Integer number to send to the display. 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT X
X pixel coordinate to set the output string position. 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Y
Y pixel coordinate to set the output string position. 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Font
Range: 0 to 31 - 0=5x8, 1=10x8, 2=10x16, 3=5x16, 4-31=Extended Sizes 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Transparent
Specifies if the background of the text is drawn - 0 = Background colour is drawn, 1 = Background colour not drawn. 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


ReadFontStat

Fc9-comp-macro.png ReadFontStat
Gets a stat from the selected embedded ASCII font data. 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Font
Font selection range: 0 to (NumFonts - 1) 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Index
0=SpaceWidth, 1=PixelHeight 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Return


ReadFontWidth

Fc9-comp-macro.png ReadFontWidth
Reads the number of pixel columns used in the selected font 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Font
Font selection range: 0 to (NumFonts - 1) 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Character
ASCII character to get the pixel width e.g. 'A' or 65 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Return


Refresh

Fc9-comp-macro.png Refresh
Refreshes the entire display by sending the contents of the local RAM to the display at high speed 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


SendCommand

Fc9-comp-macro.png SendCommand
 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Command
 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


SetBackgroundColour

Fc9-comp-macro.png SetBackgroundColour
Specifies the colour of the background by creating a mixture of red, green and blue.  
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE PixelColour
0=White, 1=Black 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


SetDisplayOrientation

Fc9-comp-macro.png SetDisplayOrientation
Controls the way data is printed out on the display allowing multiple different viewing orientations. Default is 0. 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Orientation
0=Default, 1=90°CW, 2=180°CW, 3=270°CW 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


SetFontScaler

Fc9-comp-macro.png SetFontScaler
Allows the fonts to be scaled up by multiplying the number of pixels on the X and Y. 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE ScaleX
Sets the horizontal scale of the font, default 1 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE ScaleY
Sets the vertical scale of the font, default 1 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


SetForegroundColour

Fc9-comp-macro.png SetForegroundColour
Specifies the colour of the foreground by creating a mixture of red, green and blue.  
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE PixelColour
0=White, 1=Black 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


SetShadeIntensity

Fc9-comp-macro.png SetShadeIntensity
Allows the shade intensity to be set allowing for up to 15 different greyscale levels. Range: 1-15 Default: 15 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Shade
Range: 1-15 Default: 15 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


Window

Fc9-comp-macro.png Window
 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT X1
 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Y1
 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT X2
 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Y2
 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


Property reference

Fc9-prop-icon.png Properties
Fc9-conn-icon.png Dimensions
Fc9-type-14-icon.png Pixel Width
Width of gLCD canvas measured in pixels. 
Fc9-type-14-icon.png Pixel Height
Heigt of gLCD canvas measured in pixels. 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Flip
Determines if the display is flipped or not 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Auto Draw
Yes: Default - Lines, Text, Clear will all be done automatically No: Data will be sent only to the internal RAM, the display will be updated using the Refresh command 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Colour
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Monochrome
Specifies if the display is capable of colour or monochrome only. 
Fc9-type-1-icon.png Foreground Color
Specifies the initial foreground color. 
Fc9-type-1-icon.png Background Color
Specifies the initial background color. 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Bit Depth
Fc9-type-14-icon.png Colour Bit Depth
Total color bit depth for the display. 
Fc9-type-14-icon.png Red Bit Depth
Specifies the red bit depth for the display. 
Fc9-type-14-icon.png Green Bit Depth
Specifies the green bit depth for the display. 
Fc9-type-14-icon.png Blue Bit Depth
Specifies the blue bit depth for the display. 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Connections
Fc9-type-16-icon.png I2C Address
 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Channel
Channel selection 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Baud Select
Baud rate option selector 
Fc9-type-14-icon.png Baud Rate
Baud rate to be used 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Stop Delay
On older microcontroller devices there is a potential for the I2C hardware channel to lock up if there is not a 10ms delay between an I2C stop event and the next I2C start event. Most modern microcontrollers will not have a problem so this property can be disabled to speed up the I2C communications.  
Fc9-type-5-icon.png SDA
Pin used for SDA (data signal) 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png SCL
Pin used for SCL (clock signal) 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Fonts
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Font Count
Specifies the number of fonts available to use on the display. 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Font 0
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Font
Font picker to decide which font to use on your display. 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Character Spacing
Sets the number of blank pixels between each character when printing text. Default 1. 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Space Width
Sets the number of horizontal pixels used to represent a space character. 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Simulation
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Component Label
 
Fc9-type-15-icon.png Component Label Scale
The label scale can be change if the amout of text is too wide for the display  
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Physical Orientation
Rotates the simulated canvas to match the orientation of real world hardware. 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Simulate Comms
Allows the communications to be simulated to either see the waveforms on the data recorder or to drive an injector component. 

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_GLCD_SSD1327_I2C.fcfx

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