Component: Bitmap Drawer (Displays: Graphical)
| Author | Matrix TSL |
| Version | 1.0 (Release) |
| Category | Displays: Graphical |
Contents
Bitmap Drawer component
A component to simplify the process of drawing bitmap images to a graphical display. Stores the bitmap image inside a ROM look up table. Compatible with 24-bit Bitmaps and Monochrome Bitmaps. The gLCD object property specifies which LCD component to draw the bitmap to. Use multiple BitmapDrawer components for multiple bitmap images.
Examples
Here is an example which loops drawing a monochrome and 24-bit bitmaps to the EBM001 graphical display.
The bitmap files used in the example can be found here.
Here is another example which overlays several monochrome images to give the impression of animation. Shows a pair of eyes, which can randomly and momentarily look left, right or blink.
The bitmap files used in the example can be found here.
Downloadable macro reference
Display_BMP
No additional information
Parameters
- UINT X
- UINT Y
Return value
- This call does not return a value
Simulation macro reference
This component does not contain any simulation macros
Property reference
gLCD Object
This property is of type Panel object and can be referenced with the variable name glcd_obj.
Graphical LCD Object to draw the bitmap image to
Bitmap File
This property is of type Filename and can be referenced with the variable name bitmap_file.
Bitmap file you wish to embed into the program
File Length
This property is of type Unsigned integer and can be referenced with the variable name file_Len.
Bitmap file size in bytes
ColourDisplay
This property is of type True or false and can be referenced with the variable name Colour_Display.
Automatically detects if the graphical LCD object is colour or monochrome
