Component: GLCD (ILI9488 SPI) (Graphical Color)

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Author Matrix Ltd
Version 2.0
Category Graphical Color


GLCD (ILI9488 SPI) component

Graphical display component designed to work with the ILI9488 controller IC Based on the ILI9488 16-bit colour graphical controller IC. Uses the SPI CAL component to allow for faster serial display communications.

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


BacklightOff

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


BacklightOn

Fc9-comp-macro.png 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. 
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


DrawArc

Fc9-comp-macro.png DrawArc
Draws an arc either as an outline or as a filled object. 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT X
Center X coordinate 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Y
Center Y coordinate 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Radius
Radius, distance of edge from the centre coordinates 
Fc9-f32-icon.png - FLOAT StartAngle
Angle to start drawing, in degrees 
Fc9-f32-icon.png - FLOAT EndAngle
Angle to end drawing, in degrees 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Resolution
Number of lines to draw from the center to the outer edge, 0=Fill 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Transparent
Chooses the transparency - 0 = Arc contains background colour, 1 = Arc contains previous pixel data. 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Solid
Chooses to fill with colour - 0 = Arc transparency data, 1 = Arc contains foreground colour. 
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


DrawRoundedRectangle

Fc9-comp-macro.png DrawRoundedRectangle
Draws a rectangle with rounded corners 
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-u16-icon.png - UINT Radius
 
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


FastPlot

Fc9-comp-macro.png FastPlot
Sets a pixel with the current foreground colour at current pixel location. Not compatible with orientations other than 0. 
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


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


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 Red
0 - 255 where 0 = no red and 255 = maximum red 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Green
0 - 255 where 0 = no green and 255 = maximum green 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Blue
0 - 255 where 0 = no blue and 255 = maximum blue 
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 Red
0 - 255 where 0 = no red and 255 = maximum red 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Green
0 - 255 where 0 = no green and 255 = maximum green 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Blue
0 - 255 where 0 = no blue and 255 = maximum blue 
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 X
Flips the horizontal display axis in hardware. 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Flip Y
Flips the vertical display axis in hardware. 
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-type-7-icon.png Invert Colour
No: A set output will light the corresponding LED Yes: A clear output will light the corresponding LED 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Queue Fast Pixels
An optimisation for ESP32 based devices where Fast pixels are queued up and all drawn together. Acts to speed up writes to the display when drawing lines, rectangles, ellipses, circles, none transparent strings etc. 
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 Channel
SPI Channel selector 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Prescale
Prescale option selector 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png MOSI
SPI Data Out Pin SDO - Also Known as Master Out Slave In (MOSI) when used in Master mode. 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png MISO
SPI Data In Pin SDI - Also Known as Master In Slave Out (MISO) when used in Master mode. 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png CLK
SPI Clock Pin CLK - The Clock signal is driven by the SPI master. 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Toggle CS
Allows the CS pin to be toggled by the component when communicating with the display. No - Allows for better performace, the display is always enabled Yes - Allows for the display pins to be multiplexed with other functionality without the risk of display corruption 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png Chip Select
Chip select pin connection 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png D/C
Instruction / Command pin connection 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png Reset
Reset pin connection 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png LED
LED backlight strobe pin connection 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Use Backlight Pin
 
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-11-icon.png User Label Text
Text to display 
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_ILI9488_SPI.fcfx

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