I changed the Adafruit libraries for TFT: GFX , TFTLCD and TouchScreen. I join all in this one library, the library SPFD5408, to avoid problems with duplicate libraries and enables also have the original library Adafruit ready for use in other projects with another TFT hardware.
Contact your seller on e-Bay. Ask him what display it is supposed to emulate. Look in the Supported Display file that comes with UTFT/URTouch libraries in the documents folder. See if that display is listed and use its definition in your programs.
I found the answer to this problem. After reading multiple web pages / YouTube videos from multiple authors on this device and ~all of them warning you must never connect the Vcc to 5v or it will destroy the display, I found one or two that suggested you could use 5v because in this particular module there is a built-in regulator. So, faced with the thing being useless anyway, I decided to take the plunge and connect the Vcc of the TFT to the 5v pin of the Arduino and - hey presto - it works perfectly (see picture below: note the clear full image without the reset button being held down and also notice the voltage pin of the TFT is now connected to Arduino 5v compared to the pictures in my question).
The picture below shows the back of my TFT display module and, from what I have read, it is the J3Y transistor that is key to the voltage regulation in this module.
I hypothesise that pressing the reset button must have allowed equalisation of the voltages somehow but it is beyond my knowledge to explain it. I tried measuring the 3.3v pin on the Arduino with a voltmeter while holding down the reset button but I could see no change (the TFT module was not in situ for this test so maybe there is some interaction between Arduino and the TFT circuitry during reset).
Please note: I suspect this is a peculiarity of the particular TFT display module I have. Please DON"T run your 3.3v devices at 5v unless you have good reason to believe that they can take it. I only tried this after reading a couple of pages (including the detailed specs on the TFT module seller"s listing) that suggested it would be OK with my particular TFT module - your"s may be different. But if you have the same problem you see in my question then maybe that is something to consider.
//Author Danny van den brande.#include "DHT.h"#include // Core graphics library#include // Hardware-specific library#include // BEGIN CLOCK#include //clock module DS1302#include //Need for clock module#define DS1302_SCLK_PIN 21// Arduino pin for the Serial Clock//PIN 21 (SCLK_PIN) = CLK on CLOCK and SCL on arduino#define DS1302_IO_PIN 20// Arduino pin for the Data I/O//PIN 20 (IO_PIN) = DAT on CLOCK and SDA on arduino#define DS1302_CE_PIN 19// Arduino pin for the Chip Enable//PIN 19 (CE_PIN) = RST on CLOCK and TX1 on arduino for this you can define any free Digital pin.#define bcd2bin(h,l) (((h)*10) + (l))#define bin2bcd_h(x) ((x)/10)#define bin2bcd_l(x) ((x)%10)#define DS1302_SECONDS 0x80#define DS1302_MINUTES 0x82#define DS1302_HOURS 0x84#define DS1302_DATE 0x86#define DS1302_MONTH 0x88#define DS1302_DAY 0x8A#define DS1302_YEAR 0x8C#define DS1302_ENABLE 0x8E#define DS1302_TRICKLE 0x90#define DS1302_CLOCK_BURST 0xBE#define DS1302_CLOCK_BURST_WRITE 0xBE#define DS1302_CLOCK_BURST_READ 0xBF#define DS1302_RAMSTART 0xC0#define DS1302_RAMEND 0xFC#define DS1302_RAM_BURST 0xFE#define DS1302_RAM_BURST_WRITE 0xFE#define DS1302_RAM_BURST_READ 0xFF#define DS1302_D0 0#define DS1302_D1 1#define DS1302_D2 2#define DS1302_D3 3#define DS1302_D4 4#define DS1302_D5 5#define DS1302_D6 6#define DS1302_D7 7#define DS1302_READBIT DS1302_D0// READBIT=1: read instruction// Bit for clock (0) or ram (1) area,// called R/C-bit (bit in address)#define DS1302_RC DS1302_D6// Seconds Register#define DS1302_CH DS1302_D7// 1 = Clock Halt, 0 = start// Hour Register#define DS1302_AM_PM DS1302_D5// 0 = AM, 1 = PM#define DS1302_12_24 DS1302_D7// 0 = 24 hour, 1 = 12 hour// Enable Register#define DS1302_WP DS1302_D7// 1 = Write Protect, 0 = enabled#define DS1302_ROUT0 DS1302_D0#define DS1302_ROUT1 DS1302_D1#define DS1302_DS0 DS1302_D2#define DS1302_DS1 DS1302_D2#define DS1302_TCS0 DS1302_D4#define DS1302_TCS1 DS1302_D5#define DS1302_TCS2 DS1302_D6#define DS1302_TCS3 DS1302_D7// Bit for reading (bit in address)#define DS1302_READBIT DS1302_D0// READBIT=1: read instruction#define DHTPIN 16// what pin we"re connected to#define DHTTYPE DHT11// DHT 11#define DS1302_READBIT DS1302_D0// READBIT=1: read instruction#define LCD_CS A3// Chip Select goes to Analog 3#define LCD_CD A2// Command/Data goes to Analog 2#define LCD_WR A1// LCD Write goes to Analog 1#define LCD_RD A0// LCD Read goes to Analog 0#define LCD_RESET A4// Can alternately just connect to Arduino"s reset pin// Assign human-readable names to some common 16-bit color values:#define BLACK 0x0000#define BLUE 0x001F#define RED 0xF800#define GREEN 0x07E0#define CYAN 0x07FF#define MAGENTA 0xF81F#define YELLOW 0xFFE0#define WHITE 0xFFFF// OBJECTS LCD ET DHTAdafruit_TFTLCD tft(LCD_CS, LCD_CD, LCD_WR, LCD_RD, LCD_RESET);DHT dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);float hprev, tprev, hicprev;int moisture = 0;int moisture1 = 0;int moisture2 = 0;int moisture3 = 0;int moisture4 = 0;int moisture5 = 0;int sensorValue1;int sensorValue2;int sensorValue3;int sensorValue4;int sensorValue5;int sensorValue;int relay = 35;int relay1 = 36;int relay2 = 37;int relay3 = 38;int relay4 = 39;int relay5 = 40;// Structure for the first 8 registers.// These 8 bytes can be read at once with// the "clock burst" command.// Note that this structure contains an anonymous union.// It might cause a problem on other compilers.typedef struct ds1302_struct{uint8_t Seconds:4; // low decimal digit 0-9uint8_t Seconds10:3; // high decimal digit 0-5uint8_t CH:1; // CH = Clock Haltuint8_t Minutes:4;uint8_t Minutes10:3;uint8_t reserved1:1;union{struct{uint8_t Hour:4;uint8_t Hour10:2;uint8_t reserved2:1;uint8_t hour_12_24:1; // 0 for 24 hour format} h24;struct{uint8_t Hour:4;uint8_t Hour01:1;uint8_t AM_PM:1; // 0 for AM, 1 for PMuint8_t reserved2:1;uint8_t hour_12_24:1; // 1 for 12 hour format} h12;};uint8_t Date:4; // Day of month, 1 = first dayuint8_t Date10:2;uint8_t reserved3:2;uint8_t Month:4; // Month, 1 = Januaryuint8_t Month10:1;uint8_t reserved4:3;uint8_t Day:3; // Day of week, 1 = first day (any day)uint8_t reserved5:5;uint8_t Year:4; // Year, 0 = year 2000uint8_t Year10:4;uint8_t reserved6:7;uint8_t WP:1; // WP = Write Protect};void setup(){ds1302_struct rtc;Serial.begin(9600);// Serial.println(F("BLUECORE TECH"));pinMode (relay, OUTPUT);pinMode (relay1, OUTPUT);pinMode (relay2, OUTPUT);pinMode (relay3, OUTPUT);pinMode (relay4, OUTPUT);pinMode (relay5, OUTPUT);// digitalWrite (relay, HIGH);#ifdef USE_ADAFRUIT_SHIELD_PINOUT// Serial.println(F("Using Adafruit 2.8\" TFT Arduino Shield Pinout"));#else// Serial.println(F("Using Adafruit 2.8\" TFT Breakout Board Pinout"));#endif// Serial.print("TFT size is "); Serial.print(tft.width()); Serial.print("x"); Serial.println(tft.height());//tft.reset();uint16_t identifier = tft.readID();if(identifier == 0x9325) {// Serial.println(F("Found ILI9325 LCD driver"));} else if(identifier == 0x9327) {// Serial.println(F("Found ILI9327 LCD driver"));} else if(identifier == 0x9328) {// Serial.println(F("Found ILI9328 LCD driver"));} else if(identifier == 0x7575) {// Serial.println(F("Found HX8347G LCD driver"));} else if(identifier == 0x9341) {// Serial.println(F("Found ILI9341 LCD driver"));} else if(identifier == 0x8357) {// Serial.println(F("Found HX8357D LCD driver"));} else if(identifier == 0x0154) {// Serial.println(F("Found S6D0154 LCD driver"));}tft.begin(identifier);iniText();dht.begin();//CLOCK MODULE START// Start by clearing the Write Protect bit// Otherwise the clock data cannot be written// The whole register is written,// but the WP-bit is the only bit in that register.DS1302_write (DS1302_ENABLE, 0);// Disable Trickle Charger.DS1302_write (DS1302_TRICKLE, 0x00);// Remove the next define,// after the right date and time are set.// #define SET_DATE_TIME_JUST_ONCE //= 300)digitalWrite (relay, HIGH); //TURN ON/OFF OFF RELAY 0 for watering pumpelsedigitalWrite (relay, LOW);//SENSOR 1 set your sensor here!}// OPTIONAL SENSORS PLACES FOR VALUES ON SCREEN BEGINif (sensorValue) {tft.setTextSize(2);tft.setCursor(98, 127);tft.setTextColor(GREEN);tft.fillRect(93,117,67,34,BLACK);tft.println (moisture1/1.01);if (sensorValue1 >= 300)digitalWrite (relay1, HIGH); //TURN ON/OFF OFF RELAY 1 for watering pumpelsedigitalWrite (relay1, LOW);//SENSOR 2 set your sensor here!}if (sensorValue) {tft.setTextSize(2);tft.setCursor(98, 164);tft.setTextColor(GREEN);tft.fillRect(93,154,67,34,BLACK);tft.println (moisture2/1.01);if (sensorValue2 >= 300)digitalWrite (relay2, HIGH); //TURN ON/OFF OFF RELAY 2 for watering pumpelsedigitalWrite (relay2, LOW);//SENSOR 3 set your sensor here!} // BEGIN SECTION 2 - right sectionif (sensorValue) {tft.setCursor(10,60);tft.setTextSize(2);//tft.println ("BODEM VOCHT%");tft.setCursor(256, 90);tft.setTextColor(GREEN);tft.fillRect(250,80,67,34,BLACK);tft.println (moisture3/1.01);if (sensorValue3 >= 300)digitalWrite (relay3, HIGH); //TURN ON/OFF OFF RELAY 3 for watering pumpelsedigitalWrite (relay3, LOW);//SENSOR 4 set your sensor here!}if (sensorValue) {tft.setCursor(10,60);tft.setTextSize(2);//tft.println ("BODEM VOCHT%");tft.setCursor(256, 127);tft.setTextColor(GREEN);tft.fillRect(250,117,67,34,BLACK);tft.println (moisture4/1.01);if (sensorValue4 >= 300)digitalWrite (relay4, HIGH); //TURN ON/OFF OFF RELAY 4 for watering pumpelsedigitalWrite (relay4, LOW);//SENSOR 5 set your sensor here!}if (sensorValue) {tft.setCursor(10,60);tft.setTextSize(2);//tft.println ("BODEM VOCHT%");tft.setCursor(256, 164);tft.setTextColor(GREEN);tft.fillRect(250,154,67,34,BLACK);tft.println (moisture5/1.01);if (sensorValue5 >= 300)digitalWrite (relay5, HIGH); //TURN ON/OFF OFF RELAY 5 for watering pumpelsedigitalWrite (relay5, LOW);//SENSOR 6 set your sensor here!}// OPTIONAL SENSORS PLACES ON SCREEN ENDif (hprev != h) {tft.setCursor(10, 25);tft.setTextSize(3);tft.setTextColor(CYAN);tft.fillRect(3,25,103,25,BLACK);tft.print(h);hprev = h;}if (tprev != t) {tft.setCursor(118, 25);tft.setTextSize(3);tft.setTextColor(RED);tft.fillRect(111,25,101,25,BLACK);tft.print(t);tprev = t;}if (hicprev != hic) {tft.setCursor(225, 25);tft.setTextSize(3);tft.setTextColor(YELLOW);tft.fillRect(217,25,100,25,BLACK);tft.print(hic);hicprev = hic;}ds1302_struct rtc;char buffer[80]; // the code uses 70 characters.// Read all clock data at once (burst mode).DS1302_clock_burst_read( (uint8_t *) &rtc);//+++++++++++ BEGIN TEXT CLOCK TEXT+++++++++++tft.setTextSize(2);tft.setTextColor(GREEN);tft.setCursor(13, 220);tft.fillRect(3,215,115,25,BLACK);sprintf( buffer, "%02d:%02d:%02d ", \bcd2bin( rtc.h24.Hour10, rtc.h24.Hour), \bcd2bin( rtc.Minutes10, rtc.Minutes), \bcd2bin( rtc.Seconds10, rtc.Seconds));tft.print(buffer);tft.setTextSize(1);tft.setTextColor(BLACK);tft.setCursor(127, 218);tft.fillRect(122,215,195,25,GREEN);sprintf(buffer, "%d,%d," \"Dag %d van week,%d", \bcd2bin( rtc.Date10, rtc.Date), \bcd2bin( rtc.Month10, rtc.Month), \rtc.Day, \2000 + bcd2bin( rtc.Year10, rtc.Year));tft.println( buffer);tft.setTextSize(1);tft.setTextColor(BLACK);tft.setCursor(127, 230);// tft.fillRect(122,215,194,25,GREEN);sprintf(buffer, "%d,%d," \"Day %d of week,%d", \bcd2bin( rtc.Month10, rtc.Month), \bcd2bin( rtc.Date10, rtc.Date), \rtc.Day, \2000 + bcd2bin( rtc.Year10, rtc.Year));tft.println( buffer);//+++++++++++ EINDE CLOCK +++++++++++if(timeStatus() != timeSet) {tft.setTextSize(1.5);tft.setTextColor(BLACK);tft.setCursor(28, 198);///ERROR TEXT need to be coded correctlytft.fillRect(3,191,157,19,RED);//tft.print(F("CLOCK ERROR: SYNC!"));// return micros() - start;delay(1000);}}unsigned long iniText() {// unsigned long start = micros();tft.fillScreen(BLACK);tft.setRotation(3);tft.setTextSize(1);tft.setTextColor(WHITE);tft.setCursor(15,5);tft.println("Humidity %");tft.setCursor(119,10);tft.println("Temperature oC");tft.setCursor(235,5);tft.println("Heat Index"); //Gevoels temperatuurtft.setCursor(122,2);tft.println ("BlueCore TECH"); //Put your NAME here COMPANY NAMEtft.setCursor(190,198);tft.println ("ArduinoSensors.NL"); //Put your NAME here COMPANY NAME website//TEXT SENSORStft.setCursor(10,90);tft.setTextColor(WHITE);tft.println ("SENSOR:1");tft.setCursor(10,127);tft.println ("SENSOR:2");tft.setCursor(10,164);tft.println ("SENSOR:3");tft.setCursor(170,90);tft.println ("SENSOR:4");tft.setCursor(170,127);tft.println ("SENSOR:5");tft.setCursor(170,164);tft.println ("SENSOR:6");// end TEXT SENSORS//Interface DESIGN BEGINtft.fillRect(0,0,345,1,WHITE); //Top line header whitetft.fillRect(0,19,345,2,WHITE); //Top line header 2 whitetft.fillRect(0,20,345,5,BLACK); //Top line header blacktft.fillRect(106,0,5,50,WHITE); //center vertical line header lefttft.fillRect(212,0,5,50,WHITE); //center vertical line header righttft.fillRect(0,50,345,5,WHITE); //bottom line header.tft.fillRect(160,78,5,135,WHITE);//center vertical linetft.fillRect(317,0,5,240,WHITE);//center vertical line righttft.fillRect(0,0,3,240,WHITE);//center vertical line lefttft.fillRect(0,210,345,5,WHITE);//BOTTOM LINE Footertft.fillRect(118,215,4,25,WHITE);//BOTTOM LINE Footer2 vertical smalltft.fillRect(0,210,345,5,WHITE);//BOTTOM LINE Footertft.fillRect(0,78,345,2,WHITE);//top line center screentft.fillRect(0,115,345,2,WHITE);//line 2 center screentft.fillRect(0,152,345,2,WHITE);//line 3 center screentft.fillRect(0,189,345,2,WHITE);//line 4 center screen//Interface DESIGN END// return micros() - start;}void DS1302_clock_burst_read( uint8_t *p)///BEGIN CLOCK MODULE PART2{int i;_DS1302_start();// Instead of the address,// the CLOCK_BURST_READ command is issued// the I/O-line is released for the data_DS1302_togglewrite( DS1302_CLOCK_BURST_READ, true);for( i=0; i<8; i++){*p++ = _DS1302_toggleread();}_DS1302_stop();}// --------------------------------------------------------// DS1302_clock_burst_write//// This function writes 8 bytes clock data in burst mode// to the DS1302.//// This function may be called as the first function,// also the pinMode is set.//void DS1302_clock_burst_write( uint8_t *p){int i;_DS1302_start();// Instead of the address,// the CLOCK_BURST_WRITE command is issued.// the I/O-line is not released_DS1302_togglewrite( DS1302_CLOCK_BURST_WRITE, false);for( i=0; i<8; i++){// the I/O-line is not released_DS1302_togglewrite( *p++, false);}_DS1302_stop();}// --------------------------------------------------------// DS1302_read//// This function reads a byte from the DS1302// (clock or ram).//// The address could be like "0x80" or "0x81",// the lowest bit is set anyway.//// This function may be called as the first function,// also the pinMode is set.//uint8_t DS1302_read(int address){uint8_t data;// set lowest bit (read bit) in addressbitSet( address, DS1302_READBIT);_DS1302_start();// the I/O-line is released for the data_DS1302_togglewrite( address, true);data = _DS1302_toggleread();_DS1302_stop();return (data);}// --------------------------------------------------------// DS1302_write//// This function writes a byte to the DS1302 (clock or ram).//// The address could be like "0x80" or "0x81",// the lowest bit is cleared anyway.//// This function may be called as the first function,// also the pinMode is set.//void DS1302_write( int address, uint8_t data){// clear lowest bit (read bit) in addressbitClear( address, DS1302_READBIT);_DS1302_start();// don"t release the I/O-line_DS1302_togglewrite( address, false);// don"t release the I/O-line_DS1302_togglewrite( data, false);_DS1302_stop();}// --------------------------------------------------------// _DS1302_start//// A helper function to setup the start condition.//// An "init" function is not used.// But now the pinMode is set every time.// That"s not a big deal, and it"s valid.// At startup, the pins of the Arduino are high impedance.// Since the DS1302 has pull-down resistors,// the signals are low (inactive) until the DS1302 is used.void _DS1302_start( void){digitalWrite( DS1302_CE_PIN, LOW); // default, not enabledpinMode( DS1302_CE_PIN, OUTPUT);digitalWrite( DS1302_SCLK_PIN, LOW); // default, clock lowpinMode( DS1302_SCLK_PIN, OUTPUT);pinMode( DS1302_IO_PIN, OUTPUT);digitalWrite( DS1302_CE_PIN, HIGH); // start the sessiondelayMicroseconds( 4); // tCC = 4us}// --------------------------------------------------------// _DS1302_stop//// A helper function to finish the communication.//void _DS1302_stop(void){// Set CE lowdigitalWrite( DS1302_CE_PIN, LOW);delayMicroseconds( 4); // tCWH = 4us}// --------------------------------------------------------// _DS1302_toggleread//// A helper function for reading a byte with bit toggle//// This function assumes that the SCLK is still high.//uint8_t _DS1302_toggleread( void){uint8_t i, data;data = 0;for( i = 0; i <= 7; i++){// Issue a clock pulse for the next databit.// If the "togglewrite" function was used before// this function, the SCLK is already high.digitalWrite( DS1302_SCLK_PIN, HIGH);delayMicroseconds( 1);// Clock down, data is ready after some time.digitalWrite( DS1302_SCLK_PIN, LOW);delayMicroseconds( 1); // tCL=1000ns, tCDD=800ns// read bit, and set it in place in "data" variablebitWrite( data, i, digitalRead( DS1302_IO_PIN));}return( data);}// --------------------------------------------------------// _DS1302_togglewrite//// A helper function for writing a byte with bit toggle//// The "release" parameter is for a read after this write.// It will release the I/O-line and will keep the SCLK high.//void _DS1302_togglewrite( uint8_t data, uint8_t release){int i;for( i = 0; i <= 7; i++){// set a bit of the data on the I/O-linedigitalWrite( DS1302_IO_PIN, bitRead(data, i));delayMicroseconds( 1); // tDC = 200ns// clock up, data is read by DS1302digitalWrite( DS1302_SCLK_PIN, HIGH);delayMicroseconds( 1); // tCH = 1000ns, tCDH = 800nsif( release && i == 7){// If this write is followed by a read,// the I/O-line should be released after// the last bit, before the clock line is made low.// This is according the datasheet.// I have seen other programs that don"t release// the I/O-line at this moment,// and that could cause a shortcut spike// on the I/O-line.pinMode( DS1302_IO_PIN, INPUT);// For Arduino 1.0.3, removing the pull-up is no longer needed.// Setting the pin as "INPUT" will already remove the pull-up.// digitalWrite (DS1302_IO, LOW); // remove any pull-up}else{digitalWrite( DS1302_SCLK_PIN, LOW);delayMicroseconds( 1); // tCL=1000ns, tCDD=800ns}}///////////////////////////// END CLOCK MODULE part 2}
Ms.Josey 
Ms.Josey