arduino 1.8 tft display quotation

Hi guys, welcome to today’s tutorial. Today, we will look on how to use the 1.8″ ST7735  colored TFT display with Arduino. The past few tutorials have been focused on how to use the Nokia 5110 LCD display extensively but there will be a time when we will need to use a colored display or something bigger with additional features, that’s where the 1.8″ ST7735 TFT display comes in.

The ST7735 TFT display is a 1.8″ display with a resolution of 128×160 pixels and can display a wide range of colors ( full 18-bit color, 262,144 shades!). The display uses the SPI protocol for communication and has its own pixel-addressable frame buffer which means it can be used with all kinds of microcontroller and you only need 4 i/o pins. To complement the display, it also comes with an SD card slot on which colored bitmaps can be loaded and easily displayed on the screen.

The schematics for this project is fairly easy as the only thing we will be connecting to the Arduino is the display. Connect the display to the Arduino as shown in the schematics below.

Due to variation in display pin out from different manufacturers and for clarity, the pin connection between the Arduino and the TFT display is mapped out below:

We will use two example sketches to demonstrate the use of the ST7735 TFT display. The first example is the lightweight TFT Display text example sketch from the Adafruit TFT examples. It can be accessed by going to examples -> TFT -> Arduino -> TFTDisplaytext. This example displays the analog value of pin A0 on the display. It is one of the easiest examples that can be used to demonstrate the ability of this display.

The second example is the graphics test example from the more capable and heavier Adafruit ST7735 Arduino library. I will explain this particular example as it features the use of the display for diverse purposes including the display of text and “animated” graphics. With the Adafruit ST7735 library installed, this example can be accessed by going to examples -> Adafruit ST7735 library -> graphics test.

The first thing, as usual, is to include the libraries to be used after which we declare the pins on the Arduino to which our LCD pins are connected to. We also make a slight change to the code setting reset pin as pin 8 and DC pin as pin 9 to match our schematics.

Next, we create an object of the library with the pins to which the LCD is connected on the Arduino as parameters. There are two options for this, feel free to choose the most preferred.

Next, we move to the void setup function where we initialize the screen and call different test functions to display certain texts or images.  These functions can be edited to display what you want based on your project needs.

The complete code for this is available under the libraries example on the Arduino IDE. Don’t forget to change the DC and the RESET pin configuration in the code to match the schematics.

Uploading the code to the Arduino board brings a flash of different shapes and text with different colors on the display. I captured one and its shown in the image below.

That’s it for this tutorial guys, what interesting thing are you going to build with this display? Let’s get the conversation started. Feel free to reach me via the comment section if you have any questions as regards this project.

In this guide we’re going to show you how you can use the 1.8 TFT display with the Arduino. You’ll learn how to wire the display, write text, draw shapes and display images on the screen.

The 1.8 TFT is a colorful display with 128 x 160 color pixels. The display can load images from an SD card – it has an SD card slot at the back. The following figure shows the screen front and back view.

This module uses SPI communication – see the wiring below . To control the display we’ll use the TFT library, which is already included with Arduino IDE 1.0.5 and later.

The TFT display communicates with the Arduino via SPI communication, so you need to include the SPI library on your code. We also use the TFT library to write and draw on the display.

In which “Hello, World!” is the text you want to display and the (x, y) coordinate is the location where you want to start display text on the screen.

The 1.8 TFT display can load images from the SD card. To read from the SD card you use the SD library, already included in the Arduino IDE software. Follow the next steps to display an image on the display:

Note: some people find issues with this display when trying to read from the SD card. We don’t know why that happens. In fact, we tested a couple of times and it worked well, and then, when we were about to record to show you the final result, the display didn’t recognized the SD card anymore – we’re not sure if it’s a problem with the SD card holder that doesn’t establish a proper connection with the SD card. However, we are sure these instructions work, because we’ve tested them.

In this guide we’ve shown you how to use the 1.8 TFT display with the Arduino: display text, draw shapes and display images. You can easily add a nice visual interface to your projects using this display.

Is there a difference between the NANO and MEGA that would account for ST7735 displays working on NANO and not working on MEGA? I"m using the same pins on both....

Now learning arduino tft, got a cheap 1.8 tft spi display from ebay, trying the arduino TFTDsiplayText example with potentiometer, and all my "goal" is the white screen.

Hi, i am using 1.8 TFT 128*160 LCD with spi communication. I am using esp32 microcontroller and trying to upload the image to the LCD but i am facing issues with the TFT library.

I have worked around my issue with the display in a fashion that I didn"t think possible with my lack of knowledge. So, the following is for people who experience the same problem or are just interested in the matter (conclusion at the bottom):

After searching for many, many different ways of describing my problem on Google, I came across this page on the Arduino forums of someone who had a completely different issue. However, Google found some text embedded in some code posted on that particular page (1.8" 128x160 SPI TFT LCD Display white screen - Displays - Arduino Forum), which had nothing to do with that problem, but was helpful for me:

Now I don"t have this particular display, but the description of the problem showed similarities to mine. And there was some sort of solution there as well. However, being the n00b I am, I understood next to nothing. I did give me the insight though, that I should try to make a workaround within the libraries that I will use in my programs. This way, I don"t have to add extra code within the programs to shift the dimensions, and I can also download other programs and run them just fine with my altered libraries.

To make sure my display wasn"t actually defect, I first looked for the option to broaden the resolution specifications, so I could see the pixels work. Instead of the usual 160x128 resolution, I compensated for the deviation with a resolution of 161x130: now all the pixels lit up as they should: no defect.

However, this solution would mean constantly accounting for a weird resolution which would make developing programs much more difficult than needed, since I would have to constantly remind myself of that odd resolution. Plus, there would always be extra columns and rows that recieved some computing, which would limit the speed of the Arduino. So I looked further in the libraries to find the place where the (0,0)-coordinates were defined.

The problem wasn"t actually a problem within the files, so I suspect that there is indeed an alignment issue with my display. But I found the code within it, which I changed so that the starting point of the drawing shifted. After looking through all the libraries within the TFT folder (meaning: the TFT library, AdafruitGFX library and Adafruit ST7735 library) and trying to understand as much as I could, I found the location: within the Adafruit_ST7735.cpp file, there is code of the "Adafruit_ST7735::commonInit(...)" function. This function defines the value of "colstart" and "rowstart" as 0. I changed it to correspond with my deviation.

A TFT display resolution can be configured within Adafruit_ST7735.cpp within the Gcmd[] array within the Adafruit_ST7735::writecommand(...) function. The other arrays in that function can also be configured, but TFT.cpp specifically states that a TFT display is configured according to the Gcmd[] array. I don"t remember if it is necessary, or if I just added the following because I changed, tried and errored so much, but I also added the corresponding values to the "_width" and "_height" within the TFT.cpp file.

The origin of a TFT display can be configured within Adafruit_ST7735.cpp within the "Adafruit_ST7735::commonInit(...)" function. Changing the values of "colstart" and "rowstart" will change the row and column of the origin. By standard, they are both defined as 0 (-> colstart = rowstart = 0;), but writing them as two different definitions makes it possible to set a virtual origin, relative to the misaligned origin of the display.

Can some one refer me to the available tutorial or suggest what to do for dc pin mentioned in the below tutorial.I have not connected it because i dont want to break my tft

Once the display is wired correctly (with level converters if needed) then it is a case of finding the right library for the driver chip that is fitted inside the TFT screen.

The Adafruit 1.8in. Colour TFT shield displays full 18-bit colour with a resolution of 128 x 160. The neat display is complimented by a 5-way joystick for user input and a micro-SD card socket for FAT16/FAT32 format cards. You can use some or all of the board"s features depending on your project, the screen uses 4 x GPIOs for SPI, the joystick uses 1 x analogue input, and the SD-card uses 2 x GPIOs. For best performance use a microcontroller board with a hardware SPI such as the Arduino Uno or Orangepip, though this screen will work with software SPI on an Arduino Mega for example. Thanks to its on-board ultra-low dropout 3.3V regulator and 3 to 5V level shifter it"s safe to use with full-fat (5V) Arduinos. Get started by downloading Adafruit"s Open Source graphics library and dive into their tutorial.

The shield is supplied with everything soldered on except the 0.1in. headers which are included for you to add if your project needs them. Arduino and micro-SD card not supplied.

Download each library and unzip the folders. Rename them to "Adafruit_ST7735" and "Adafruit_GFX" and place each folder inside your Arduino Libraries folder. I"ve attached a screenshot of the libraries in the correct folder. Once installed, you are ready to operate the screen! Inside the Adafruit ST7735 library is a file called graphicstest.ino which you can upload to your Arduino and it will run through a number of functions that draw objects to the screen. However, this file will need some altering to adapt the pins to your layout.

Alternatively, you can copy/paste the code below into the Arduino IDE and upload it. This is a modified version of Adafruit"s graphictest.ino, the primary difference being the assignment of pins. I also played with the code a bit to see what kind of functions there are. Let me know if you experience any issues with code. It worked fine for me./***************************************************

I just wanted to share that I"ve soldered an Adafruit 1.8" TFT (http://adafruit.com/products/358) onto an Adafruit Proto Pi Plate (http://adafruit.com/products/801) and written code to display some info on it from the Pi. I"ve uploaded a video of it in action to http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngreatorex/7672743302/. I used pygame to produce the simple display show in the video.

It is quite simple to wire up. It"s very similar to the Arduino (see http://learn.adafruit.com/1-8-tft-displ ... spi-wiring). Instead of using the Arduino pin numbers, you use the Raspberry Pi pin numbers as found at http://elinux.org/images/2/2a/GPIOs.png. For the TFT_CS and D/C pins, you should just pick unused GPIOs and ensure they are referenced in the code.

Been really impressed with the work you lot have been doing. Have an ST7735 based 1.8" LCD from Sainsmart that came as part of an Arduino UNO package.

Over the last few days I"ve been trying to get the 1.8" LCD working with the RPi for a project that I"m working on as it"ll mean I can possibly eliminate the use of an Atmel MCU / Arduino. However I"ve had no such luck with the ST7735 driver.

Have recompiled so that spi_bcm2708 and st7735 are builtin to the kernel. Have had success with fbterm displaying the login and using mplayer. However still no luck with fbcon, adding the options to cmdline.txt seems to prevent the RPi from booting. Have checked .config and fbcon seems to be builtin:

I"ve been getting a bit sidetracked and have been writing some test C/C++ code to display pixels on the framebuffer device. Seems to be working fine. Have noticed with the code that I"m using that the device gets returned as 16bpp in an RGB565 format. I know the LCD is sold as 18bit but I"m guessing the driver makes the fbdev into 16bit for some reason.

Just remembered something aswell, in the example you had "fbcon=map:10 fbcon=rotate:1 fbcon=font:ProFont6x11". After reading some docs on fbcon, I did wonder if the map was right as I would of thought to get tty1 to display on fb1 shouldn"t it be "fbcon=map:11"?

Just remembered something aswell, in the example you had "fbcon=map:10 fbcon=rotate:1 fbcon=font:ProFont6x11". After reading some docs on fbcon, I did wonder if the map was right as I would of thought to get tty1 to display on fb1 shouldn"t it be "fbcon=map:11"?

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