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#include "mbed.h"
#include "MAX7456.h"

namespace mbed {



MAX7456::MAX7456(PinName mosi, PinName miso, PinName clk, PinName ncs, PinName nrst, const char* name)
        : Stream(name), _spi(mosi, miso, clk), _ncs(ncs),_nrst(nrst) {

// initialisation code here

    _nrst = 0;
    wait (0.5);
    _nrst = 1;
    wait (0.5);

    // Setup the spi for 8 bit data, high steady state clock,
    // second edge capture
    _spi.format(8,0);

    // 1MHz clock
    _spi.frequency(1000000);
}


void MAX7456::cls() {
    int tmp=0;
    tmp = _read(DMM);
    tmp &= 0xFB;
    _write(DMM,tmp);  //Make sure that DMM[2]=0 so that there can be write operations

    tmp = _read(DMM);
    tmp |= 0x04;
    _write (DMM,tmp);   //set DMM[2]=1 to clear all locations

    // should wait until DMM[2] goes back to zero, so we know the reset it finished

}


void MAX7456::locate(int x, int y) { //not sure if I understand the last line
    if ( (x<30) && (y<16) ) {
        int add = y*30+x; //formula for converting coordinates into denary location
        _write(DMAL,add);
        _write(DMAH,add>>8); // what does the ">>" mean?
    }
}



int MAX7456::_getc() {
    
    return(0);
}


int MAX7456::_putc(int c) {

    if ((c >= 0x31)&&(c <= 0x39)) { //characters from 1-9
        c= c-0x30;
    } else if ((c >= 0x41)&&(c <= 0x5A)) { // characters from A-Z
        c= c-0x36;
    } else if ((c >= 0x61)&&(c <= 0x7A)) { // characters from a-z
        c= c-0x3C;
    } else if ((c == 0x28)&&(c == 0x29)) { //brackets ()
        c= c + 0x17;
    }

    _write(DMDI,c);

    return(c);
}

void MAX7456::setdarkness(){
    _write(VM1,0xC7);
    }

void MAX7456::initaddress(){
   int d = _read(DMAH);
   d= d&0xFC;
   _write(DMAH,d);     // setting DMAH[1]=0
   // to module to read/write character address byte
   }




void MAX7456::vtrim(int v) {
}

void MAX7456::htrim(int h) {
}


void MAX7456::format (char mode) {

    if (mode == 'P') {
        _write(VM0,0x78);  // PAL
    } else if (mode == 'N') {
        _write(VM0,0x78);  // NTSC
    }
    
}

int MAX7456::_read(int address) {
// force bit 7 to 1 for a read
    address |= 0x80;
    _ncs=0; // select device
    _spi.write(address);          // send address
    int value = _spi.write(0x00); // send dummy
    _ncs=1; //deselect device
    return (value);
}

void MAX7456::_write(int address, int data) {
    // force bit 7 to 0 for a write
    address &= 0x7f;
    // select the device
    _ncs = 0;
    // write VM1
    _spi.write(address); // send address
    _spi.write(data); // send some data
    // Deselect the device
    _ncs = 1;
}

}