3.5" inch TFT LCD Display Module 480X320 driven with FSMC.
TFT LCD Display Module 480X320 driven with FSMC
I have recently bought a 3.5" inch TFT LCD Touch Screen Display Module 480X320 with a www.mcufriend.com
label on the back side. The display was equipped with an 8bit parallel interface. First I decided to test it with the UniGraphic library using the BUS_8
protocol. The display was very slow but improved when I switched to the PAR_8
protocol. Because I heard about the possibility to use a Flexible Static Memory Controller (FSMC), built into some STM MCU's, to drive LCD's (read/write to LCD's memory rather than to an external SRAM) I thought it would be a fun to try it out.
Below is the brief story of what I did:
- Created a project for my STM32F407VE board in the STM32CubeIDE
- Set the
Clock Configuration
to match the one used by Mbed for the Seeed Arch Max board:
- Selected
FSMC
in theConnectivity
category and configured it as below: - Let the
STM32CubeIDE
generate the code (files). - Created a new program for the Seeed Arch Max target in the Mbed Online Compiler by selecting a
mbed os blinky
template. - Replaced the
main.cpp
with themain.c
content of theSTM32CubeIDE
project. Copy & Pasted
the other files with codes from theSTM32CubeIDE
project to the online compiler project.- Renamed and modified:
"stm32f4xx_it.h" to "stm32f4xx_it_msp.h"
"stm32f4xx_it.c" to "stm32f4xx_it_msp.c" - Added the UniGraphic library to the online compiler project.
- Extended the
UniGraphic
library with aFSMC_8
protocol and replaced theTFT::set_orientation(int orient)
function with the one used bymcufriend
for arduino. - Modified the
main.cpp
as needed.
Wiring
STM32F407VE | TFT LCD module |
---|---|
+3.3V | 3V3 |
GND | GND |
PB_12 | LCD_RST |
GND | LCD_CS |
PD_13 (RS) | LCD_RS |
PD_5 (WR) | LCD_WR |
PD_4 (RD) | LCD_RD |
PD_14 (DB00) | LCD_D0 |
PD_15 (DB01) | LCD_D1 |
PD_0 (DB02) | LCD_D2 |
PD_1 (DB03) | LCD_D3 |
PE_7 (DB04) | LCD_D4 |
PE_8 (DB05) | LCD_D5 |
PE_9 (DB06) | LCD_D6 |
PE_10 (DB07) | LCD_D7 |
Results
Execution times | ||
---|---|---|
Used protocol | BUS_8 | FSMC_8 |
Operation \ Time | ms | ms |
Clear | 2283.980 | 38.454 |
Plot | 192.066 | 11.365 |
8bit BMP | 63.805 | 41.338 |
Large Font | 163.872 | 7.895 |
Sparce pixels | 2072.265/1458.051 | 74.107/52.168 |
16bit BMP | 2288.589 | 59.904 |
Diff: UniGraphic/Inits/TFT_MIPI.cpp
- Revision:
- 0:fa952828e34c
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/UniGraphic/Inits/TFT_MIPI.cpp Sun May 10 10:44:31 2020 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,191 @@ +/* mbed UniGraphic library - Device specific class + * Copyright (c) 2015 Giuliano Dianda + * Released under the MIT License: http://mbed.org/license/mit + */ +#include "Protocols.h" +#include "TFT_MIPI.h" + +////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// + +// display settings /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// +///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// +// put in constructor +//#define LCDSIZE_X 320 // display X pixels, TFTs are usually portrait view +//#define LCDSIZE_Y 480 // display Y pixels +TFT_MIPI::TFT_MIPI +( + proto_t displayproto, + PortName port, + PinName CS, + PinName reset, + PinName DC, + PinName WR, + PinName RD, + const char* name, + unsigned int LCDSIZE_X, + unsigned int LCDSIZE_Y +) : + TFT(displayproto, port, CS, reset, DC, WR, RD, LCDSIZE_X, LCDSIZE_Y, name) +{ + hw_reset(); + BusEnable(true); + identify(); // will collect tftID, set mipistd flag + init(); + auto_gram_read_format(); // try to get read gram pixel format, could be 16bit or 18bit, RGB or BGR. Will set flags accordingly + + // scrollbugfix=1; // when scrolling 1 line, the last line disappears, set to 1 to fix it, for ili9481 is set automatically in identify() + set_orientation(0); + + // FastWindow(true); // most but not all controllers support this, even if datasheet tells they should. Give a try + cls(); + locate(0, 0); +} + +/** + * @brief + * @note + * @param + * @retval + */ +TFT_MIPI::TFT_MIPI +( + proto_t displayproto, + PinName* buspins, + PinName CS, + PinName reset, + PinName DC, + PinName WR, + PinName RD, + const char* name, + unsigned int LCDSIZE_X, + unsigned int LCDSIZE_Y +) : + TFT(displayproto, buspins, CS, reset, DC, WR, RD, LCDSIZE_X, LCDSIZE_Y, name) +{ + // hw_reset(); + + // BusEnable(true); + identify(); // will collect tftID and set mipistd flag + init(); + auto_gram_read_format(); + set_orientation(0); + cls(); + locate(0, 0); +} + +/** + * @brief + * @note + * @param + * @retval + */ +TFT_MIPI::TFT_MIPI +( + proto_t displayproto, + int Hz, + PinName mosi, + PinName miso, + PinName sclk, + PinName CS, + PinName reset, + PinName DC, + const char* name, + unsigned int LCDSIZE_X, + unsigned int LCDSIZE_Y +) : + TFT(displayproto, Hz, mosi, miso, sclk, CS, reset, DC, LCDSIZE_X, LCDSIZE_Y, name) +{ + hw_reset(); //TFT class forwards to Protocol class + BusEnable(true); //TFT class forwards to Protocol class + identify(); // will collect tftID and set mipistd flag + init(); // per display custom init cmd sequence, implemented here + auto_gram_read_format(); // try to get read gram pixel format, could be 16bit or 18bit, RGB or BGR. Will set flags accordingly + + // scrollbugfix=1; // when scrolling 1 line, the last line disappears, set to 1 to fix it, for ili9481 is set automatically in identify() + set_orientation(0); //TFT class does for MIPI standard and some ILIxxx + + // FastWindow(true); // most but not all controllers support this, even if datasheet tells they should. Give a try + cls(); + locate(0, 0); +} + +/** + * @brief + * @note + * @param + * @retval + */ +TFT_MIPI::TFT_MIPI +( + proto_t displayproto, + PinName reset, + const char* name, + unsigned int LCDSIZE_X, + unsigned int LCDSIZE_Y +) : + TFT(displayproto, reset, LCDSIZE_X, LCDSIZE_Y, name) +{ + hw_reset(); + identify(); // will collect tftID and set mipistd flag + init(); + auto_gram_read_format(); + set_orientation(0); + cls(); + locate(0, 0); +} + +// reset and init the lcd controller +void TFT_MIPI::init() +{ + /* Start Initial Sequence ----------------------------------------------------*/ + + /* Start Initial Sequence ----------------------------------------------------*/ + wr_cmd8(0xD0); // POWER SETTING + wr_data8(0x07); + wr_data8(0x42); + wr_data8(0x18); + + wr_cmd8(0xD1); // VCOM control + wr_data8(0x00); + wr_data8(0x07); + wr_data8(0x10); + + wr_cmd8(0xD2); // Power_Setting for Normal Mode + wr_data8(0x01); // LCD power supply current + wr_data8(0x02); // charge pumps + wr_cmd8(0xC0); // Panel Driving Setting + wr_data8(0x10); // 10 orig + wr_data8(0x3B); //number of lines+1 *8 + wr_data8(0x00); + wr_data8(0x02); + wr_data8(0x11); + + // C1 missing? Display_Timing_Setting for Normal Mode + //renesas does not have this + // wr_cmd8(0xC5); // Frame Rate and Inversion Control + // wr_data8(0x03); // 72hz, datashet tells default 02=85hz + wr_cmd8(0xC8); // Gamma settings + wr_data8(0x00); + wr_data8(0x32); + wr_data8(0x36); + wr_data8(0x45); + wr_data8(0x06); + wr_data8(0x16); + wr_data8(0x37); + wr_data8(0x75); + wr_data8(0x77); + wr_data8(0x54); + wr_data8(0x0C); + wr_data8(0x00); + + wr_cmd8(0x36); // MEMORY_ACCESS_CONTROL (orientation stuff) + wr_data8(0x0A); // 0A as per chinese example (vertical flipped) + wr_cmd8(0x3A); // COLMOD_PIXEL_FORMAT_SET, not present in AN + wr_data8(0x55); // 16 bit pixel + wr_cmd8(0x13); // Nomal Displaymode + wr_cmd8(0x11); // sleep out + wait_ms(150); + + wr_cmd8(0x29); // display on + wait_ms(150); +}