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/Protocols/PAR8.cpp
- Revision:
- 0:fa952828e34c
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/UniGraphic/Protocols/PAR8.cpp Sun May 10 10:44:31 2020 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,279 @@ + /* mbed UniGraphic library - PAR8 protocol class + * Copyright (c) 2015 Giuliano Dianda + * Released under the MIT License: http://mbed.org/license/mit + * + * Derived work of: + * + * mbed library for 240*320 pixel display TFT based on ILI9341 LCD Controller + * Copyright (c) 2013 Peter Drescher - DC2PD + * + * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR + * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE + * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER + * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, + * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN + * THE SOFTWARE. + */ +#include "platform.h" +#if DEVICE_PORTINOUT + +#include "PAR8.h" + +PAR8::PAR8(PortName port, PinName CS, PinName reset, PinName DC, PinName WR, PinName RD) + : _port(port,0xFF), _CS(CS), _reset(reset), _DC(DC), _WR(WR), _RD(RD) +{ + _reset = 1; + _DC=1; + _WR=1; + _RD=1; + _CS=1; + _port.mode(PullNone); + _port.output(); // will re-enable our GPIO port + hw_reset(); +} + +void PAR8::wr_cmd8(unsigned char cmd) +{ + _DC = 0; // 0=cmd + _port.write(cmd); // write 8bit + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _DC = 1; // 1=data next +} +void PAR8::wr_data8(unsigned char data) +{ + _port.write(data); // write 8bit + _WR=0; + _WR=1; +} +void PAR8::wr_cmd16(unsigned short cmd) +{ + _DC = 0; // 0=cmd + _port.write(cmd>>8); // write 8bit + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _port.write(cmd&0xFF); // write 8bit + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _DC = 1; // 1=data next +} +void PAR8::wr_data16(unsigned short data) +{ + _port.write(data>>8); // write 8bit + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _port.write(data&0xFF); // write 8bit + _WR=0; + _WR=1; +} +void PAR8::wr_gram(unsigned short data) +{ + _port.write(data>>8); // write 8bit + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _port.write(data&0xFF); // write 8bit + _WR=0; + _WR=1; +} +void PAR8::wr_gram(unsigned short data, unsigned int count) +{ + if((data>>8)==(data&0xFF)) + { + count<<=1; + // _port.write(data); // write 8bit + while(count) + { + _port.write(data); // rewrite even if same data, otherwise too much fast + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + count--; + } + } + else + { + while(count) + { + _port.write(data>>8); // write 8bit + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _port.write(data&0xFF); // write 8bit + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + count--; + } + } +} +void PAR8::wr_grambuf(unsigned short* data, unsigned int lenght) +{ + while(lenght) + { + _port.write((*data)>>8); // write 8bit + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _port.write((*data)&0xFF); // write 8bit + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + data++; + lenght--; + } +} +unsigned short PAR8::rd_gram(bool convert) +{ + unsigned int r=0; + _port.input(); + + _RD = 0; + _RD = 0; // add wait + _port.read(); //dummy read + _RD = 1; + + _RD = 0; + _RD = 0; // add wait + r |= _port.read(); + _RD = 1; + r <<= 8; + + _RD = 0; + _RD = 0; // add wait + r |= _port.read(); + _RD = 1; + if(convert) + { + r <<= 8; + _RD = 0; + // _RD = 0; // add wait + r |= _port.read(); + _RD = 1; + // gram is 18bit/pixel, if you set 16bit/pixel (cmd 3A), during writing the 16bits are expanded to 18bit + // during reading, you read the raw 18bit gram + r = RGB24to16((r&0xFF0000)>>16, (r&0xFF00)>>8, r&0xFF);// 18bit pixel padded to 24bits, rrrrrr00_gggggg00_bbbbbb00, converted to 16bit + } + _port.output(); + return (unsigned short)r; +} +unsigned int PAR8::rd_reg_data32(unsigned char reg) +{ + wr_cmd8(reg); + unsigned int r=0; + _port.input(); + + _RD = 0; + _port.read(); //dummy read + _RD = 1; + + _RD = 0; + // _RD = 0; // add wait + r |= (_port.read()&0xFF); + r <<= 8; + _RD = 1; + + _RD = 0; + // _RD = 0; // add wait + r |= (_port.read()&0xFF); + r <<= 8; + _RD = 1; + + _RD = 0; +// _RD = 0; // add wait + r |= (_port.read()&0xFF); + r <<= 8; + _RD = 1; + + _RD = 0; + // _RD = 0; // add wait + r |= (_port.read()&0xFF); + _RD = 1; + + _CS = 1; // force CS HIG to interupt the cmd in case was not supported + _CS = 0; + _port.output(); + return r; +} +// in Par mode EXTC regs (0xB0-0xFF) can be directly read +unsigned int PAR8::rd_extcreg_data32(unsigned char reg, unsigned char SPIreadenablecmd) +{ + return rd_reg_data32(reg); +} +// ILI932x specific +void PAR8::dummyread() +{ + _port.input(); + _RD=0; + _RD=0; // add wait + _port.read(); // dummy read + _RD=1; + // _port.output(); +} +// ILI932x specific +void PAR8::reg_select(unsigned char reg, bool forread) +{ + _DC = 0; + _port.write(0); // write MSB + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _port.write(reg); // write LSB + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _DC = 1; // 1=data next +} +// ILI932x specific +void PAR8::reg_write(unsigned char reg, unsigned short data) +{ + _DC = 0; + _port.write(0); // write MSB + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _port.write(reg); // write MSB + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _DC = 1; + _port.write(data>>8); + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _port.write(data&0xFF); + _WR=0; + _WR=1; +} +// ILI932x specific +unsigned short PAR8::reg_read(unsigned char reg) +{ + unsigned short r=0; + _DC = 0; + _port.write(0); + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _port.write(reg); + _WR=0; + _WR=1; + _DC = 1; + _port.input(); + _RD=0; + r |= _port.read(); // read 8bit + _RD=1; + r <<= 8; + _RD=0; + r |= _port.read(); // read 8bit + _RD=1; + _port.output(); + + return r; +} +void PAR8::hw_reset() +{ + wait_ms(15); + _DC = 1; + _CS = 1; + _WR = 1; + _RD = 1; + _reset = 0; // display reset + wait_ms(2); + _reset = 1; // end reset + wait_ms(100); +} +void PAR8::BusEnable(bool enable) +{ + _CS = enable ? 0:1; +} + +#endif \ No newline at end of file