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 |
UniGraphic/Inits/ST7565.cpp
- Committer:
- hudakz
- Date:
- 2020-09-25
- Revision:
- 1:47c996032a9e
- Parent:
- 0:fa952828e34c
File content as of revision 1:47c996032a9e:
/* 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 "ST7565.h" /*this is a quite standard config for ST7565 and similars, like UC1701*/ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // display settings /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #define IC_X_SEGS 132 // ST7565 SEG has range 0-131 (131-0 if ADC=1), check your datasheet, important for the orientation #define IC_Y_COMS 64 // ST7565 COM has range 0-63 (63-0 if SHL=1), check your datasheet, important for the orientation // put in constructor //#define LCDSIZE_X 128 // display X pixels, ST7565 is advertised as 132x65 but display size could be smaller //#define LCDSIZE_Y 64 // display Y pixels, the 65th is for accessing "icons" ST7565::ST7565(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) : LCD(displayproto, port, CS, reset, DC, WR, RD, LCDSIZE_X, LCDSIZE_Y, IC_X_SEGS, IC_Y_COMS, name) { hw_reset(); BusEnable(true); init(); cls(); set_orientation(1); locate(0,0); } ST7565::ST7565(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) : LCD(displayproto, buspins, CS, reset, DC, WR, RD, LCDSIZE_X, LCDSIZE_Y, IC_X_SEGS, IC_Y_COMS, name) { hw_reset(); BusEnable(true); init(); cls(); set_orientation(1); locate(0,0); } ST7565::ST7565(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) : LCD(displayproto, Hz, mosi, miso, sclk, CS, reset, DC, LCDSIZE_X, LCDSIZE_Y, IC_X_SEGS, IC_Y_COMS, name) { hw_reset(); BusEnable(true); init(); cls(); set_orientation(1); locate(0,0); } // reset and init the lcd controller // init sequence is manufacturer specific void ST7565::init() { /* Start Initial Sequence ----------------------------------------------------*/ wr_cmd8(0xE2); // sw reset wait_ms(10); wr_cmd8(0xAE); // display off wr_cmd8(0xA2); // bias voltage (1/9) // wr_cmd8(0xA3); // bias voltage (1/7) //wr_cmd8(0xA0); // ADC select seg0-seg131 wr_cmd8(0xA1); // ADC select seg223-seg0 //wr_cmd8(0xC8); // SHL select com63-com0 wr_cmd8(0xC0); // SHL select com0-com63 wr_cmd8(0x2C); // Boost ON wait_ms(10); wr_cmd8(0x2E); // Voltage Regulator ON wait_ms(10); wr_cmd8(0x2F); // Voltage Follower ON wait_ms(10); wr_cmd8(0x20|0x05); // Regulor_Resistor_Select resistor ratio 20-27, look at your display specific init code set_contrast(0x20); //wr_cmd8(0x81); // set contrast (reference voltage register set) //wr_cmd8(0x15); // contrast 00-3F wr_cmd8(0xA4); // LCD display ram (EntireDisplayOn disable) wr_cmd8(0x40); // start line = 0 wr_cmd8(0xA6); // display normal (1 = illuminated) wr_cmd8(0xAF); // display ON }