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.

https://os.mbed.com/media/uploads/hudakz/lcd_3.5_tft_480x320_mcufriend_front.png

Below is the brief story of what I did:

  • Selected FSMC in the Connectivity category and configured it as below: https://os.mbed.com/media/uploads/hudakz/arch_max_fsmc_conf.png
  • 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 the main.c content of the STM32CubeIDE project.
  • Copy & Pasted the other files with codes from the STM32CubeIDE 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 a FSMC_8 protocol and replaced the TFT::set_orientation(int orient) function with the one used by mcufriend for arduino.
  • Modified the main.cpp as needed.
https://os.mbed.com/media/uploads/hudakz/stm32f407vet6_st-link03.pnghttps://os.mbed.com/media/uploads/hudakz/lcd_3.5_tft_480x320_mcufriend_back.png


Wiring

STM32F407VETFT LCD module
+3.3V3V3
GNDGND
PB_12LCD_RST
GNDLCD_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 protocolBUS_8FSMC_8
Operation \ Timemsms
Clear2283.98038.454
Plot192.06611.365
8bit BMP63.80541.338
Large Font163.8727.895
Sparce pixels2072.265/1458.05174.107/52.168
16bit BMP2288.58959.904

UniGraphic/Protocols/FSMC8.cpp

Committer:
hudakz
Date:
2020-09-25
Revision:
1:47c996032a9e
Parent:
0:fa952828e34c

File content as of revision 1:47c996032a9e:

#include "FSMC8.h"
#include "stdint.h"

// Addres bit A18 is used to select LCD's REGISTER or RAM: A18 = 0b00000000000001000000000000000000 = 0x00040000
volatile unsigned char* lcd_reg = (unsigned char*)0x60000000;   // FSMC BANK1, A18 = 0 -> write to LCD's REGISTER
volatile unsigned char* lcd_ram = (unsigned char*)0x60040000;   // FSMC BANK1, A18 = 1 -> read/write to LCD's RAM

/**
 * @brief
 * @note
 * @param
 * @retval
 */
FSMC8::FSMC8(PinName reset) :
    _reset(reset)
{
    _reset = 1;
}


/**
 * @brief
 * @note
 * @param
 * @retval
 */
void FSMC8::wr_cmd8(unsigned char cmd)
{
    lcd_reg[0] = cmd;   // Write to LCD's register
}

/**
 * @brief
 * @note
 * @param
 * @retval
 */
void FSMC8::wr_data8(unsigned char data)
{
    lcd_ram[0] = data;  // Write to LCD's RAM
}

/**
 * @brief
 * @note
 * @param
 * @retval
 */
void FSMC8::wr_cmd16(unsigned short cmd)
{
    wr_cmd8(cmd >> 8);      // Write MSB to LCD's register
    wr_cmd8(cmd & 0xFF);    // Write LSB to LCD's register
}

/**
 * @brief
 * @note
 * @param
 * @retval
 */
void FSMC8::wr_data16(unsigned short data)
{
    wr_data8(data >> 8);    // Write MSB to LCD's RAM
    wr_data8(data & 0xFF);  // Write LSB to LCD's RAM

}

/**
 * @brief
 * @note
 * @param
 * @retval
 */
void FSMC8::wr_gram(unsigned short data)
{
    wr_data16(data);
}

/**
 * @brief
 * @note
 * @param
 * @retval
 */
void FSMC8::wr_gram(unsigned short data, unsigned int count)
{
    if ((data >> 8) == (data & 0xFF)) {
        count <<= 1;
        while (count) {
            wr_data8(data);
            count--;
        }
    }
    else {
        while (count) {
            wr_data16(data);
            count--;
        }
    }
}

/**
 * @brief
 * @note
 * @param
 * @retval
 */
void FSMC8::wr_grambuf(unsigned short* data, unsigned int lenght)
{
    while (lenght) {
        wr_data16(*data++);
        lenght--;
    }
}

/**
 * @brief
 * @note
 * @param
 * @retval
 */
unsigned char FSMC8::rd_data8(unsigned int i /* = 0 */)
{
    return lcd_ram[i];  // Read from LCD's RAM
}

/**
 * @brief
 * @note
 * @param
 * @retval
 */
unsigned short FSMC8::rd_gram(bool convert)
{
    unsigned int    r = 0;

    rd_data8(); // dummy read
    r |= rd_data8();
    r <<= 8;
    r |= rd_data8();

    if (convert) {
        r <<= 8;
        r |= rd_data8();

        // 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
    }

    //    _bus.output();
    return (unsigned short)r;
}

/**
 * @brief
 * @note
 * @param
 * @retval
 */
unsigned int FSMC8::rd_reg_data32(unsigned char reg)
{
    unsigned char  data[4] = { 0 };
    unsigned int*  r = (unsigned int*)&data[0];

    wr_cmd8(reg);
    data[3] = rd_data8(0);
    data[2] = rd_data8(0);
    data[1] = rd_data8(0);
    data[0] = rd_data8(0);

    return *r;
}

// in Par mode EXTC regs (0xB0-0xFF) can be directly read
unsigned int FSMC8::rd_extcreg_data32(unsigned char reg, unsigned char SPIreadenablecmd)
{
    return rd_reg_data32(reg);
}

// ILI932x specific
void FSMC8::dummyread()
{
    rd_data8(); // dummy read
}

// ILI932x specific
void FSMC8::reg_select(unsigned char reg, bool forread)
{
    wr_cmd8(0);     // write MSB
    wr_cmd8(reg);   // write LSB
}

// ILI932x specific
void FSMC8::reg_write(unsigned char reg, unsigned short data)
{
    wr_cmd8(0);     // write MSB
    wr_cmd8(reg);   // write LSB
    wr_data16(data);
}

// ILI932x specific
unsigned short FSMC8::reg_read(unsigned char reg)
{
    unsigned short  r = 0;

    wr_cmd8(0);
    wr_cmd8(reg);
    r |= rd_data8() & 0xFF;
    r <<= 8;
    r |= rd_data8() & 0xFF;

    return r;
}

/**
 * @brief
 * @note
 * @param
 * @retval
 */
void FSMC8::hw_reset()
{
    _reset = 1;
    wait_ms(15);
    _reset = 0; // display reset
    wait_ms(2);
    _reset = 1; // end reset
    wait_ms(100);
}