Zoltan Hudak / Mbed OS LCD_McuFriend_FSMC_STM32F407

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

stm32f4xx_hal_msp.c

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

File content as of revision 1:47c996032a9e:

/* USER CODE BEGIN Header */
/**
  ******************************************************************************
  * File Name          : stm32f4xx_hal_msp.c
  * Description        : This file provides code for the MSP Initialization
  *                      and de-Initialization codes.
  ******************************************************************************
  * @attention
  *
  * <h2><center>&copy; Copyright (c) 2020 STMicroelectronics.
  * All rights reserved.</center></h2>
  *
  * This software component is licensed by ST under BSD 3-Clause license,
  * the "License"; You may not use this file except in compliance with the
  * License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
  *                        opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
  *
  ******************************************************************************
  */
/* USER CODE END Header */

/* Includes ------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#include "main.h"
/* USER CODE BEGIN Includes */

/* USER CODE END Includes */

/* Private typedef -----------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN TD */

/* USER CODE END TD */

/* Private define ------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN Define */

/* USER CODE END Define */

/* Private macro -------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN Macro */

/* USER CODE END Macro */

/* Private variables ---------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PV */

/* USER CODE END PV */

/* Private function prototypes -----------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PFP */

/* USER CODE END PFP */

/* External functions --------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN ExternalFunctions */

/* USER CODE END ExternalFunctions */

/* USER CODE BEGIN 0 */

/* USER CODE END 0 */
/**
  * Initializes the Global MSP.
  */
void HAL_MspInit(void)
{
  /* USER CODE BEGIN MspInit 0 */

  /* USER CODE END MspInit 0 */

  __HAL_RCC_SYSCFG_CLK_ENABLE();
  __HAL_RCC_PWR_CLK_ENABLE();

  /* System interrupt init*/

  /* USER CODE BEGIN MspInit 1 */

  /* USER CODE END MspInit 1 */
}

static uint32_t FSMC_Initialized = 0;

static void HAL_FSMC_MspInit(void){
  /* USER CODE BEGIN FSMC_MspInit 0 */

  /* USER CODE END FSMC_MspInit 0 */
  GPIO_InitTypeDef GPIO_InitStruct ={0};
  if (FSMC_Initialized) {
    return;
  }
  FSMC_Initialized = 1;

  /* Peripheral clock enable */
  __HAL_RCC_FSMC_CLK_ENABLE();

  /** FSMC GPIO Configuration
  PE7   ------> FSMC_D4
  PE8   ------> FSMC_D5
  PE9   ------> FSMC_D6
  PE10   ------> FSMC_D7
  PD13   ------> FSMC_A18
  PD14   ------> FSMC_D0
  PD15   ------> FSMC_D1
  PD0   ------> FSMC_D2
  PD1   ------> FSMC_D3
  PD4   ------> FSMC_NOE
  PD5   ------> FSMC_NWE
  PD7   ------> FSMC_NE1
  */
  GPIO_InitStruct.Pin = GPIO_PIN_7|GPIO_PIN_8|GPIO_PIN_9|GPIO_PIN_10;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Mode = GPIO_MODE_AF_PP;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Pull = GPIO_NOPULL;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Speed = GPIO_SPEED_FREQ_VERY_HIGH;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Alternate = GPIO_AF12_FSMC;
  HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOE, &GPIO_InitStruct);

  GPIO_InitStruct.Pin = GPIO_PIN_13|GPIO_PIN_14|GPIO_PIN_15|GPIO_PIN_0
                          |GPIO_PIN_1|GPIO_PIN_4|GPIO_PIN_5|GPIO_PIN_7;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Mode = GPIO_MODE_AF_PP;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Pull = GPIO_NOPULL;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Speed = GPIO_SPEED_FREQ_VERY_HIGH;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Alternate = GPIO_AF12_FSMC;
  HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOD, &GPIO_InitStruct);

  /* USER CODE BEGIN FSMC_MspInit 1 */

  /* USER CODE END FSMC_MspInit 1 */
}

void HAL_SRAM_MspInit(SRAM_HandleTypeDef* hsram){
  /* USER CODE BEGIN SRAM_MspInit 0 */

  /* USER CODE END SRAM_MspInit 0 */
  HAL_FSMC_MspInit();
  /* USER CODE BEGIN SRAM_MspInit 1 */

  /* USER CODE END SRAM_MspInit 1 */
}

static uint32_t FSMC_DeInitialized = 0;

static void HAL_FSMC_MspDeInit(void){
  /* USER CODE BEGIN FSMC_MspDeInit 0 */

  /* USER CODE END FSMC_MspDeInit 0 */
  if (FSMC_DeInitialized) {
    return;
  }
  FSMC_DeInitialized = 1;
  /* Peripheral clock enable */
  __HAL_RCC_FSMC_CLK_DISABLE();

  /** FSMC GPIO Configuration
  PE7   ------> FSMC_D4
  PE8   ------> FSMC_D5
  PE9   ------> FSMC_D6
  PE10   ------> FSMC_D7
  PD13   ------> FSMC_A18
  PD14   ------> FSMC_D0
  PD15   ------> FSMC_D1
  PD0   ------> FSMC_D2
  PD1   ------> FSMC_D3
  PD4   ------> FSMC_NOE
  PD5   ------> FSMC_NWE
  PD7   ------> FSMC_NE1
  */
  HAL_GPIO_DeInit(GPIOE, GPIO_PIN_7|GPIO_PIN_8|GPIO_PIN_9|GPIO_PIN_10);

  HAL_GPIO_DeInit(GPIOD, GPIO_PIN_13|GPIO_PIN_14|GPIO_PIN_15|GPIO_PIN_0
                          |GPIO_PIN_1|GPIO_PIN_4|GPIO_PIN_5|GPIO_PIN_7);

  /* USER CODE BEGIN FSMC_MspDeInit 1 */

  /* USER CODE END FSMC_MspDeInit 1 */
}

void HAL_SRAM_MspDeInit(SRAM_HandleTypeDef* hsram){
  /* USER CODE BEGIN SRAM_MspDeInit 0 */

  /* USER CODE END SRAM_MspDeInit 0 */
  HAL_FSMC_MspDeInit();
  /* USER CODE BEGIN SRAM_MspDeInit 1 */

  /* USER CODE END SRAM_MspDeInit 1 */
}

/* USER CODE BEGIN 1 */

/* USER CODE END 1 */

/************************ (C) COPYRIGHT STMicroelectronics *****END OF FILE****/