ILI9340 Controllers

This section covers GLCD devices that use the ILI9340 graphics controller. The ILI9340 is a TFT LCD Single Chip Driver with 240RGBx320 Resolution and 262K colors.

GCBASIC supports 65K-color mode operations.

The GCBASIC constants shown below control the configuration of the ILI9340 controller.    GCBASIC supports SPI hardware and software connectivity - this is shown in the tables below.

To use the ILI9340 driver simply include the following in your user code. This will initialise the driver.

    #include <glcd.h>
    #DEFINE GLCD_TYPE GLCD_TYPE_ILI9340

    'Pin mappings for ILI9340 - these MUST be specified
    #define GLCD_DC     porta.0           'example port setting
    #define GLCD_CS     porta.1           'example port setting
    #define GLCD_RESET  porta.2           'example port setting
    #define GLCD_DI     porta.3           'example port setting
    #define GLCD_DO     porta.4           'example port setting

The GCBASIC constants for the interface to the controller are shown in the table below.

Constants Controls Options

GLCD_TYPE

GLCD_TYPE_ILI9340

  

GLCD_DC

Specifies the output pin that is connected to Data/Command IO pin on the GLCD.

Required

GLCD_CS

Specifies the output pin that is connected to Chip Select (CS) on the GLCD.

Required

GLCD_Reset

Specifies the output pin that is connected to Reset pin on the GLCD.

Required

GLCD_DI

Specifies the output pin that is connected to Data In (GLCD out) pin on the GLCD.

Required

GLCD_DO

Specifies the output pin that is connected to Data Out (GLCD in) pin on the GLCD.

Required

GLCD_SCK

Specifies the output pin that is connected to Clock (CLK) pin on the GLCD. #define GLCD_SCK porta.5 'example port setting

Required
     

HWSPIMode

User can specify the hardware SPI mode. Must be one of MasterSlow, Master, Masterfast

Optional. Defaults to Masterfast when chipMhz is less than 64mhz

The GCBASIC constants for control display characteristics are shown in the table below.

Constants Controls Default

GLCD_WIDTH

The width parameter of the GLCD

320+ Cannot be changed.

GLCD_HEIGHT

The height parameter of the GLCD

240+ Cannot be changed.

GLCDFontWidth

Specifies the font width of the GCBASIC font set.

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The GCBASIC commands supported for this GLCD are shown in the table below.   Always review the appropiate library for the latest full set of supported commands.

Command Purpose Example

GLCDCLS

Clear screen of GLCD

GLCDCLS [,Optional LineColour]

GLCDPrint

Print string of characters on GLCD using GCB font set

GLCDPrint( Xposition, Yposition, Stringvariable )

GLCDDrawChar

Print character on GLCD using GCB font set

GLCDDrawChar( Xposition, Yposition, CharCode [,Optional LineColour] )

GLCDDrawString

Print characters on GLCD using GCB font set

GLCDDrawString( Xposition, Yposition, Stringvariable [,Optional LineColour] )

Box

Draw a box on the GLCD to a specific size

Box ( Xposition1, Yposition1, Xposition2, Yposition2 [,Optional LineColour]]

FilledBox

Draw a box on the GLCD to a specific size that is filled with the foreground colour.

FilledBox (Xposition1, Yposition1, Xposition2, Yposition2 [,Optional LineColour] )

Line

Draw a line on the GLCD to a specific length that is filled with the specific attribute.

Line ( Xposition1, Yposition1, Xposition2, Yposition2 [,Optional LineColour] )

PSet

Set a pixel on the GLCD at a specific position that is set with the specific attribute.

PSet(Xposition, Yposition, Pixel Colour)

GLCDWriteByte

Set a byte value to the controller, see the datasheet for usage.

GLCDWriteByte ( LCDByte)

GLCDReadByte

Read a byte value from the controller, see the datasheet for usage.

bytevariable = GLCDReadByte

GLCDRotate

Rotate the display

LANDSCAPE, PORTRAIT_REV, LANDSCAPE_REV and PORTRAIT are supported

ILI9340_[color]

Specify color as a parameter for many GLCD commands

Color constants for this device are shown in the list below.

Any color can be defined using a valid hexidecimal word value between 0x0000 to 0xFFFF.

 
    ILI9340_BLACK   'hexidecimal value 0x0000
    ILI9340_RED     'hexidecimal value 0xF800
    ILI9340_GREEN   'hexidecimal value 0x07E0
    ILI9340_BLUE    'hexidecimal value 0x001F
    ILI9340_WHITE   'hexidecimal value 0xFFFF
    ILI9340_PURPLE  'hexidecimal value 0xF11F
    ILI9340_YELLOW  'hexidecimal value 0xFFE0
    ILI9340_CYAN    'hexidecimal value 0x07FF
    ILI9340_D_GRAY  'hexidecimal value 0x528A
    ILI9340_L_GRAY  'hexidecimal value 0x7997
    ILI9340_SILVER  'hexidecimal value 0xC618
    ILI9340_MAROON  'hexidecimal value 0x8000
    ILI9340_OLIVE   'hexidecimal value 0x8400
    ILI9340_LIME    'hexidecimal value 0x07E0
    ILI9340_AQUA    'hexidecimal value 0x07FF
    ILI9340_TEAL    'hexidecimal value 0x0410
    ILI9340_NAVY    'hexidecimal value 0x0010
    ILI9340_FUCHSIA 'hexidecimal value 0xF81F

For a ILI9340 datasheet, please refer here.

This example shows how to drive a ILI9340 based Graphic LCD module with the built in commands of GCBASIC.

Example:

    ;Chip Settings
    #chip 16F1937,32
    #config MCLRE_ON     'microcontroller specific configuration

    #include <glcd.h>

    'Defines for ILI9340
    #define GLCD_TYPE GLCD_TYPE_ILI9340

    'Pin mappings for ILI9340
    #define GLCD_DC porta.0
    #define GLCD_CS porta.1
    #define GLCD_RESET porta.2
    #define GLCD_DI porta.3
    #define GLCD_DO porta.4
    #define GLCD_SCK porta.5

    GLCDPrint(0, 0, "Test of the ILI9340 Device")
    end

For more help, see GLCDCLS, GLCDDrawChar, GLCDPrint, GLCDReadByte, GLCDWriteByte or Pset

Supported in <GLCD.H>

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