2022 Easy Nextion Library - New user 320x480 advanced

Using Arduino Displays
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Hello,
I’m new to using a Nextion 320x480 advanced display,
with a Mega 2560.

All I want to do is display my temp and humidity sensor,
with 2 serial.print statements, for now.

I cannot get the nextion editor to run on my windows 7
machine. I cannot get past the vcruntime140.dll error,
no matter what I do.

THIS is a show stopper, and I’m looking for a work around.

I say again: All I want to do is display my temp and humidity sensor, with 2 serial.print statements, for now.

After reading the first 50 pages of nextion stuff, I’m a little sleepy.

After looking over the easy nextion library stuff, I get the impression that you can load an HMI file on the display, then use the display with the appropriate library commands?

So, if this is true, can someone point to, or provide, an HMI and arduino code for displaying two variables ?

All the examples, and there are many, seem vastly more complex than this.

Windows is always the show stopper, for me, it seems.
I’m macos, and except for no usb access, I think it’s better.
I-just-can’t-stand-windows.

Regards

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I don't use nextion because they don't work with Macs, they seem overpriced and their support for the Arduino community is non existant...

if you really just want to show temp and humidity there are way cheaper alternatives :slight_smile:

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J-M-L really!?
I support them! But not with the official Nextion library. I'm sure you know this :smiley:
[Edit: I misread JML's comment :upside_down_face: ]

@stone7 have a look at Using Nextion displays with Arduino

I have V1.61.2 running on W7, I have not tried to use the latest version.

I asked my computer expert friend about vcruntime140.dll error and he said to try installing

Please note:
It's impossible to tell which one you need so try installing the most recent and see if it works. If it doesn't work then install the preceding one, try again and repeat until it works or you've installed all of them and still not fixed it.

Ignore the Arm 64 version. X86 is for 32 bit applications, which I believe the Nextion editor is. However, for complete compatibility and for the everyone else if you have a 64 bit CPU you could install both the X86 X64 versions, if you have a 32 bit processor install just the X86 version.

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FWIW - I only installed the vcruntime.dll loader for the X86 version, and everything worked fine. (I assume X86 is the 32 bit machine) - editor ver. 1.63.3 ok so far

This is on windows 7 pro on a 64 bit macbook pro 2009, running bootcamp, macos yosemite.

Perry,
Thank you for your reply. I finally managed to get the nextion editor running. So far, I have 2 text boxes, and 2 number boxes, sized, but that’s it!

I’m working through an example from randomnerdtutorials.com. I expect to figure out how to get my temp and humidity sensor values over to the nextion shortly.

I will try Using Nextion on Arduinos next, thanks again.

BTW, your assitance to others is very helpful to new people, just starting, like me.

And also, I like these nextion displays, — looking over some of the things others have been doing. I especially like the guy obsessed with RPM. His stuff is great.

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I meant their contribution on their library is poor and they did not show much interest in working with the community from what I’ve read.
Did not know you were involved with them.

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Hi J-M-L, sorry, I misread your comment and replied to what I thought it said. You are right, ITEAD do not, so far as I am aware, make any contribution or offer support to the Arduino project or forum. I have no association with ITEAD other than I use their Nextion displays and offer some support on here.

@stone7 There is pretty much no support on here for the official Nextion libraries, so if you use them don't expect much help here. If you use my methods then I'll try to help if you get stuck.

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OK we are aligned :slight_smile:

and our community is lucky to have members like you who have spent the hours understanding the products and offering guidance

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