hello!Hope you are well.
I just bought a Elegoo TFT 2.8" display last week, and i know the basics.
Q1:My son really likes minecraft, is it possible to make some GUI to "recreate" minecraft?
Q2:My son also likes painting. I saw a few examples of "Paint"on tft, but they have very few colors.Could you possibly expand the range of colors?
Thanks a ton!
Welcome @arduino_fan89522_89522
I suspect that your biggest hurdle will be to work around the limited amount of memory (RAM) in your microcontroller when you want to do graphics.
If you provide a link for a "paint" example that you found, somebody might want to have a look.
Absolutely! Its a file, but will link raw code below:
// Paint example specifically for the TFTLCD breakout board.
// If using the Arduino shield, use the tftpaint_shield.pde sketch instead!
// DOES NOT CURRENTLY WORK ON ARDUINO LEONARDO
//Technical support:goodtft@163.com
#include <Elegoo_GFX.h> // Core graphics library
#include <Elegoo_TFTLCD.h> // Hardware-specific library
#include <TouchScreen.h>
#if defined(__SAM3X8E__)
#undef __FlashStringHelper::F(string_literal)
#define F(string_literal) string_literal
#endif
// When using the BREAKOUT BOARD only, use these 8 data lines to the LCD:
// For the Arduino Uno, Duemilanove, Diecimila, etc.:
// D0 connects to digital pin 8 (Notice these are
// D1 connects to digital pin 9 NOT in order!)
// D2 connects to digital pin 2
// D3 connects to digital pin 3
// D4 connects to digital pin 4
// D5 connects to digital pin 5
// D6 connects to digital pin 6
// D7 connects to digital pin 7
// For the Arduino Mega, use digital pins 22 through 29
// (on the 2-row header at the end of the board).
// D0 connects to digital pin 22
// D1 connects to digital pin 23
// D2 connects to digital pin 24
// D3 connects to digital pin 25
// D4 connects to digital pin 26
// D5 connects to digital pin 27
// D6 connects to digital pin 28
// D7 connects to digital pin 29
// For the Arduino Due, use digital pins 33 through 40
// (on the 2-row header at the end of the board).
// D0 connects to digital pin 33
// D1 connects to digital pin 34
// D2 connects to digital pin 35
// D3 connects to digital pin 36
// D4 connects to digital pin 37
// D5 connects to digital pin 38
// D6 connects to digital pin 39
// D7 connects to digital pin 40
/*
#define YP 9 // must be an analog pin, use "An" notation!
#define XM 8 // must be an analog pin, use "An" notation!
#define YM A2 // can be a digital pin
#define XP A3 // can be a digital pin
*/
#define YP A3 // must be an analog pin, use "An" notation!
#define XM A2 // must be an analog pin, use "An" notation!
#define YM 9 // can be a digital pin
#define XP 8 // can be a digital pin
/*
#define TS_MINX 50
#define TS_MAXX 920
#define TS_MINY 100
#define TS_MAXY 940
*/
//Touch For New ILI9341 TP
#define TS_MINX 120
#define TS_MAXX 900
#define TS_MINY 70
#define TS_MAXY 920
// For better pressure precision, we need to know the resistance
// between X+ and X- Use any multimeter to read it
// For the one we're using, its 300 ohms across the X plate
TouchScreen ts = TouchScreen(XP, YP, XM, YM, 300);
#define LCD_CS A3
#define LCD_CD A2
#define LCD_WR A1
#define LCD_RD A0
// optional
#define LCD_RESET A4
// Assign human-readable names to some common 16-bit color values:
#define BLACK 0x0000
#define BLUE 0x001F
#define RED 0xF800
#define GREEN 0x07E0
#define CYAN 0x07FF
#define MAGENTA 0xF81F
#define YELLOW 0xFFE0
#define WHITE 0xFFFF
Elegoo_TFTLCD tft(LCD_CS, LCD_CD, LCD_WR, LCD_RD, LCD_RESET);
#define BOXSIZE 40
#define PENRADIUS 3
int oldcolor, currentcolor;
void setup(void) {
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println(F("Paint!"));
tft.reset();
uint16_t identifier = tft.readID();
if(identifier == 0x9325) {
Serial.println(F("Found ILI9325 LCD driver"));
} else if(identifier == 0x9328) {
Serial.println(F("Found ILI9328 LCD driver"));
} else if(identifier == 0x4535) {
Serial.println(F("Found LGDP4535 LCD driver"));
}else if(identifier == 0x7575) {
Serial.println(F("Found HX8347G LCD driver"));
} else if(identifier == 0x9341) {
Serial.println(F("Found ILI9341 LCD driver"));
} else if(identifier == 0x8357) {
Serial.println(F("Found HX8357D LCD driver"));
} else if(identifier==0x0101)
{
identifier=0x9341;
Serial.println(F("Found 0x9341 LCD driver"));
}else {
Serial.print(F("Unknown LCD driver chip: "));
Serial.println(identifier, HEX);
Serial.println(F("If using the Elegoo 2.8\" TFT Arduino shield, the line:"));
Serial.println(F(" #define USE_Elegoo_SHIELD_PINOUT"));
Serial.println(F("should appear in the library header (Elegoo_TFT.h)."));
Serial.println(F("If using the breakout board, it should NOT be #defined!"));
Serial.println(F("Also if using the breakout, double-check that all wiring"));
Serial.println(F("matches the tutorial."));
identifier=0x9341;
}
tft.begin(identifier);
tft.setRotation(2);
tft.fillScreen(BLACK);
tft.fillRect(0, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, RED);
tft.fillRect(BOXSIZE, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, YELLOW);
tft.fillRect(BOXSIZE*2, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, GREEN);
tft.fillRect(BOXSIZE*3, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, CYAN);
tft.fillRect(BOXSIZE*4, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, BLUE);
tft.fillRect(BOXSIZE*5, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, MAGENTA);
// tft.fillRect(BOXSIZE*6, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, WHITE);
tft.drawRect(0, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, WHITE);
currentcolor = RED;
pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
}
#define MINPRESSURE 10
#define MAXPRESSURE 1000
void loop()
{
digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
TSPoint p = ts.getPoint();
digitalWrite(13, LOW);
// if sharing pins, you'll need to fix the directions of the touchscreen pins
//pinMode(XP, OUTPUT);
pinMode(XM, OUTPUT);
pinMode(YP, OUTPUT);
//pinMode(YM, OUTPUT);
// we have some minimum pressure we consider 'valid'
// pressure of 0 means no pressing!
if (p.z > MINPRESSURE && p.z < MAXPRESSURE) {
/*
Serial.print("X = "); Serial.print(p.x);
Serial.print("\tY = "); Serial.print(p.y);
Serial.print("\tPressure = "); Serial.println(p.z);
*/
if (p.y < (TS_MINY-5)) {
Serial.println("erase");
// press the bottom of the screen to erase
tft.fillRect(0, BOXSIZE, tft.width(), tft.height()-BOXSIZE, BLACK);
}
// scale from 0->1023 to tft.width
p.x = map(p.x, TS_MINX, TS_MAXX, tft.width(), 0);
//p.x = tft.width()-map(p.x, TS_MINX, TS_MAXX, tft.width(), 0);
p.y = (tft.height()-map(p.y, TS_MINY, TS_MAXY, tft.height(), 0));
//p.y = map(p.y, TS_MINY, TS_MAXY, tft.height(), 0);
/*
Serial.print("("); Serial.print(p.x);
Serial.print(", "); Serial.print(p.y);
Serial.println(")");
*/
if (p.y < BOXSIZE) {
oldcolor = currentcolor;
if (p.x < BOXSIZE) {
currentcolor = RED;
tft.drawRect(0, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, WHITE);
} else if (p.x < BOXSIZE*2) {
currentcolor = YELLOW;
tft.drawRect(BOXSIZE, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, WHITE);
} else if (p.x < BOXSIZE*3) {
currentcolor = GREEN;
tft.drawRect(BOXSIZE*2, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, WHITE);
} else if (p.x < BOXSIZE*4) {
currentcolor = CYAN;
tft.drawRect(BOXSIZE*3, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, WHITE);
} else if (p.x < BOXSIZE*5) {
currentcolor = BLUE;
tft.drawRect(BOXSIZE*4, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, WHITE);
} else if (p.x < BOXSIZE*6) {
currentcolor = MAGENTA;
tft.drawRect(BOXSIZE*5, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, WHITE);
}
if (oldcolor != currentcolor) {
if (oldcolor == RED) tft.fillRect(0, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, RED);
if (oldcolor == YELLOW) tft.fillRect(BOXSIZE, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, YELLOW);
if (oldcolor == GREEN) tft.fillRect(BOXSIZE*2, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, GREEN);
if (oldcolor == CYAN) tft.fillRect(BOXSIZE*3, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, CYAN);
if (oldcolor == BLUE) tft.fillRect(BOXSIZE*4, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, BLUE);
if (oldcolor == MAGENTA) tft.fillRect(BOXSIZE*5, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, MAGENTA);
}
}
if (((p.y-PENRADIUS) > BOXSIZE) && ((p.y+PENRADIUS) < tft.height())) {
tft.fillCircle(p.x, p.y, PENRADIUS, currentcolor);
}
}
}
I also browsed the web and found these defines:
#define ILI9341_BLACK 0x0000 /* 0, 0, 0 */
#define ILI9341_NAVY 0x000F /* 0, 0, 128 */
#define ILI9341_DARKGREEN 0x03E0 /* 0, 128, 0 */
#define ILI9341_DARKCYAN 0x03EF /* 0, 128, 128 */
#define ILI9341_MAROON 0x7800 /* 128, 0, 0 */
#define ILI9341_PURPLE 0x780F /* 128, 0, 128 */
#define ILI9341_OLIVE 0x7BE0 /* 128, 128, 0 */
#define ILI9341_LIGHTGREY 0xC618 /* 192, 192, 192 */
#define ILI9341_DARKGREY 0x7BEF /* 128, 128, 128 */
#define ILI9341_BLUE 0x001F /* 0, 0, 255 */
#define ILI9341_GREEN 0x07E0 /* 0, 255, 0 */
#define ILI9341_CYAN 0x07FF /* 0, 255, 255 */
#define ILI9341_RED 0xF800 /* 255, 0, 0 */
#define ILI9341_MAGENTA 0xF81F
Maybe add these in code?
Thank you a TON @sterretje !!!
You can make a pallette with many many colours.
In principle 2^16 colours, but not all will be different for the human eye.
You are supposed to change the code yourself. We are here to help.
Start with the library example paint sketch.
Get it working. If you have troubles, then ask here.
Once it works, find where the 5 colour pallette is made and add a few more colors... you will need to change the screen layout an als adjust the pencil position reading, and the translation of the pencil position to the corresponding color.
All can be done.
Minesweeper could also be done, but would be more complicated (unless you find a working example).
I tried to upload, but got this error.
avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "\.\COM6": The system cannot find the file specified
Does COM6 disappear from the IDE when you disconnect your board?
Which board are you using? Uno, Mega, ...
It is recommendable to upload the blink sketch first.
It does not need any wiring and should blink the builtin LED after uploading.
So basically it should always work after successful upload. And will help you tackle one problem at a time (like getting upload to work first...).
Rather than using a fixed palette, you could use three 'slider' controls to control the Red, Green. and Blue values directly. Red and Blue use 5 bits (32 options) each and Green has 6 bits (64 options). That would allow selection of any of the possible 65536 colors.
no it dosent, its not. when i go to ports, it is grey(i cant click it);
I am using a UNO r3
now when i connect it to the computer, it dosent show up in device manager.
In that case your board is not recognised. Did it work before? Was the TFT shield connected?
If yes to both, disconnect the Uno, remove the TFT shield, connect the Uno and try again to upload.
What does Windows device manager think of your board? Anything with a yellow triangle under Ports or Universal Serial Bus Controllers?
Please post a link to the exact Uno that you bought.
Please post a link to the exact shield that you bought.
I doubt it, however the Raspberry Pi can display and even interact with Minecraft programatically.
I hope you did not try and connect your shield to your Arduino when it was powered up.
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