GC9A01A not working with my R4

Hi everyone,
I am trying to get a round tft display working on my R4 wifi i am getting al kinds of errors.
so for my code i am using the example code for the Adafruit_GC9A01A called graphics test.

#include "SPI.h"
#include "Adafruit_GFX.h"
#include "Adafruit_GC9A01A.h"

// Define pins for display interface. You'll probably need to edit this for
// your own needs:

#if defined(ARDUINO_SEEED_XIAO_RP2040)

// Pinout when using Seed Round Display for XIAO in combination with
// Seeed XIAO RP2040. Other (non-RP2040) XIAO boards, any Adafruit Qt Py
// boards, and other GC9A01A display breakouts will require different pins.
#define TFT_CS D1 // Chip select
#define TFT_DC D3 // Data/command
#define TFT_BL D6 // Backlight control

#else // ALL OTHER BOARDS - EDIT AS NEEDED

// Other RP2040-based boards might not have "D" pin defines as shown above
// and will use GPIO bit numbers. On non-RP2040 boards, you can usually use
// pin numbers silkscreened on the board.
#define TFT_DC  9
#define TFT_CS 10
// If display breakout has a backlight control pin, that can be defined here
// as TFT_BL. On some breakouts it's not needed, backlight is always on.

#endif

// Display constructor for primary hardware SPI connection -- the specific
// pins used for writing to the display are unique to each board and are not
// negotiable. "Soft" SPI (using any pins) is an option but performance is
// reduced; it's rarely used, see header file for syntax if needed.
Adafruit_GC9A01A tft(TFT_CS, TFT_DC);

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.println("GC9A01A Test!");

  tft.begin();

#if defined(TFT_BL)
  pinMode(TFT_BL, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(TFT_BL, HIGH); // Backlight on
#endif // end TFT_BL

  Serial.println(F("Benchmark                Time (microseconds)"));
  delay(10);
  Serial.print(F("Screen fill              "));
  Serial.println(testFillScreen());
  delay(500);

  Serial.print(F("Text                     "));
  Serial.println(testText());
  delay(3000);

  Serial.print(F("Lines                    "));
  Serial.println(testLines(GC9A01A_CYAN));
  delay(500);

  Serial.print(F("Horiz/Vert Lines         "));
  Serial.println(testFastLines(GC9A01A_RED, GC9A01A_BLUE));
  delay(500);

  Serial.print(F("Rectangles (outline)     "));
  Serial.println(testRects(GC9A01A_GREEN));
  delay(500);

  Serial.print(F("Rectangles (filled)      "));
  Serial.println(testFilledRects(GC9A01A_YELLOW, GC9A01A_MAGENTA));
  delay(500);

  Serial.print(F("Circles (filled)         "));
  Serial.println(testFilledCircles(10, GC9A01A_MAGENTA));

  Serial.print(F("Circles (outline)        "));
  Serial.println(testCircles(10, GC9A01A_WHITE));
  delay(500);

  Serial.print(F("Triangles (outline)      "));
  Serial.println(testTriangles());
  delay(500);

  Serial.print(F("Triangles (filled)       "));
  Serial.println(testFilledTriangles());
  delay(500);

  Serial.print(F("Rounded rects (outline)  "));
  Serial.println(testRoundRects());
  delay(500);

  Serial.print(F("Rounded rects (filled)   "));
  Serial.println(testFilledRoundRects());
  delay(500);

  Serial.println(F("Done!"));
}

void loop(void) {
  for(uint8_t rotation=0; rotation<4; rotation++) {
    tft.setRotation(rotation);
    testText();
    delay(1000);
  }
}

unsigned long testFillScreen() {
  unsigned long start = micros();
  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  yield();
  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_RED);
  yield();
  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_GREEN);
  yield();
  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLUE);
  yield();
  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  yield();
  return micros() - start;
}

unsigned long testText() {
  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  unsigned long start = micros();
  tft.setCursor(0, 0);
  tft.setTextColor(GC9A01A_WHITE);  tft.setTextSize(1);
  tft.println("Hello World!");
  tft.setTextColor(GC9A01A_YELLOW); tft.setTextSize(2);
  tft.println(1234.56);
  tft.setTextColor(GC9A01A_RED);    tft.setTextSize(3);
  tft.println(0xDEADBEEF, HEX);
  tft.println();
  tft.setTextColor(GC9A01A_GREEN);
  tft.setTextSize(5);
  tft.println("Groop");
  tft.setTextSize(2);
  tft.println("I implore thee,");
  tft.setTextSize(1);
  tft.println("my foonting turlingdromes.");
  tft.println("And hooptiously drangle me");
  tft.println("with crinkly bindlewurdles,");
  tft.println("Or I will rend thee");
  tft.println("in the gobberwarts");
  tft.println("with my blurglecruncheon,");
  tft.println("see if I don't!");
  return micros() - start;
}

unsigned long testLines(uint16_t color) {
  unsigned long start, t;
  int           x1, y1, x2, y2,
                w = tft.width(),
                h = tft.height();

  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  yield();

  x1 = y1 = 0;
  y2    = h - 1;
  start = micros();
  for(x2=0; x2<w; x2+=6) tft.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2, color);
  x2    = w - 1;
  for(y2=0; y2<h; y2+=6) tft.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2, color);
  t     = micros() - start; // fillScreen doesn't count against timing

  yield();
  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  yield();

  x1    = w - 1;
  y1    = 0;
  y2    = h - 1;
  start = micros();
  for(x2=0; x2<w; x2+=6) tft.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2, color);
  x2    = 0;
  for(y2=0; y2<h; y2+=6) tft.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2, color);
  t    += micros() - start;

  yield();
  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  yield();

  x1    = 0;
  y1    = h - 1;
  y2    = 0;
  start = micros();
  for(x2=0; x2<w; x2+=6) tft.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2, color);
  x2    = w - 1;
  for(y2=0; y2<h; y2+=6) tft.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2, color);
  t    += micros() - start;

  yield();
  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  yield();

  x1    = w - 1;
  y1    = h - 1;
  y2    = 0;
  start = micros();
  for(x2=0; x2<w; x2+=6) tft.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2, color);
  x2    = 0;
  for(y2=0; y2<h; y2+=6) tft.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2, color);

  yield();
  return micros() - start;
}

unsigned long testFastLines(uint16_t color1, uint16_t color2) {
  unsigned long start;
  int           x, y, w = tft.width(), h = tft.height();

  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  start = micros();
  for(y=0; y<h; y+=5) tft.drawFastHLine(0, y, w, color1);
  for(x=0; x<w; x+=5) tft.drawFastVLine(x, 0, h, color2);

  return micros() - start;
}

unsigned long testRects(uint16_t color) {
  unsigned long start;
  int           n, i, i2,
                cx = tft.width()  / 2,
                cy = tft.height() / 2;

  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  n     = min(tft.width(), tft.height());
  start = micros();
  for(i=2; i<n; i+=6) {
    i2 = i / 2;
    tft.drawRect(cx-i2, cy-i2, i, i, color);
  }

  return micros() - start;
}

unsigned long testFilledRects(uint16_t color1, uint16_t color2) {
  unsigned long start, t = 0;
  int           n, i, i2,
                cx = tft.width()  / 2 - 1,
                cy = tft.height() / 2 - 1;

  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  n = min(tft.width(), tft.height());
  for(i=n; i>0; i-=6) {
    i2    = i / 2;
    start = micros();
    tft.fillRect(cx-i2, cy-i2, i, i, color1);
    t    += micros() - start;
    // Outlines are not included in timing results
    tft.drawRect(cx-i2, cy-i2, i, i, color2);
    yield();
  }

  return t;
}

unsigned long testFilledCircles(uint8_t radius, uint16_t color) {
  unsigned long start;
  int x, y, w = tft.width(), h = tft.height(), r2 = radius * 2;

  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  start = micros();
  for(x=radius; x<w; x+=r2) {
    for(y=radius; y<h; y+=r2) {
      tft.fillCircle(x, y, radius, color);
    }
  }

  return micros() - start;
}

unsigned long testCircles(uint8_t radius, uint16_t color) {
  unsigned long start;
  int           x, y, r2 = radius * 2,
                w = tft.width()  + radius,
                h = tft.height() + radius;

  // Screen is not cleared for this one -- this is
  // intentional and does not affect the reported time.
  start = micros();
  for(x=0; x<w; x+=r2) {
    for(y=0; y<h; y+=r2) {
      tft.drawCircle(x, y, radius, color);
    }
  }

  return micros() - start;
}

unsigned long testTriangles() {
  unsigned long start;
  int           n, i, cx = tft.width()  / 2 - 1,
                      cy = tft.height() / 2 - 1;

  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  n     = min(cx, cy);
  start = micros();
  for(i=0; i<n; i+=5) {
    tft.drawTriangle(
      cx    , cy - i, // peak
      cx - i, cy + i, // bottom left
      cx + i, cy + i, // bottom right
      tft.color565(i, i, i));
  }

  return micros() - start;
}

unsigned long testFilledTriangles() {
  unsigned long start, t = 0;
  int           i, cx = tft.width()  / 2 - 1,
                   cy = tft.height() / 2 - 1;

  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  start = micros();
  for(i=min(cx,cy); i>10; i-=5) {
    start = micros();
    tft.fillTriangle(cx, cy - i, cx - i, cy + i, cx + i, cy + i,
      tft.color565(0, i*10, i*10));
    t += micros() - start;
    tft.drawTriangle(cx, cy - i, cx - i, cy + i, cx + i, cy + i,
      tft.color565(i*10, i*10, 0));
    yield();
  }

  return t;
}

unsigned long testRoundRects() {
  unsigned long start;
  int           w, i, i2,
                cx = tft.width()  / 2 - 1,
                cy = tft.height() / 2 - 1;

  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  w     = min(tft.width(), tft.height());
  start = micros();
  for(i=0; i<w; i+=6) {
    i2 = i / 2;
    tft.drawRoundRect(cx-i2, cy-i2, i, i, i/8, tft.color565(i, 0, 0));
  }

  return micros() - start;
}

unsigned long testFilledRoundRects() {
  unsigned long start;
  int           i, i2,
                cx = tft.width()  / 2 - 1,
                cy = tft.height() / 2 - 1;

  tft.fillScreen(GC9A01A_BLACK);
  start = micros();
  for(i=min(tft.width(), tft.height()); i>20; i-=6) {
    i2 = i / 2;
    tft.fillRoundRect(cx-i2, cy-i2, i, i, i/8, tft.color565(0, i, 0));
    yield();
  }

  return micros() - start;
}

but this keeps giving me an error:

c:\Users\user\Documents\Arduino\libraries\Adafruit_GC9A01A\Adafruit_GC9A01A.cpp:38:10: fatal error: wiring_private.h: No such file or directory
 #include "wiring_private.h"
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
exit status 1

Compilation error: exit status 1

What can i do to fix this for the R4

wiring_private.h is for AVR boards (R4 is not AVR).

Check hardware compatibility with the R4, or write to the peripheral manufacturer for an R4 library.

There is a list of hardware compatible with the R4... on the internet.

okay so there is no way to make the tft screen work on the R4 right now?

Github might be where you find information on compatibility efforts. I know nothing about Github.

Maybe @sterretje or @J-M-L have information on R4 compatibility.

I don’t own an R4 so I don’t know.

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