Hi looking for a glcd at least 160x128 pixels simple to interface with an arduino basically just for displaying a few lines of text and a few shapes at any time.I dont have much experience working with lcd or glcd so the simpler the better.Ive looked at this one SparkFun Serial Graphic LCD 160x128 - LCD-08884 - SparkFun Electronics but the reviews aint promising any other suggestions ? Im in the Uk btw.
Thanks
I use RS, here is one I found for you but it is colour. Why is it that you want this resolution? There are more common sizes that are cheaper.
surfer_crx:
I use RS, here is one I found for you but it is colour. Why is it that you want this resolution? There are more common sizes that are cheaper.http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/lcd-displays-colour-graphic/7406001/
Well im looking for a lcd display to display about 10 lines of text each line 20 characters in length at any given time.It has to have a serial interface.The alphanumeric lcds that Sparkfun sell only go up to 4 lines cant find any bigger ones, any other suggestions ?
A quick scan on RS came up with this if it is any better
Take a look at this one: I bought one, it took 2 weeks for delivery to the US... Free shipping over $30.00 us
http://www.electrodragon.com/?product=itdb02-2-4-tft-lcd It meets or exceeds all your requirements and there are support lib's for it here, at ElectroDragon and at ITEAD Studios.
Doc
That electrodragon site is a rip off of Sparkfun. If you feel comforable buying from them that's fine but I would not.
Adafruit sells a couple of great displays that are full color and have Arduino Libraries.
1.8 Color TFT LCD display with MicroSD Card Breakout [ST7735R] : ID 358 : $19.95 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits This is a 128x160 display but to get 20 characters across you are going to have to use a farily small font. I don't remember if their library supports a rotated view.
Here is another one:
2.8 18-bit color TFT LCD with touchscreen breakout board [ILI9325] : ID 335 : $40.00 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits This one is 2.8"
Hi, I have been using a similar product to the adafruit one, I got mine from ebay delivered for under £8.50 ! see here -> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270866804157 - I got the latest adafruit libraries (as its the same part) plugged it in and POW, worked first time, I have since tailored ALL the adafruit GFX functions to suit my own needs.
Its a good clear, clean TFT.. the card slot is just a bonus !
I think you have it wrong way round... Everybody buys from a few people in Shenzhen... Look at the SparkFun 1602 display with keypad Everyone sells them did they all rip off sparkfun?. What I buy from Electrodragon is top quality and about 30 to 30 % of what I would pay from sparkfun... here's a small comparison not with electro... but with Sparkfun and Robot Shop the 4d Systems 3.2PT SGC display is 79.00 at Robot shop and $84.94 at Sparkfun, the packplane connector board is 34.95 at Sparkfun and @20.00 at Robot Shop. DEV-09873 is a 14.95 FTDI Breakout board that I paid $11.50 dollars for at Electrodragon The same ITEAD Studios 3.2 " display for 14.50... with a Mega shield too, last price I saw on the display without the shield was $17.95... From ITEAD. I only buy junk once and I shop Electrodragon first.
SparkFun is in my opinion very high priced... I've done the shopping, have you, I've purchased parts from Electrodragon and use them. I would purchase anything at Adafruit as their stuff always works before I would think about shopping at Sparkfun, let alone buy something. IMO
Doc
Are there still bugs in this display does it greatly effect trying to use one,should i stay clear of buying one because of it?
What lcd do you recommend for a noob who's only experimented with a serial 16x2 alpha display dimensions need to be at least 102mm x 129mm x17mm and cost under 50 Uk pounds which is around 78 dollars ?
Edit: Sorry, didn't notice your minimum dimension requirements. Might still be relevant though -- Someone else mentioned their 3.2" displays, which can be bought for $79 USD and the libraries I link to here should still be usable with them (for the most part). The 3.2" display can also be found straight from the vendor: http://shop.4dsystems.com.au/serial-display-modules/261-1010.html
Original reply:
You could maybe check out the 4D OLEDs; there's a 1.7" 160x128 model that the libraries on these forums should work with, and would probably suit your needs:
http://www.4dsystems.com.au/prod.php?id=79
There are arduino libraries for the SGC-flashed versions of these displays available:
My library: http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,108916.0.html
avenue33's library: http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,60802.0.html
Just keep in mind that there are two versions of the display -- they have the same hardware but different firmware. One uses custom scripts loaded from the SD slot, and is called GFX; the other uses serial communication and is called SGC. SparkFun carries the GFX version, and you need a special cable/module to send the SGC firmware to it to talk to it with Serial.
4D Systems themselves sell the SGC version though, also for $60:
http://shop.4dsystems.com.au/serial-display-modules/208-1003.html
flak88:
Hi looking for a glcd at least 160x128 pixels simple to interface with an arduino basically just for displaying a few lines of text and a few shapes at any time.I dont have much experience working with lcd or glcd so the simpler the better.Ive looked at this one http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8884 but the reviews aint promising any other suggestions ? Im in the Uk btw.
If you already have a 16x2 display and just need to display some simple shapes, you could use my LCDBitmap library.
Basically, you make part of your text-only LCD display into a bitmap display, which is great for displaying limited information in a graphical way. One of the built-in functions displays a graph, which is one of the primary uses for displaying bitmap information on an LCD display. While the bitmap section is small (20x16 pixels), the library is stable, easy to use, and won't cost anything as you already have a text LCD display.
Worth a try before you spend money on a display you may not be happy with.
Tim