TFT Display not updating ILI9325 LCD driver

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Hi
I'm using a "china version" of the 2,4" TFT Display / ILI9325 LCD driver

I'm trying to update the display in a loop. I need this for updating the screen, when a value changes.

BUT!
As soon as I uncomment TSPoint p = ts.getPoint(); in the below code, the screen is no longer updating.
The screen is never filled with "WHITE".

If I commet the line again //TSPoint p = ts.getPoint(); everything runs as expected.

Any ideas, what i'm doing wrong ?
Maybe I don't understand the "ts.getPoint()" function ?

void redraw(){
  Serial.println("redrawrunning setpoint = "); Serial.println(fSetpoint);
  tft.fillScreen(BLACK);
  tft.setCursor(0, 0);
  tft.setTextColor(WHITE);    tft.setTextSize(1);
  tft.println("Sousvide controller UV, Okt 2016");
  tft.println("");  
  
  //Actual Temp
  tft.setTextColor(RED);    tft.setTextSize(3);
  tft.print("ACT:"); tft.print(fActualValue); tft.print(" C");
  tft.println("");
  tft.println("");
  //Setpoint temperature
  tft.setTextColor(BLUE);    tft.setTextSize(3);
  tft.print("SET:"); tft.print(fSetpoint); tft.print(" C");  

  //UPArrow
  tft.fillTriangle(50, 150, 75, 100, 100, 150, GREEN);
  //Downarrow
  tft.fillTriangle(145, 150, 120, 100, 170, 100, GREEN);
}

void loop(void) {


  //TSPoint p = ts.getPoint();

  delay(2000);

    redraw();
    delay(1000);
    tft.fillScreen(WHITE);
    delay(1000);


} // END LOOP
2

Please post a link to the actual display that you have (or similar Ebay sale)

Mcufriend 2.4" shields share the Touch pins with the other TFT pins. So you must restore the YP, XM pins to OUTPUT after you use any getPoint() calls. e.g.

    TSPoint p = ts.getPoint();  //point on touchscreen that has been touched
    pinMode(YP, OUTPUT);        //.kbv these pins are shared with TFT
    pinMode(XM, OUTPUT);        //.kbv these pins are shared with TFT

David.

3

Thanks very much for the help, that was the solution :slight_smile:

The Display is this type : LINK

4

You have a regular 2.4" Mcufriend Red shield. I would be very surprised if it contains an ILI9325 unless it is quite old.

My library will identify most controllers.

David.