// A fun MATRIX-like screen demo of scrolling // Screen will flicker initially until fully drawn // then scroll smoothly // Needs GLCD font /* Make sure all the display driver and pin connections are correct by editing the User_Setup.h file in the TFT_eSPI library folder. ######################################################################### ###### DON'T FORGET TO UPDATE THE User_Setup.h FILE IN THE LIBRARY ###### ######################################################################### */ #include // Hardware-specific library // Invoke custom library #define TEXT_HEIGHT 8 // Height of text to be printed and scrolled #define BOT_FIXED_AREA 0 // Number of lines in bottom fixed area (lines counted from bottom of screen) #define TOP_FIXED_AREA 0 // Number of lines in top fixed area (lines counted from top of screen) uint16_t yStart = TOP_FIXED_AREA; uint16_t yArea = 320 - TOP_FIXED_AREA - BOT_FIXED_AREA; uint16_t yDraw = 320 - BOT_FIXED_AREA - TEXT_HEIGHT; byte pos[42]; uint16_t xPos = 0; void setup() { Serial.begin(115200); randomSeed(analogRead(A0)); watch.begin(); watch.setRotation(0); watch.fillScreen(TFT_BLACK); setupScrollArea(TOP_FIXED_AREA, BOT_FIXED_AREA); } void loop(void) { // First fill the screen with random streaks of characters for (int j = 0; j < 600; j += TEXT_HEIGHT) { for (int i = 0; i < 40; i++) { if (pos[i] > 20) pos[i] -= 3; // Rapid fade initially brightness values if (pos[i] > 0) pos[i] -= 1; // Slow fade later if ((random(20) == 1) && (j < 400)) pos[i] = 63; // ~1 in 20 probability of a new character watch.setTextColor(pos[i] << 5, TFT_BLACK); // Set the green character brightness if (pos[i] == 63) watch.setTextColor(TFT_WHITE, TFT_BLACK); // Draw white character xPos += watch.drawChar(random(32, 128), xPos, yDraw, 1); // Draw the character } yDraw = scroll_slow(TEXT_HEIGHT, 14); // Scroll, 14ms per pixel line xPos = 0; } //watch.setRotation(2); //watch.setTextColor(63 << 5, TFT_BLACK); //watch.drawCentreString("MATRIX",120,60,4); //watch.setRotation(0); // Now scroll smoothly forever while (1) { yield(); // Scroll 320 lines, 5ms per line yDraw = scroll_slow(320, 5); } } void setupScrollArea(uint16_t TFA, uint16_t BFA) { watch.writecommand(ST7789_VSCRDEF); // Vertical scroll definition watch.writedata(TFA >> 8); watch.writedata(TFA); watch.writedata((320 - TFA - BFA) >> 8); watch.writedata(320 - TFA - BFA); watch.writedata(BFA >> 8); watch.writedata(BFA); } int scroll_slow(int lines, int wait) { int yTemp = yStart; for (int i = 0; i < lines; i++) { yStart++; if (yStart == 320 - BOT_FIXED_AREA) yStart = TOP_FIXED_AREA; scrollAddress(yStart); delay(wait); } return yTemp; } void scrollAddress(uint16_t VSP) { watch.writecommand(ST7789_VSCRSADD); // Vertical scrolling start address watch.writedata(VSP >> 8); watch.writedata(VSP); }