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jman Guru  Joined: 12/06/2011 Location: New ZealandPosts: 711 |
Ok so it seems the Nokia 5110 LCD has drawn a little attention 
This are driven by the SPI interface They are completely graphic displays (No built in fonts) But his means we can make our own cool fonts and pictures In my previous I made an error the resolution is 84x48 They are 3.3v so perfect for the UMite. add a 47ohm resistor in series with the backlight Attached is the code I used for Clock / Temp display in the Pic. With the Maximite I normally load the fonts from the SD The little board in the picture has a DS1307 and 24c32 eeprom I have also used the eeprom to store the fonts. The attached listing has the fonts in the main program 2014-02-18_072256_Nokia5110Clock.zip Take a look at the listing the fonts are near the bottom. There a few utility's that will convert BMP's to Hex codes I will dig them out and post them Regards Jman |
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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9308 |
Thanks for taking the hint. 
I have just ordered 10 of these LCD's, so I hope to expand my experience, as I have never worked with any SPI stuff - ever. I have known of it's existence of course, but I have never used any SPI device on anything, so should be a nice learning curve for me.  Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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Zonker Guru Joined: 18/08/2012 Location: United StatesPosts: 761 |
Thanks Jman..!! I actually have one of these little buggers and will try to get one connected up... Having your code makes it happen for me..!! Stick this baby in the LIB.. Looks like a keeper.. This unit is a good size fit for the uMite class Good work J.. 
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| Zonker Guru Joined: 18/08/2012 Location: United StatesPosts: 761 |
One Picture says it all..!! 
Awesome display for the uMite..! 
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| jman Guru Joined: 12/06/2011 Location: New ZealandPosts: 711 |
I could not resist 
Regards Jman |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9308 |
Boo hoo. 
Mine have not yet arrived, so I can't post my own message on the LCD. Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| paceman Guru Joined: 07/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1329 |
If you'd like some very cheap 16x2 displays as alternatives, and/or 4x3 and 4x4 keypads to get stuff into them, Rockby currently have them on special here in Melbourne at around $9 for four. Rockby specials Greg |
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| Zonker Guru Joined: 18/08/2012 Location: United StatesPosts: 761 |
You know... Now that Geoff has given us what we were grubbin bout as far as IR transceiver subsystem, maybe it's time to take it to the "system integration" level... I was talking to Lou about IR codes.. "and stuff".. and I think it comes down to the fact that there are many kinds of remotes, each as it seems, with it's own "device" code and the extra "unique" data code table to deal with... ect... ect... ect... Yikes..!! ... I know, how bout this... Let's code our own "uMite" remote transceiver unit (with the Jman LCD) (oh yes) and, create a good standard code-set and common device everyone could use.... 
"just..sayin" 
EDIT: Just think... You could use such a device to walk up to any uMite node, and go into the set-up menu, change a few settings, display the current error log, change the node password.... ect... |
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| Zonker Guru Joined: 18/08/2012 Location: United StatesPosts: 761 |
Didn't take long to spin one up using a 28 pinner... 2014-02-22_054640_uMite_IR_Remote.pdf Hey... Just an Idea... |
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| jman Guru Joined: 12/06/2011 Location: New ZealandPosts: 711 |
Fantastic Lets make it ! Jman |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9308 |
I second the motion. Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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bigmik Guru Joined: 20/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2914 |
Hey Cool, Apart from the novelty of the NOKIA screen I wasn't all that keen on the idea of using one but seeing where this is going has whetted my appetite a bit. I now have to admit that this little beastie is more useful than I gave it credit for initially. Thanks Jman and everyone. Regards, Mick Mick's uMite Stuff can be found >>> HERE (Kindly hosted by Dontronics) <<< |
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| plasma Guru Joined: 08/04/2012 Location: GermanyPosts: 437 |
haha great idea ! pin 6 can shut the backlight on or off ?  |
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| jman Guru Joined: 12/06/2011 Location: New ZealandPosts: 711 |
Even better we can adjust the backlight with PWM Jman |
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palcal Guru Joined: 12/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1873 |
Jman, Can you tell me where to find info on making my own fonts. I want to be able to display numbers in a larger font maybe 3 times normal size. I have ordered some screens but have not arrived yet. Paul. "It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all" |
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| jman Guru Joined: 12/06/2011 Location: New ZealandPosts: 711 |
Sure I use a little program that I have attached If you are just want bigger numbers then just make a set of larger numbers no need to do the whole table I am busy with an update to the code to allow different size fonts Once you have the numbers created drop me line and we can get them added to the current code (That way you get use them fast) 2014-02-23_073543_fastlcd.zip Don't forget to set the grid size to 84x48 The standard fonts are 7x8 and the left most column is blank This software will also allow you to create a complete screen (Like a cool splash screen at startup) Let me know how you get on Regards Jman |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9308 |
jman - you mentioned at one point(i think it was on another thread) that you had stored the fonts in an EEPROM. Can you give me(and others I am sure) some additional information on that? If you have multiple fonts, I guess that you would store these in the EEPROM and the splash-screen in the uM, so that while the splash-screen is showing, you can load the fonts from the EEPROM in the background. I expect my RTC/EEPROM modules next week, so it would be an ideal way for me to tinker with I2C - both the RTC and by using the EEPROM for the fonts, I can learn to access two different I2C devices. Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| Zonker Guru Joined: 18/08/2012 Location: United StatesPosts: 761 |
Could we also store the font tables in the flash variable storage area..? I would like to see a table of fonts include the objects that let you make simple lines and boxes so we could fancy it up a bit... |
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BobD Guru Joined: 07/12/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 935 |
jman, how extensible are your routines? I see an number of graphics LCDs on eBay etc. that are 128 x 64 and even larger. Can your routines handle those sizes? |
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| jman Guru Joined: 12/06/2011 Location: New ZealandPosts: 711 |
It will depend on the chipset that the display use's I am keen to try a larger one so watch this space @ Paul Is this what you are after 
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