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[[File:Ili9341.png|thumb|2.4" TFT LCD]]
 
[[File:Ili9341.png|thumb|2.4" TFT LCD]]
  
This is an exercise in interfacing the 2.4" TFT LCD display (ili9341) via a SPI bus.
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This is an exercise in interfacing the 2.4" TFT LCD display (ili9341) via a SPI bus. The newer using the '''tinyDRM'''
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driver and the older uses '''fbtft'''.
  
 
== The Hardware ==
 
== The Hardware ==
  
Wire the LCD display as shown in the table.
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This table shows how to wire the LCD display for SPI 0.
  
 
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== The Software ==
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== tinyDRM ==
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The tinyDRM driver requires a 4.19 kernel or newer.  Run '''uname -a''' to see which kernel is being run.
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If it isn't new enough run:
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bone$ '''cd /opt/scripts/tools'''
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bone$ '''sudo ./update_kernel.sh --lts-4_19'''
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bone$ '''reboot'''
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Clone the course repo.
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bone$ '''git clone https://github.com/MarkAYoder/BeagleBoard-exercises.git exercises'''
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and then
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bone$ '''cd exercises/display/ili9341'''
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bone$ '''git pull'''
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bone$ '''cd tinyDRM'''
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bone$ '''ls'''
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BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dts  install.sh  Makefile
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'''BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dts''' is the device driver for the LCD attached to SPI 1.
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To compile it:
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bone$ '''make'''
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cpp -x assembler-with-cpp -nostdinc -I /opt/source/dtb-4.19-ti/include -undef -D__DTS__ < BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dts | dtc -i /opt/source/dtb-4.19-ti/include -I dts -O dtb -b 0 -o BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dtbo -
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BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dtbo: Warning (chosen_node_is_root): /fragment@0/__overlay__/chosen: chosen node must be at root node
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bone$ '''make install'''
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sudo cp --backup BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dtbo /lib/firmware
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Add uboot_overlay_addr4=/lib/firmware/BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dtbo to /boot/uEnv.txt
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Now, follow the instructions from the Makefile and edit '''/boot/uEnv.txt''' and find the line starting with
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#uboot_overlay_addr4=/lib/firmware
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Uncomment it and change it to:
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uboot_overlay_addr4=/lib/firmware/BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dtbo
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Then reboot and check of '''/dev/fb0'''
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bone$ '''sudo reboot'''
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After rebooting...
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bone$ ls -ls /dev/fb0
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0 crw-rw---- 1 root video 29, 0 Oct  3 10:07 /dev/fb0
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You can control the backlight with:
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bone$ '''cd /sys/devices/platform/backlight_pwm/backlight/backlight_pwm'''
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bone$ '''sudo chgrp debian *'''                       
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bone$ '''sudo chmod g+w *'''
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Turn the display off, then on with:
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bone$ '''echo 1 > bl_power'''                       
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bone$ '''echo 0 > bl_power'''
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Change the brightness to 25% with:
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bone$ '''echo 25 > brightness'''
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Now jump to the Using the Frame Buffer section to see how to display images, etc..
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== Legacy fbtft ==
  
 
Clone the course repo.
 
Clone the course repo.
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After a moment the display should turn dark.  Look in '''on.sh''' to see what it did.
 
After a moment the display should turn dark.  Look in '''on.sh''' to see what it did.
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If the display doesn't turn on, look in '''on.sh''' and make sure it's set for the correct SPI bus.
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== Using the framebuffer ==
  
 
=== Displaying Images ===
 
=== Displaying Images ===
 
Follow the instructions in '''install.sh''' to download '''fbi''' and some images.
 
Follow the instructions in '''install.sh''' to download '''fbi''' and some images.
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bone$ '''sudo apt update'''
 
  bone$ '''sudo apt install fbi'''
 
  bone$ '''sudo apt install fbi'''
 
Display them with:
 
Display them with:

Revision as of 17:52, 7 October 2019

thumb‎ Embedded Linux Class by Mark A. Yoder


2.4" TFT LCD

This is an exercise in interfacing the 2.4" TFT LCD display (ili9341) via a SPI bus. The newer using the tinyDRM driver and the older uses fbtft.

The Hardware

This table shows how to wire the LCD display for SPI 0.

LCD Bone
MISO P9_21
LED P9_16
SCK P9_22
MOSI P9_18
D/C P9_19
RESET P9_20
CS P9_17
GND P9_2
VCC P9_4

tinyDRM

The tinyDRM driver requires a 4.19 kernel or newer. Run uname -a to see which kernel is being run. If it isn't new enough run:

bone$ cd /opt/scripts/tools
bone$ sudo ./update_kernel.sh --lts-4_19
bone$ reboot

Clone the course repo.

bone$ git clone https://github.com/MarkAYoder/BeagleBoard-exercises.git exercises

and then

bone$ cd exercises/display/ili9341
bone$ git pull
bone$ cd tinyDRM
bone$ ls
BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dts  install.sh  Makefile

BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dts is the device driver for the LCD attached to SPI 1.

To compile it:

bone$ make
cpp -x assembler-with-cpp -nostdinc -I /opt/source/dtb-4.19-ti/include -undef -D__DTS__ < BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dts | dtc -i /opt/source/dtb-4.19-ti/include -I dts -O dtb -b 0 -o BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dtbo -
BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dtbo: Warning (chosen_node_is_root): /fragment@0/__overlay__/chosen: chosen node must be at root node
bone$ make install
sudo cp --backup BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dtbo /lib/firmware
Add uboot_overlay_addr4=/lib/firmware/BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dtbo to /boot/uEnv.txt

Now, follow the instructions from the Makefile and edit /boot/uEnv.txt and find the line starting with

#uboot_overlay_addr4=/lib/firmware

Uncomment it and change it to:

uboot_overlay_addr4=/lib/firmware/BB-LCD-ADAFRUIT-24-SPI1-00A0.dtbo

Then reboot and check of /dev/fb0

bone$ sudo reboot

After rebooting...

bone$ ls -ls /dev/fb0
0 crw-rw---- 1 root video 29, 0 Oct  3 10:07 /dev/fb0

You can control the backlight with:

bone$ cd /sys/devices/platform/backlight_pwm/backlight/backlight_pwm
bone$ sudo chgrp debian *                         
bone$ sudo chmod g+w *

Turn the display off, then on with:

bone$ echo 1 > bl_power                        
bone$ echo 0 > bl_power

Change the brightness to 25% with:

bone$ echo 25 > brightness

Now jump to the Using the Frame Buffer section to see how to display images, etc..

Legacy fbtft

Clone the course repo.

bone$ git clone https://github.com/MarkAYoder/BeagleBoard-exercises.git exercises

and then

bone$ cd exercises/display/ili9341/fb
bone$ git pull
bone$ ./on.sh

After a moment the display should turn dark. Look in on.sh to see what it did. If the display doesn't turn on, look in on.sh and make sure it's set for the correct SPI bus.

Using the framebuffer

Displaying Images

Follow the instructions in install.sh to download fbi and some images.

bone$ sudo apt update
bone$ sudo apt install fbi

Display them with:

bone$ fbi -noverbose -T 1 -a boris.png

You should now see Boris the Beagle on your display.

Playing Movies

Install mplayer and load a movie on the Bone (see install.sh).

bone$ sudo apt install mplayer

Play the movie. Rotate the movie.

Generate Text

Install imagemagick.

bone$ sudo apt install imagemagick

See text.sh for an example of using imagemagick to write text to the LCD display. Write your name on the LCD. Display an image and write some text on it.

# Here's how to use imagemagick to display text
# Make a blank image
SIZE=320x240
TMP_FILE=/tmp/frame.png

# From: http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/text/
convert -background lightblue -fill blue -font Times-Roman -pointsize 24 \
     -size $SIZE \
     label:'ImageMagick\nExamples\nby Anthony' \
     -draw "text 0,200 'Bottom of Display'" \
     $TMP_FILE

sudo fbi -noverbose -T 1 $TMP_FILE




thumb‎ Embedded Linux Class by Mark A. Yoder