Screen¶

The screen is used by all other functions and libraries.

Configure¶

Select the library corresponding to the size of the screen and the edition of the library.

#include "PDLS_EXT3_Advanced_Fast.h";

Legacy version 5

#include "PDLS_EXT3_Advanced_Fast_Small.h";

The pre-processor statement includes the screen libraries.

Screen_EPD_EXT3_Fast myScreen(eScreen_EPD_EXT3_271_09,
    boardLaunchPad,
    frameBuffer);

The constructor Screen_EPD_EXT3_Fast creates the screen object.

The required parameters are

The first line sets the model of the screen;
The second line select the configuration of the board connected to the EXT3 extension board;

The optional parameter is

The third line links to the frame-buffer if declared at build-time.

Screen model¶

The screen model starts with eScreen_EPD_EXT3_, contains the size and the type, both taken from the product number.

The product number of the panel is printed on the back of the screen, on the top line close to the QR-code.

Example

The screen with product number CE2271CS094 corresponds to a 2.71" panel with type 09. The last digit 4 is ignored.

-	Size	-	Type	-
`CE2`	`271`	`CS`	`09`	`4`
`eScreen_EPD_EXT3_`	`271`	`_`	`09`

The screen model for the constructor is eScreen_EPD_EXT3_271_09.

eScreen_EPD_EXT3_Fast myScreen(eScreen_EPD_EXT3_271_09, boardLaunchPad);

Other specific cases for the constructor are listed below.

Embedded fast updateScreens with touchGlobal updateLarge screens

Screens with embedded fast update require the additional mention of Fast.

The screen model starts with eScreen_EPD_EXT3_ and contains the size and the type, both taken from the product number, then _ and Fast.

Example

The product number of the screens with touch includes a P after the size 271.

The screen with product number SE2271PS09 corresponds to a 2.71" panel with embedded fast update with type 09.

-	Size	-	Type	Fast
`SE2`	`271`	`PS`	`09`
`eScreen_EPD_EXT3_`	`271`	`_`	`09`	`_Fast`

The screen model for the constructor is eScreen_EPD_EXT3_271_09_Fast.

eScreen_EPD_EXT3_Fast myScreen(eScreen_EPD_EXT3_271_09_Fast, boardLaunchPad);

The screens featuring touch require the additional mention of Touch.

The screen model starts with eScreen_EPD_EXT3_ and mentions the size of the screen, then _ and Touch.

Example

The product number of the screens with touch includes a T at the second position.

The screen with product number QT2370PS0C1 corresponds to a 3.70" touch-panel with type 0C.

-	Size	-	Type
`QT2`	`370`	`PS`	`0C`
`eScreen_EPD_EXT3_`	`370`	`_`	`Touch`

The screen model for the constructor is eScreen_EPD_EXT3_370_Touch.

eScreen_EPD_EXT3_Fast myScreen(eScreen_EPD_EXT3_370_Touch, boardLaunchPad);

The screen model starts with eScreen_EPD_EXT3_ and mentions the size of the screen.

Example

The screen with product number CE2271CS0E corresponds to a 2.71" panel with type 0E.

-	Size	-	Type
`CE2`	`271`	`CS`	`0E`
`eScreen_EPD_EXT3_`	`271`

The screen model for the constructor is eScreen_EPD_EXT3_271.

eScreen_EPD_EXT3 myScreen(eScreen_EPD_EXT3_271, boardLaunchPad);

Large screens may require the additional mention of the type, especially if it is 08, even for global update.

The screen model starts with eScreen_EPD_EXT3_ and mentions the size of the screen, then _ and the type.

Example

The screen with product number CE2969JS08 corresponds to a 9.69" panel with type 08.

-	Size	-	Type
`CE2`	`969`	`CS`	`08`
`eScreen_EPD_EXT3_`	`969`	`_`	`08`

The screen model for the constructor is eScreen_EPD_EXT3_969_08.

eScreen_EPD_EXT3_Fast myScreen(eScreen_EPD_EXT3_969_08, boardLaunchPad);

The size of the 12.0" panel is coded as B98 and corresponds to 11.98".

For more information about the screen model, please refer to the Model name explanation page.

Board configuration¶

A board configuration defines all the GPIOs connected to the EXT3 extension board.

The SPI and I²C ports set their respective pins.

There are three families of boards. The configuration file lists the recommended boards and includes other boards. Additional non-listed boards can easily be defined.

Recommended boardsOther boardsNon-listed boards

The recommended boards are:

Constant	Board
`boardFeatherM0M4`	Adafruit Feather
`boardESP32DevKitC`	Espressif ESP32-DevKitC
`boardRaspberryPiPico_RP2040`	Raspberry Pi Pico with Arduino-Pico

Those recommended boards have been extensively tested. The Raspberry Pi Pico with Arduino-Pico is part of the the EPD Pico Kit (EPDK) .

Other boards are also available:

Constant	Board
`boardArduinoZero`	Arduino Zero or M0 Pro
`boardFeatherNRF52832`	Adafruit Feather
`boardFeatherNRF52840`	Adafruit Feather
`boardFeatherRP2040`	Adafruit Feather
`boardParticlePhoton`	Particle Photon and RedBear Duo
`boardRaspberryPiZeroB_RasPiArduino`	Raspberry Pi Zero and B
`boardRaspberryPiZeroB_BCM2835`	Raspberry Pi Zero and B
`boardRaspberryPiZeroB_MRAA`	Raspberry Pi Zero and B
`boardRaspberryPiPico_Arduino`	Raspberry Pi Pico with Arduino Core mbed
`boardNucleo64`	STM32 Nucleo
`boardLaunchPad`	Texas Instruments LaunchPad MSP430 and MSP432
`boardCC1352`	Texas Instruments LaunchPad and LPSTK CC1352R

Those boards are for reference only, as they may require specific SDK configurations.

To use another non-listed board,

Create a variable with the pins_t structure;
Set the pins of the connected GPIOs, or specify NOT_CONNECTED otherwise;
Mention this variable to the constructor.

Example

const pins_t myBoard =
{
    .panelBusy = 11, ///< EXT3 and EXT3-1 pin 3 Red
    .panelDC = 12, ///< EXT3 and EXT3-1 pin 4 Orange
    .panelReset = 13, ///< EXT3 and EXT3-1 pin 5 Yellow
    .flashCS = 18, ///< EXT3 and EXT3-1 pin 8 Violet
    .panelCS = 19, ///< EXT3 and EXT3-1 pin 9 Grey
    .panelCSS = 39, ///< EXT3 and EXT3-1 pin 12 Grey2
    .flashCSS = 38, ///< EXT3 and EXT3-1 pin 20 Black2
    .touchInt = NOT_CONNECTED, ///< EXT3-Touch pin 3 Red
    .touchReset = NOT_CONNECTED, ///< EXT3-Touch pin 4 Orange
    .panelPower = NOT_CONNECTED, ///< Optional power circuit 
    .cardCS = NOT_CONNECTED, ///< Separate SD-card board
    .cardDetect = NOT_CONNECTED, ///< Separate SD-card board
};

Screen_EPD_EXT3_Fast myScreen(eScreen_EPD_EXT3_271, myBoard);

Frame-buffer¶

By default, the frame-buffer is created at run-time with the MCU internal SRAM.

The size of the frame-buffer corresponds to the number of pixels divided by 8 (8 pixels per byte) and multiplied by two (1 bit per colour, two colours or previous and next images).

Diagonal (inches)	Width (pixels)	Height (pixels)	Frame-buffer (bytes)
1.54	152	152	5,776
2.13	104	212	5,512
2.66	152	296	11,248
2.71	176	264	11,616
2.87	128	296	9,472
3.70	240	416	24,960
4.17	400	300	30,000
4.37	176	480	21,120
5.81	256	720	46,080
7.41	480	800	96,000
9.69	672	960	161,280
11.98	768	960	184,320

However, the frame-buffer can be specified at build-time and passed on to the constructor as parameter.

uint8_t frameBuffer[frameSize_EPD_EXT3_271];
Screen_EPD_EXT3_Fast myScreen(eScreen_EPD_EXT3_271_09, boardLaunchPad, frameBuffer);

The constant for the size of the frame-buffer starts with frameBuffer_EPD_EXT3_ and contains the size taken from the product number.

Diagonal (inches)	Frame-buffer (bytes)	Frame-buffer (constant)
1.54	5,776	`frameBuffer_EPD_EXT3_154`
2.13	5,512	`frameBuffer_EPD_EXT3_213`
2.66	11,248	`frameBuffer_EPD_EXT3_266`
2.71	11,616	`frameBuffer_EPD_EXT3_271`
2.87	9,472	`frameBuffer_EPD_EXT3_287`
3.70	24,960	`frameBuffer_EPD_EXT3_370`
4.17	30,000	`frameBuffer_EPD_EXT3_417`
4.37	21,120	`frameBuffer_EPD_EXT3_437`
5.81	46,080	`frameBuffer_EPD_EXT3_581`
7.41	96,000	`frameBuffer_EPD_EXT3_741`
9.69	161,280	`frameBuffer_EPD_EXT3_969`
11.98	184,320	`frameBuffer_EPD_EXT3_B98`

Specifying the frame-buffer at build-time is required for the cases listed below.

Internal FRAMExternal PSRAM

For MCUs where the memory location is managed at build-time such as FRAM-based MSP430FR5994, use instead

uint8_t frameBuffer[frameSize_EPD_EXT3_271] PLACE_IN_FRAM;
Screen_EPD_EXT3_Fast myScreen(eScreen_EPD_EXT3_271_09, boardLaunchPad, frameBuffer);

The PLACE_IN_FRAM macro tells the compiler to locate the frame-buffer in upper-FRAM.

For MCUs which manage external memory such as ESP32 with PSRAM or pseudo-static RAM, use instead

uint8_t * frameBuffer = (uint8_t *) ps_malloc(frameSize_EPD_EXT3_271);
Screen_EPD_EXT3_Fast myScreen(eScreen_EPD_EXT3_271_09, boardESP32DevKitC, frameBuffer);

The ps_malloc() allocator tells the compiler to locate the frame-buffer on the PSRAM.

Use¶

myScreen.begin();

begin() initialises the screen, including the required GPIOs, and the SPI and I²C ports.

Up to three different update modes are available for the panels: global update for all the monochrome and colour screens, fast update and partial update for selected monochrome screens.

Global updateFast updatePartial update

myScreen.gText(4, 4, myScreen.whoAmI());
myScreen.flush();

whoAmI() returns the name of the screen.

gText() prints text on the screen.

flush() uploads the frame-buffer to the screen and performs a global update of the panel.

myScreen.gText(4, 4, myScreen.whoAmI());
myScreen.flushFast();

whoAmI() returns the name of the screen.

gText() prints text on the screen.

flushFast() uploads the frame-buffer to the screen and performs a fast update of the panel.

When global update is not available, flush() redirects to flushFast().

myScreen.gText(4, 4, myScreen.whoAmI());
myScreen.flushPartial();

whoAmI() returns the name of the screen.

gText() prints text on the screen.

The coordinates of the modified window are updated automatically when drawing text and graphics.

flushPartial() uploads the modified window from the frame-buffer to the screen, and performs a partial update of the panel.

Note

For small screens, partial update may not be faster than fast update.

Legacy version 5

Legacy version 5 requires beginPartial() to start partial mode and reset the coordinates of the window.

myScreen.beginPartial();
myScreen.gText(4, 4, myScreen.whoAmI());
myScreen.flushPartial();

beginPartial() starts the partial mode and resets the coordinates of the window.

The application note provides the procedure to Optimise update modes.

The functions are grouped in six categories.

Example¶

This is the core of the code from the example WhoAmI.ino.

// Screen
#include "PDLS_EXT3_Advanced_Fast_Small.h";

// SDK
#include "hV_HAL_Peripherals.h"

// Configuration
#include "hV_Configuration.h"

// Set parameters
#define DISPLAY_WHOAMI 1

// Include application, user and local libraries
#include "hV_Utilities.h"

// Define variables and constants
Screen_EPD_EXT3_Fast myScreen(eScreen_EPD_EXT3_271_09, boardLaunchPad);

uint8_t fontSans;

#if (DISPLAY_WHOAMI == 1)

void displayWhoAmI()
{
    myScreen.selectFont(fontSans);
    myScreen.setOrientation(myOrientation);

    myScreen.gText(4, 4, myScreen.WhoAmI());

    // Global update
    myScreen.flush();
}

#endif // DISPLAY_WHOAMI

// Add setup code
void setup()
{
    hV_HAL_begin();

    hV_HAL_Debug_begin(115200);
    hV_HAL_delayMilliseconds(500);
    hV_HAL_Debug_println("");
    hV_HAL_Debug_println("=== " __FILE__);
    hV_HAL_Debug_println("=== " __DATE__ " " __TIME__);
    hV_HAL_Debug_println("");

    // initialise screen
    hV_HAL_Debug_print("begin... ");
    myScreen.begin();
    hV_HAL_Debug_println("done");

    // Add fonts from header files
    fontSans = myScreen.addFont(Font_DejaVuSans16);
    fontSans -= (fontSans > 0) ? 1 : 0;

    // Example
#if (DISPLAY_WHOAMI == 1)

    hV_HAL_Debug_print("DISPLAY_WHOAMI... ");
    myScreen.clear();
    displayWhoAmI();
    hV_HAL_Debug_println("done");

    wait(4);

#endif // DISPLAY_WHOAMI

    hV_HAL_Debug_println("=== ");
    hV_HAL_exit(0);
}

// Add loop code
void loop()
{
    hV_HAL_delayMilliseconds(1000);
}