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peterhinch / micropython-micro-gui

A lightweight MicroPython GUI library for display drivers based on framebuf, allows input via pushbuttons. See also micropython-touch.
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Waveshare Pico LCD 1.3 Support #44

Closed AaronMittelmeier closed 9 months ago

AaronMittelmeier commented 9 months ago

Can you please add support for the Waveshare display 1.3 LCD to the Micro GUI? I can get it loaded, and even running, but it is off center and isn't behaving quite right. I don't know if it's a config thing or a driver thing. I can send you a photo.

peterhinch commented 9 months ago

Unfortunately I don't have one of these displays.

The problem here is that different manufacturers wire up the ST7789 in different ways,necessitating a dedicated display 3-tuple. If you look at this code you will see examples, some contributed by users. You may find that one of these works for your display: try them, e.g. by passing display=PICO_LCD_2 to the constructor. I suggest starting with this one as it's a Waveshare display.

If none of the provided tuples works, try experimenting, starting with whichever provides the best results. For example you might pass display=(0, 0, 2) to test a value. See drivers doc.

To evaluate a tuple, use the quick hardware check. If this produces pixel-perfect results you can be sure that the GUI will work.

Please post your results and I will update the driver and doc.

AaronMittelmeier commented 9 months ago

Sweet! Thanks! I'll give it a gander after work this evening. The 1.14 inch, 240x240 hardware_setup is good enough to get the UI to work on the 1.3 device and 3 of the inputs are functional, so it's close, but not quite there. I'll let you know; thanks again.

On a personal note, I was perusing your GitHub and I just wanted to say that I am grateful for people like you who have contributed significantly to the foundation of work related to micropython and controllers in general. If my buddy and I ever produce more than two devices related to our project, I will personally send you a pair.

AaronMittelmeier commented 9 months ago

20240212_072409 Here's how it looks right now, just an FYI. Sorry about the picture quality. You know how it is. Anyway, I'll have another peek tonight with fresh eyes. Thanks!

AaronMittelmeier commented 9 months ago

Greetings Again Mr. Hinch,

You were absolutely right. The magic combo for the display 3-tuple was (0, 0, 16) for this hardware: https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/Pico-LCD-1.3 .

Hardware test 20240212_180335

GUI Demo 20240212_180354

Thank you again for your hard work and your time. It will be invaluable to my friend and my pet project.

peterhinch commented 9 months ago

Excellent, thank you for letting me know. I've added a constant WAVESHARE_13 to the code and driver doc.