Graphical Displays with PBP3

[rocket_troy]

I've just tried that but I'm confused: I can pick a standard font and make something up from that using the tool, but what do I do then? Do I "export" it? Exporting, produces the matrix of hex codes for the font graphics but that's all it produces. The largenum and bigchar files you included have many lines of headers? footers? whatever... above and below the font dot matrix codes and the export button that I'm clicking doesn't appear to generate any of that and it's not really clear what those lines are?

Regards,

Troy

[richard]

have a look here
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=24171

[rocket_troy]

Thanks. That link eventually lead to the TFT export option needing to be visible to click on. Alas, that appears not useful without some kind of description of what those headers represent. Intuitively I would've thought they'd be some kind of memory addressing but they can't be. The 1st column looks like the font width but no idea what the second byte represents?

Regards,

Troy

[richard]

you need to be more explicit, i cannot see the problem

here is the raw " C " code as exported for chrs 48 to 60 as 11 x 16 sized font

you simply need to make it comply with pbp limitations , thats it you don't have to understand it
its pretty simple anyway

0x00, unused
0x00, unused
0x30,0x00, first chr
0x3C,0x00, last chr
0x10, height
0x00,

0x0B,0x3C,0x00,0x00, width of chr1. offset to font data for chr 1
0x0A,0x5C,0x00,0x00, width of chr2. offset to font data for chr2
0x0B,0x7C,0x00,0x00, width of chr3. offset to font data for chr 3
...

//Font Generated by MikroElektronika GLCD Font Creator 1.2.0.0
//MikroElektrnika 2011 
//http://www.mikroe.com 


//GLCD FontName : Terminal11x16
//GLCD FontSize : 11 x 16


const unsigned short Terminal11x16[] = {
   0x00,
   0x00,
   0x30,0x00,
   0x3C,0x00,
   0x10,
   0x00,
   0x0B,0x3C,0x00,0x00,
   0x0A,0x5C,0x00,0x00,
   0x0B,0x7C,0x00,0x00,
   0x0B,0x9C,0x00,0x00,
   0x0B,0xBC,0x00,0x00,
   0x0B,0xDC,0x00,0x00,
   0x0B,0xFC,0x00,0x00,
   0x0B,0x1C,0x01,0x00,
   0x0B,0x3C,0x01,0x00,
   0x0B,0x5C,0x01,0x00,
   0x06,0x7C,0x01,0x00,
   0x06,0x8C,0x01,0x00,
   0x09,0x9C,0x01,0x00,
   0xF8,0x00,0xFE,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x03,0x07,0x83,0x07,0xC3,0x06,0x63,0x06,0x33,0x06,0x1B,0x06,0x0F,0x06,0x07,0x06,0x06,0x03,0xFE,0x03,0xF8,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // Code for char num 48
   0x60,0x00,0x70,0x00,0x7C,0x00,0x7C,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0xFC,0x03,0xFC,0x03,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // Code for char num 49
   0xFC,0x01,0xFE,0x03,0x07,0x07,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x07,0x80,0x03,0xC0,0x01,0xE0,0x00,0x70,0x00,0x38,0x00,0x1C,0x00,0x0E,0x00,0xFF,0x07,0xFF,0x07,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // Code for char num 50
   0xFC,0x01,0xFE,0x03,0x07,0x07,0x03,0x06,0x00,0x06,0x00,0x07,0xF8,0x03,0xF8,0x01,0x00,0x03,0x00,0x06,0x03,0x06,0x07,0x07,0xFE,0x03,0xFC,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // Code for char num 51
   0xC0,0x01,0xE0,0x01,0xF0,0x01,0xB8,0x01,0x9C,0x01,0x8E,0x01,0x87,0x01,0x83,0x01,0xFF,0x07,0xFF,0x07,0x80,0x01,0x80,0x01,0x80,0x01,0x80,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // Code for char num 52
   0xFF,0x07,0xFF,0x07,0x03,0x00,0x03,0x00,0x03,0x00,0xFF,0x01,0xFE,0x03,0x00,0x07,0x00,0x06,0x00,0x06,0x03,0x06,0x07,0x07,0xFE,0x03,0xFC,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // Code for char num 53
   0xE0,0x01,0xF0,0x01,0x38,0x00,0x1C,0x00,0x0E,0x00,0x06,0x00,0xFF,0x01,0xFF,0x03,0x07,0x07,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x06,0x07,0x07,0xFE,0x03,0xFC,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // Code for char num 54
   0xFF,0x07,0xFF,0x07,0x00,0x03,0x00,0x03,0x80,0x01,0x80,0x01,0xC0,0x00,0xC0,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x30,0x00,0x30,0x00,0x18,0x00,0x18,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // Code for char num 55
   0xF8,0x00,0xFC,0x01,0x8E,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x8E,0x03,0xFC,0x01,0xFE,0x03,0x07,0x07,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x06,0x07,0x07,0xFE,0x03,0xFC,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // Code for char num 56
   0xFC,0x01,0xFE,0x03,0x07,0x07,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x06,0x07,0x07,0xFE,0x07,0xFC,0x07,0x00,0x03,0x80,0x03,0xC0,0x01,0xE0,0x00,0x7C,0x00,0x3C,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // Code for char num 57
   0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x38,0x38,0x38,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x38,0x38,0x38,0x00,0x00,0x00, // Code for char num 58
   0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x38,0x38,0x38,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x38,0x38,0x38,0x30,0x30,0x18, // Code for char num 59
   0x80,0x01,0xC0,0x01,0xE0,0x00,0x70,0x00,0x38,0x00,0x1C,0x00,0x0E,0x00,0x0E,0x00,0x1C,0x00,0x38,0x00,0x70,0x00,0xE0,0x00,0xC0,0x01,0x80,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 // Code for char num 60
        };

becomes

;//Font Generated by MikroElektronika GLCD Font Creator 1.2.0.0
;//MikroElektrnika 2011 
;//http://www.mikroe.com 
;
;//GLCD FontName : Terminal11x16
;//GLCD FontSize : 11 x 16
;
;const unsigned short Terminal11x16[] = {
   0x00,0x00
   
   0x30,0x00
   0x3C,0x00
   0x10,0x00
   
   0x0B,0x3C,0x00,0x00
   0x0A,0x5C,0x00,0x00
   0x0B,0x7C,0x00,0x00
   0x0B,0x9C,0x00,0x00
   0x0B,0xBC,0x00,0x00
   0x0B,0xDC,0x00,0x00
   0x0B,0xFC,0x00,0x00
   0x0B,0x1C,0x01,0x00
   0x0B,0x3C,0x01,0x00
   0x0B,0x5C,0x01,0x00
   0x06,0x7C,0x01,0x00
   0x06,0x8C,0x01,0x00
   0x09,0x9C,0x01,0x00
   0xF8,0x00,0xFE,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x03,0x07,0x83,0x07,0xC3,0x06,0x63,0x06,0x33,0x06,0x1B,0x06,0x0F,0x06,0x07,0x06,0x06,0x03,0xFE,0x03,0xF8,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 ; Code for char num 48
   0x60,0x00,0x70,0x00,0x7C,0x00,0x7C,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0xFC,0x03,0xFC,0x03,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 ; Code for char num 49
   0xFC,0x01,0xFE,0x03,0x07,0x07,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x07,0x80,0x03,0xC0,0x01,0xE0,0x00,0x70,0x00,0x38,0x00,0x1C,0x00,0x0E,0x00,0xFF,0x07,0xFF,0x07,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 ; Code for char num 50
   0xFC,0x01,0xFE,0x03,0x07,0x07,0x03,0x06,0x00,0x06,0x00,0x07,0xF8,0x03,0xF8,0x01,0x00,0x03,0x00,0x06,0x03,0x06,0x07,0x07,0xFE,0x03,0xFC,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 ; Code for char num 51
   0xC0,0x01,0xE0,0x01,0xF0,0x01,0xB8,0x01,0x9C,0x01,0x8E,0x01,0x87,0x01,0x83,0x01,0xFF,0x07,0xFF,0x07,0x80,0x01,0x80,0x01,0x80,0x01,0x80,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 ; Code for char num 52
   0xFF,0x07,0xFF,0x07,0x03,0x00,0x03,0x00,0x03,0x00,0xFF,0x01,0xFE,0x03,0x00,0x07,0x00,0x06,0x00,0x06,0x03,0x06,0x07,0x07,0xFE,0x03,0xFC,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 ; Code for char num 53
   0xE0,0x01,0xF0,0x01,0x38,0x00,0x1C,0x00,0x0E,0x00,0x06,0x00,0xFF,0x01,0xFF,0x03,0x07,0x07,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x06,0x07,0x07,0xFE,0x03,0xFC,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 ; Code for char num 54
   0xFF,0x07,0xFF,0x07,0x00,0x03,0x00,0x03,0x80,0x01,0x80,0x01,0xC0,0x00,0xC0,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x60,0x00,0x30,0x00,0x30,0x00,0x18,0x00,0x18,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 ; Code for char num 55
   0xF8,0x00,0xFC,0x01,0x8E,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x8E,0x03,0xFC,0x01,0xFE,0x03,0x07,0x07,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x06,0x07,0x07,0xFE,0x03,0xFC,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 ; Code for char num 56
   0xFC,0x01,0xFE,0x03,0x07,0x07,0x03,0x06,0x03,0x06,0x07,0x07,0xFE,0x07,0xFC,0x07,0x00,0x03,0x80,0x03,0xC0,0x01,0xE0,0x00,0x7C,0x00,0x3C,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 ; Code for char num 57
   0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x38,0x38,0x38,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x38,0x38,0x38,0x00,0x00,0x00 ; Code for char num 58
   0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x38,0x38,0x38,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x38,0x38,0x38,0x30,0x30,0x18 ; Code for char num 59
   0x80,0x01,0xC0,0x01,0xE0,0x00,0x70,0x00,0x38,0x00,0x1C,0x00,0x0E,0x00,0x0E,0x00,0x1C,0x00,0x38,0x00,0x70,0x00,0xE0,0x00,0xC0,0x01,0x80,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 ; Code for char num 60
;        };

[rocket_troy]

Thanks Richard. DUH [slapping forehead again]. I didn't read them properly, nevertheless, you told me everything and more with that description and I'm once again eternally grateful.

Cheers,

Troy

[richard]

bmp bug fix

[spcw1234]

bmp bug fix

Working much better, but in my case it is cropping 6 columns off of the right side of the image (110x64). Using the pbp file I uploaded here

Here are 2 images of what it should look like (using SSDBM vs what is being displayed using DMDBMP.

[richard]

one more thing
both pbp and mpasm have limitations on line length , exceed them at your peril

and always have an even number of bytes ie not odd on every line line other wise pbp will pad the odd byte with an extra 00 the offset indexing will fail.
do not add or delete any byte to the file or else the offset indexing will fail.

[rocket_troy]

Got it and working perfectly

Thanks again,

[Ioannis]

and always have an even number of bytes ie not odd on every line line other wise pbp will pad the odd byte with an extra 00 the offset indexing will fail.
do not add or delete any byte to the file or else the offset indexing will fail.

Good info! Thanks.
Is this referred to somewhere?

Ioannis

[rocket_troy]

Richard,
I'm just starting to experiment with displaying a simple number count ie. clearing the screen, incrementing a number and displaying that number using the larger numerical font and looping that process. So, everything's good until I'm getting to either 6 or 7 loops (doesn't matter what number I start with) and then something happens. The count stops where it should be displayed and appears to continue... like... 20 or so pixels above the nominated location and the font is now only 1 pixel high.
Any ideas what's happening or what I'm doing wrong?

    DEFINE OSC 64


   
    #DEFINE colours 1   ;1 mono 2 rg or 3 rgb
    width  con 128      ;
    height con 64      ;
    'use serial i/f
    #define  stserial 1
    include "grx.pbpMOD" 
    include "st7920b.pbpmod" 
    include "font.bas"
    include "bignum.bas"       
    include "bigchr.bas"
    BUFF       VAR BYTE[4]
    ani_h var word  bank0
    ani_r var byte
    ani_c var byte
    OSCCON=$70
    OSCTUNE.6=1
    while ! osccon2.7 :WEND    ;wait for pll
    ANSELB=0
    ANSELC=0
    ANSELA=0 
    
    'trisc = %11010101 ;cs,sck,sdo are output
    trisc = %11010101 ;cs,sck,sdo are output
    TRISB = %11111111
    TRISA = %11111111

              
n var word

    gosub st7920_init    'graphic mode

    OSCCON=$70
    OSCTUNE.6=1
    while ! osccon2.7 :WEND    ;wait for pll
    
    ANSELB=0
    ANSELC=0
    ANSELA=0 
    
    Pause  500      ' LCD initialize time
    lcdout $FE,1
    gosub st7920_init    'graphic mode

    n=0
    
 main
 
    gosub grf_clr
    n= n+1
    SETFONT bignum
    ARRAYWRITE BUFF,[dec4 n]
    DMDSTR 40,30, Buff,1
    gosub show 
    pause 1000
    
 goto main