#arduino-tft-screen-helloworld
##About This app is a kind of working "Hello World" project to test and document the proper usage of the TFT Arduino libraries for controlling LCD.
###Hands On
####1.Connections
This is the connection schema I used for the project:
- VCC: 5V
- GND: Ground
- SCL: Pin 13
- SDA: Pin 12
- Res: 8
- CS: 10
- DC: 9
You can easily change this connections configuration by wiring it different in your circuit and, of course, changing the code properly.
In this case:
#define cs 10
#define dc 9
#define rst 8
####2. Steps
- Clone the repository
- Open ScreenHelloWorld\ScreenHelloWorld.ino with your Android IDE (If you have not installed it, please follow the steps indicated here).
- Connect your Arduino circuit to the USB.
- Deploy the program.
####3. What you should see? A simple animated "ball" moving along the screen.
##Motivation I've spent more hours than expected trying to make the screen work, basically because of the lack of good documentation. It turned to be really simple.
##Doesn't Covered
Even though I'm using a TFT with SD card reader, this example doesn't make use of it.
The example should work with TFT without SD card reader as well.
##Considerations This app is using the standard TFT library that comes with Arduino SDK. I have also tried other manufacturers' since the screen I'm using is from SaintSmart and the libraries I've downloaded from its page, simple didn't work (at least, not following the documentation).