GxEPD_HD

E-Paper display library for Arduino for HD parallel interface displays from Dalian Good Display.

for HD e-paper displays from Dalian Good Display on DESTM32-T evaluation kit

• http://www.good-display.com/products_detail/productId=370.html

for HD e-paper displays from Waveshare with matching IT8951 Driver HAT

The E-Paper display classes are subclasses of Adafruit_GFX, to have graphics and text rendering.

• a graphics buffer is used to have fast rendering through Adafruit_GFX.
• parts or full content of the graphics buffer are transferred to the controller buffer for display.
• black / white graphics buffer content is displayed using the fast "differential update" waveform method.
• graphics buffers with gray levels will be added.
• single pixel update to the controller buffer seems possible, to be investigated, may be slow.

Paged Drawing, Picture Loop

• This library uses paged drawing to limit RAM use of graphics buffer for Adafruit_GFX
• buffer size can be selected in the application by template parameter page_height, see GxEPD_HD_Example
• Paged drawing is implemented as picture loop, like in U8G2 (Oliver Kraus)
• see https://github.com/olikraus/u8glib/wiki/tpictureloop
• Paged drawing is also available using drawPaged() and drawCallback(), like in GxEPD
• // GxEPD style paged drawing; drawCallback() is called as many times as needed
• void drawPaged(void (*drawCallback)(const void*), const void* pv)
• paged drawing is done using Adafruit_GFX methods inside picture loop or drawCallback

Full Screen Buffer Support

• full screen buffer is selected by setting template parameter page_height to display height
• drawing to full screen buffer is done using Adafruit_GFX methods without picture loop or drawCallback
• and then calling method display()

Low Level Bitmap Drawing Support

• bitmap drawing support to the controller memory and screen is available:
• either through the template class instance methods that forward calls to the base display class
• or directy using an instance of a base display class and calling its methods directly

Supporting Arduino Forum Topic:

• Good Display ePaper for Arduino: https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=436411.0

Arduino IDE Board (package) for build:

• processor on demo board is STM32F103VET6
• suitable STM32 Arduino package is:
• official STM32 package "STM32 Boards (select from submenu)"
• Board: "Generic STM32F1 series"
• Board part number: "Generic F103VE"
• also suitable Arduino package is Roger Clark version:
• STM32 Boards (STM32Duino.com)
• Board: "Generic STM32F103V series"
• Optimize: "Smallest (default)"
• Variant: "STM32F103VE"
• CPU Speed(MHz): "72MHz (Normal)"
• Upload method: "STLink"
• ESP32 package for use with my proto boards, or ED060SCT on IT8951 Driver HAT

Version 1.0.4

• added support for Waveshare ED060KC1 on matching IT8951 Driver HAT
• added support for Waveshare ED060KC2 on matching IT8951 Driver HAT
• added support for Waveshare ES103TC1 on matching IT8951 Driver HAT
• added example GxEPD_HD_SD_Example
• updated GxEPD_HD_WiFi_Example, fixes for BMP handling, updated https certificates and use
• updated BMP handling for GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Annotated, GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Example
• updated BMP handling for GxEPD_HD_Spiffs_Example
• updated certificates for GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Loader, GxEPD_HD_Spiffs_Loader

Version 1.0.3

• added grey levels graphics support GxEPD_HD_4G.h, GxEPD_HD_16G.h, GxEPD_HD_GreyGraphics.ino
• added support for Waveshare ED060SCT on IT8951 Driver HAT
• added touch support for GxGDE060F3-T (initial version, GxFT5436 touch driver for FT5436 controller)
• added fix for GFX_FontExtension (added adapted getTextBounds)
• now declared supported with official STM32 package, re-tested

Version 1.0.2

• fixed controller buffer partial overwrite issue with GDE060F3 or GDEW080T5 (higher buffer base address)

Version 1.0.1

• added GxGDE060F3 for panel GDE060F3 6" 1024x758
• uses my Adafruit_GFX clone GFX from my library GFX_Root, available by Library Manager
• search for GFX_Root in Library Manager to install GFX_Root

Version 1.0.0

• uses my Adafruit_GFX clone Fruitless_GFX
• download Fruitless_GFX as ZIP from https://github.com/ZinggJM/Fruitless_GFX
• install Fruitless_GFX using Library Manager Add .ZIP Library method
• GFX_FontExtension doesn't need namespaces with Fruitless_GFX or actual Adafruit_GFX

Version 0.0.14

• caution: Adafruit_GFX Version 1.8.0 and higher doesn't compile for STM32 Boards (STM32Duino.com)
• use Adafruit_GFX Version 1.7.5 for use with DESTM32-T
• GFX_FontExtension therefore still needs to use namespaces
• fixed writeImage, writeImagePart, drawImage, drawImagePart for "odd" bitmap widths

Version 0.0.13

• added GFX_FontExtension, UTF-8 fonts extension for up to 256 code range pages
• GFX_FontExtension is a preliminary version, released for tests
• GFX_FontExtension uses namespaces until new gfxfont.h is released with Adafruit_GFX
• added Fonts/Hindi12pt8b.h for use with GFX_FontExtension
• additional fonts can be created with fontconverter from https://github.com/Bodmer/GFX_Font_Converter
• added example GxEPD_HD_FontExtension, shows how to use the actual GFX_FontExtension with Hindi12pt8b.h
• removed support for old DESTM32L, is now in library GxEPDxL
• caution: it is Version 13

Version 0.0.12

• updated waveform table with actual version from Good Display
• added vcom parameter to constructor (take value from sticker on flex connector)
• added examples GxEPD_HD_WiFi_Example, GxEPD_HD_Spiffs_Example, GxEPD_HD_Spiffs_Loader

Version 0.0.11

• added missing #include to the examples
• adapted GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Example and GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Annotated for GxDESP32T_BP
• fixed long transfers in GxDESP32T_BP, e.g. for clearScreen()

Version 0.0.10

• added hibernate() support, switches off TCon-11 for minimal power use
• added GxDESP32T_BP driver class for use with ESP32 with my other ESP32-Tcon-11 proto board
• the proto board uses a STM32F103C8T6 (Blue Pill) for most TCon-11 control and data lines.
• the wiring used is documented in the DESP32T_PB_wiring.h header file
• the driver code for the STM32F103C8T6 is in examples/STM32F103C8T6_IO_DRIVER
• the GxDESP32T_BP driver class is in experimental state
• support for the old DESTM32L is deprecated and moved to extras/deprecated

Version 0.0.9

• fixed powerOff() handling: power on for refresh if powered off

Version 0.0.8

• added GxDESP32T driver class for use with ESP32 with my ESP32-Tcon-11 proto board
• the proto board uses a MCP23S17 breakout for the AVT6203A 16bit interface
• the wiring used is documented in the DESP32T_wiring.h header file
• the GxDESP32T driver class is in experimental state

Version 0.0.7

• added grey level support to GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Example
• added delayed refresh option to GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Example functions
• added transfer() method: transfer graphics buffer to controller buffer without refresh
• added norefresh parameter to nextPage() method, default is false
• added GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Annotated example, shows use of delayed refresh

Version 0.0.6

• cleanup: moved demo part to class DESTM32T_DEMO
• SPI usage: SPI (SPI1) is no longer used or initialized by the library itself
• SPI usage: GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Example releases all SPI pins after every drawBitmapFromSerialFlash
• SPI usage: GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Loader asks for confirmation before using SPI
• SPI usage: GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Loader releases all SPI pins at the end
• SPI usage: onboard SPI-flash (N_J16) can safely be connected in parallel to ESP32 or ESP8266
• SPI usage: make sure only one processor uses SPI at any point in time, if connected in parallel
• SPI usage: SPI1 may be used for interprocessor communication in a future version

Version 0.0.5

• added example GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Loader (runs on ESP8266, ESP32)
• added example GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Example
• these examples use a modified SerialFlash library, see example source
• initial versions, GxEPD_HD_SerialFlash_Example shows b/w only

Version 0.0.4

• renamed GxGDE06BA to GxGDE060BA
• added GxGDE043A2
• added GxGDEW080T5
• some fixes
• preliminary

Version 0.0.3

• interim check-in for old big red STM32F103VE DESTM32L board (ex GxEPD)
• preliminary

Version 0.0.2

• flexible selection of Serialx for diagnostic output
• preliminary

Version 0.0.1

• preliminary
• for panel GDE60BA (may work with GDE043A2)
• initial test successful