public static void Main()
{
var setup = new BaseShifterLcdTransferProvider.ShifterSetup
{
BL = ShifterPin.GP7,
RS = ShifterPin.GP1,
RW = ShifterPin.None,
Enable = ShifterPin.GP2,
D4 = ShifterPin.GP6,
D5 = ShifterPin.GP5,
D6 = ShifterPin.GP4,
D7 = ShifterPin.GP3
};
var lcdBus = new Shifter74Hc595LcdTransferProvider(SPI.SPI_module.SPI1, Pins.GPIO_PIN_D3,
Shifter74Hc595LcdTransferProvider.BitOrder.MSBFirst,
setup);
var lcd = new Lcd(lcdBus);
lcd.Begin(16, 2);
lcd.Write("Hello, world!");
while (true)
{
lcd.SetCursorPosition(0, 1);
lcd.Write((Utility.GetMachineTime().Ticks / 10000).ToString());
Microsoft.SPOT.Debug.Print("here");
Thread.Sleep(100);
}
}
private static bool SetupLCD()
{
if (_lcd == null)
{
try
{
//_lcd = new Lcd(new GpioLcdTransferProvider(Pins.GPIO_PIN_D13 // rs
// , Pins.GPIO_PIN_D12 // enable
// , Pins.GPIO_PIN_D8 // d4
// , Pins.GPIO_PIN_D9 // d5
// , Pins.GPIO_PIN_D10 // d6
// , Pins.GPIO_PIN_D11 // d7
// )
// , Pins.GPIO_NONE // Back light
// );
var shifter = new BaseShifterLcdTransferProvider.ShifterSetup
{
RW = ShifterPin.GP1, // not used
RS = ShifterPin.GP0,
Enable = ShifterPin.GP2,
D4 = ShifterPin.GP4,
D5 = ShifterPin.GP5,
D6 = ShifterPin.GP6,
D7 = ShifterPin.GP7,
BL = ShifterPin.GP3,
};
_lcd = new Lcd(new MCP23008LcdTransferProvider(I2CBusExtension.GetSingleton(), 0x27, shifter));
_lcd.Initialize(16, 2);
// LCD is now ready, let's test it!
_lcd.BackLightDuration = Timeout.Infinite;
_lcd.Backlight = true;
_lcd.Clear();
_lcd.SetCursorPosition(0, 0);
_lcd.Write("LCD Ready");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
DebugLogger.TryLog(Resources.GetString(Resources.StringResources.LCDError));
_lcd = null;
}
}
return(_lcd != null);
}
public static void Main()
{
Debug.Print("Application started OK.");
Debug.Print("Initialising the display");
var setup = new BaseShifterLcdTransferProvider.ShifterSetup()
{
BL = ShifterPin.GP7,
RS = ShifterPin.GP1,
RW = ShifterPin.None,
Enable = ShifterPin.GP2,
D4 = ShifterPin.GP6,
D5 = ShifterPin.GP5,
D6 = ShifterPin.GP4,
D7 = ShifterPin.GP3
};
Debug.Print("Shifter setup correctly.");
var lcdBus = new Shifter74Hc595LcdTransferProvider(SPI.SPI_module.SPI1, Pins.GPIO_PIN_D3,
Shifter74Hc595LcdTransferProvider.BitOrder.MSBFirst, setup);
Debug.Print("LCD Bus created.");
var lcd = new Lcd(lcdBus);
Debug.Print("LCD Created");
lcd.Begin(16, 2);
Debug.Print("Starting the application loop.");
lcd.Write("Hello, world!");
int count = 0;
while (true)
{
count++;
Debug.Print("Pass: " + count.ToString());
lcd.SetCursorPosition(0, 1);
lcd.Write((Utility.GetMachineTime().Ticks / 10000).ToString());
Thread.Sleep(100);
}
}