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This controls whether we are sending a command to the ST7735 chip or actual data.

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RS is a Regsiter Select pin for ST7735 driver chips, this maps to a variable called TFT_DC in the Adafruitcode (explained later) that I was using for testing. SDA is actually the SPI MOSI connection and goes to the ArduinoРІР‚в„ўs SPI MOSI pin (D11).

SCL is the SPI clock and goes to the ArduinoРІР‚в„ўs hardware SPI pin (pin D13). It is actually on even when not connected giving adequate brightness in my opinion.

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IРІР‚в„ўve seen resistors added in series here and even variable ones to vary the brightness but IРІР‚в„ўve ran it directly connected on this screen with no issues and wouldnРІР‚в„ўt want it dimmer as its not ultra bright. LED adds a little extra brightness to the screen but it does still work if not connected. LCD ScreenР”В¬S (Chip Select : Defined as Slave Select in SPI) If low this device is active on data lines The connection table for a standard Uno /Nano are shown below.

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Reading several resources for other different screens and looking at the source code for the examples in the Arduino IDE Examples library lead me to find the correct connections to power and use this screen. SCL and SDA would logically seem to be SPI clock and data (MOSI) respectively but other pin labels didnРІР‚в„ўt match normal SPI protocol labels. I went back and looked at the listing for this device, it stated SPI Bus not IРІВВ¬ ! So it began to become apparent that this screen had an SPI interface. This screen gave me no end of problems as connecting it to the IРІВВ¬ connections and running any demo I could find on the internet did not get anything on the display. This shouldmean that this device is an IРІВВ¬ device and can be easily connected to our Arduino. Looking at the back we can see +5v (this screen can be powered from 3v3 as well), several grounds (Gnd) and SCL/SDA. So onto getting this screen to work with my Arduino (another more powerful processor will be required for the actual game envisaged but for now I want to get it working with Arduino). At half the resolution I hope that transferring the graphics will not be too tedious and that in most cases I can simply reduce the number of pixels in each image by half. Most arcade games of the early 80РІР‚в„ўs did not go above 256 pixels in any give direction so porting the graphics should be easy I thought. But for the price point I wanted this proved impossible. I suspect buying any with the same pin connections will give you the same screen as the one above.Р”Р‡or my new project (after the Space Invaders one, see ), I wanted a screen where I could directly port the Arcade graphics and screen layout without too much messing about re-designing graphics. This particular one was ordered from Ali-Express and had a picture of a cartoon boy on the screen. There were a lot of sellers offering this screen and itРІР‚в„ўs shown below.Р”Р„s can be seen from the connections it accepts both 5V and 3.3V with the 5V side having a pre-soldered pin header. Not as cheap as I thought I might get one for but the cheapest I could find. So compromises were made, in the end I purchased a 128Р“вЂ”128 pixel screen (none OLED) for around $3.50 (Р’Р€3.20, 3.50 Euro). There were no OLED screens offering what I wanted (that I could see at the time). For an upcoming new project I wanted a colour (UK spelling) LCD screen (ideally OLED), 256Р“вЂ”256 (or greater) resolution and nice and cheap.

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