TFT-Image-Streaming

Stream images to an Arduino TFT screen without an SD card.

Setup

1. Install Python
2. Run pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Copy the folders in libraries into your arduino libraries folder (typically Documents\Arduino\libraries)
4. Upload the arduino/arduino.ino sketch to your arduino
5. Ensure the pins defined in the sketch (lines 6-10) match your wiring

Usage

main.py supports a range of arguments:

• com_port: The COM port of your arduino (i.e. COM3)
• image_path: Path to the image you want to display (Defaults to test.png)
• width: The width of your screen in pixels (Default is 128)
• height: The height of your screen in pixels (Default is 160)
• colours: The maximum number of colours (used for compression. Default is 100)

Example: python main.py --com_port COM3 --image_path dog.png sends the image 'dog.png' to the arduino on port COM3.

Using other displays

The arduino code is currently specific to a Adafruit_ST7735 compatible 128x160 display.

To change displays, change the pins, width & height (defined from lines 6-13) to those of your display.

You may also need to change the Adafruit_ST7735 library to another display library.