Arduino_GFX

Arduino_GFX is a Arduino graphics library supporting various displays with various data bus interfaces.

This library start rewrite from Adafruit_GFX, LovyanGFX, TFT_eSPI, Ucglib, and more...

Ease of use

Simple Declaration

#include <Arduino_GFX_Library.h>
Arduino_DataBus *bus = new Arduino_HWSPI(16 /* DC */, 5 /* CS */);
Arduino_GFX *gfx = new Arduino_ILI9341(bus, 17 /* RST */);

And Simple Usage

gfx->begin();
gfx->fillScreen(RGB565_BLACK);
gfx->setCursor(10, 10);
gfx->setTextColor(RGB565_RED);
gfx->println("Hello World!");

Get Started

If you are new on this library, I always recommend try Library Example PDQgraphicstest first. You can find it at Arduino IDE -> File menu -> Examples -> GFX Library for Arduino -> PDQgraphicstest.

After open the example, you can see many tabs. The first is PDQgraphicstest, the main program. Start from the second tab, it is related header files, Arduino_GFX_databus.h, ... etc.

Using supported Dev Device

If you are using below listed support dev device, simply select the Arduino_GFX_dev_device.h and uncomment the define of your dev device. E.g. if you are using LilyGo T-Deck:

...
// #define JC3248W535
#define LILYGO_T_DECK
// #define LILYGO_T_DISPLAY
...

Custom device and display

If you are not using supported dev device:

Default DataBus is using Arduino SPI. Other DataBus can modify in Arduino_GFX_databus.h.
Default Display is using ILI9341 LCD. Other Display can modify in Arduino_GFX_display.h.

More Details

U8g2 Font Support

U8g2 provided various font type and stored in compressed format. So U8g2 font gives more UI design possibilities and still can fit in the MCU limited storage space. Using U8g2 font in Arduino_GFX simply include U8g2lib.h before Arduino_GFX_Library.h:

#include <U8g2lib.h>
#include <Arduino_GFX_Library.h>

And then setfont file to use:

gfx->setCursor(10, 20);
gfx->setFont(u8g2_font_maniac_tr);
gfx->println("Hello World!");

U8g2 font list can be found at: https://github.com/olikraus/u8g2/wiki/fntlistall

U8g2 Unicode (UTF8) Font Support

Another U8g2 font advantage is the font support Unicode glyphs. Simply enable setUTF8Print:

gfx->begin();
gfx->fillScreen(RGB565_BLACK);
gfx->setUTF8Print(true);

And then print UTF8 string as usual:

gfx->setCursor(0, 16);

gfx->setFont(u8g2_font_unifont_tr);
gfx->println("Hello World!");

gfx->setFont(u8g2_font_unifont_t_polish);
gfx->println("Witaj świecie!");

gfx->setFont(u8g2_font_unifont_t_vietnamese1);
gfx->println("Chào thế giới!");

gfx->setFont(u8g2_font_unifont_t_chinese2);
gfx->println("世界你好!");

gfx->setFont(u8g2_font_unifont_t_japanese1);
gfx->println("こんにちは世界!");

gfx->setFont(u8g2_font_unifont_t_korean1);
gfx->println("안녕하세요, 세계입니다!");

U8g2 Unifont list can be found at: https://github.com/olikraus/u8g2/wiki/fntgrpunifont

Extra Fonts

Besides U8g2 generated font, Arduino_GFX also generated some useful font set:

Chill-Bitmap v2.400

u8g2_font_chill7_h_cjk

Glyphs: 13478/13478
Size: 254,960
Generation script:

otf2bdf ChillBitmap7x.ttf -p 6 -o ChillBitmap7x.bdf
bdfconv -v -f 1 -b 1 -m "0-4294967295" ChillBitmap7x.bdf -o u8g2_font_chill7_h_cjk.h -n u8g2_font_chill7_h_cjk

Cubic 11 v1.013

u8g2_font_cubic11_h_cjk

Glyphs: 10167/10167
Size: 337,650
Generation script:

otf2bdf Cubic_11_1.013_R.ttf -p 9 -o Cubic_11_1.013_R.bdf
bdfconv -v -f 1 -b 1 -m "0-4294967295" Cubic_11_1.013_R.bdf -o u8g2_font_cubic11_h_cjk.h -n u8g2_font_cubic11_h_cjk

QuanPixel

u8g2_font_quan7_h_cjk

Glyphs: 18082/18082
Size: 335,225
Generation script:

./bdfconv -v -f 1 -b 1 -m "0-4294967295" quan.bdf -o u8g2_font_quan7_h_cjk.h -n u8g2_font_quan7_h_cjk

unifont_jp-14.0.02

u8g2_font_unifont_h_utf8

Glyphs: 57389/57389
Size: 2,250,360
Generation script:

bdfconv -v -f 1 -b 1 -m "0-1114111" unifont_jp-14.0.02.bdf -o u8g2_font_unifont_h_utf8.h -n u8g2_font_unifont_h_utf8

u8g2_font_unifont_t_chinese

Glyphs: 22145/57389
Size: 979,557
Generation script:

bdfconv -v -f 1 -m "32-127,11904-12351,19968-40959,63744-64255,65280-65376" unifont_jp-14.0.02.bdf -o u8g2_font_unifont_t_chinese.h -n u8g2_font_unifont_t_chinese

u8g2_font_unifont_t_chinese4

bdfconv -v -f 1 -M chinese4.list unifont_jp-14.0.02.bdf -o u8g2_font_unifont_t_chinese4.h -n u8g2_font_unifont_t_chinese4

u8g2_font_unifont_t_cjk

Glyphs: 41364/57389
Size: 1,704,862
Generation script:

bdfconv -v -f 1 -m "32-127,4352-4607,11904-12255,12288-19903,19968-40943,43360-43391,44032-55203,55216-55295,63744-64255,65072-65103,65280-65519" unifont_jp-14.0.02.bdf -o u8g2_font_unifont_t_cjk.h -n u8g2_font_unifont_t_cjk

Performance

This library is not putting speed at the first priority, but still paid much effort to make the display look smooth.

Figures

Below are some figures compare with other 3 Arduino common display libraries.

Arduino IDE: 1.8.15
arduino-esp32: 1.0.6
Dev Board: TTGO T8 v1.8
PSRAM: disable
Display: ILI9341
Interface: SPI
SPI Frequency: 40MHz
Test time: 2021 Jun 16

Benchmark	Adafruit_GFX	Arduino_GFX	Lovyan_GFX	TFT_eSPI
Screen fill	195,782	160,094	154,341	155,938
Text	97,662	18,960	22,473	21,752
Pixels	1,365,211	903,549	867,702	775,781
Lines	1,062,311	412,026	269,060	264,950
Horiz/Vert Lines	17,637	14,197	13,692	13,833
Rectangles-filled	406,817	332,696	320,761	323,908
Rectangles	11,641	9,254	8,545	8,714
Triangles-filled	150,941	118,010	105,661	109,675
Triangles	58,843	23,570	15,884	16,277
Circles-filled	76,739	52,170	42,787	45,827
Circles	118,125	40,955	25,959	25,269
Arcs-filled	N/A	33,381	21,546	N/A
Arcs	N/A	66,054	47,901	N/A
Rounded rects-fill	408,534	338,136	318,882	323,189
Rounded rects	43,185	21,562	13,089	15,371

Why Run Fast?

No read operation. Since not all display provide read back graphic memories API, Arduino_GFX skip all read operations. It can reduce the library size footprint and sometimes reduce the operation time.
Tailor-made data bus classes. Arduino_GFX decouple data bus operation from display driver, it is more easy to write individual data bus class for each platform.

Supported Interfaces

Various data bus interfaces

Arduino_GFX utilizes Arduino Built-in SPI class to support 8-bit SPI for most platforms.

Most tiny displays in hobbyist electronics world support 8-bit SPI, but some require 9-bit SPI. Arduino_GFX should be the first Arduino display library that can use ESP32 SPI to support 9-bit hardware SPI. It is important to support the displays that require 9-bit SPI interface. (e.g. HX8357B, ...)

Larger displays most likely do not support standalone SPI since it is not fast enough to refresh the full screen details. Most of them support 8-bit/16-bit Parallel interface.

Some larger display require RGB + 3-bit SPI combo interface, This interface requies at most 3(9-bit SPI) + 4(CS, CD, WR, RD) + 24(RBG888) = 31 pins. Most dev board do not have enough GPIO to support this. Arduino_GFX is stick to RGB565 color, so RGB666 and RGB888 require some connection hack. E.g. RGB666 connect R5 and R6 together, B5 and B6 together to become RGB565. Then the least GPIO requirement can become 3(9-bit SPI) + 2(CD, WR) + 16(RBG565) = 21 pins. Remember always pull down CS pin and always pull up RD pin.

Currently Supported data bus [Wiki]

8-bit and 9-bit hardware SPI (ESP32SPI)
8-bit hardware SPI (HWSPI, ESP8266SPI, mbedSPI, NRFXSPI, RPiPicoSPI)
8-bit and 9-bit software SPI (SWSPI)
8-bit parallel interface (SWPAR8, AVRPAR8, ESP32LCD8, ESP32PAR8, ESP32S2PAR8, RPiPicoPAR8, RTLPAR8, STM32PAR8)
16-bit parallel interface (ESP32LCD16, ESP32PAR16, ESP32S2PAR16, RPiPicoPAR16)
RGB565+SPI interface (ESP32RGBPanel)

Note

ESP32LCD8, ESP32LCD16 and ESP32RGBPanel only supported by arduino-esp32 v2.x and no longer support in v3.0.

Supported Dev Board

Currently Supported Dev Board

Ameba RTL8722DM Board (AMB 21)
Ameba RTL8722DM MINI Board (AMB 23)
Arduino Mega 2560 [demo video]
Arduino Nano
Arduino Nano BLE 33
Arduino Pro Micro
Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO R4 Minima [demo video]
Arduino UNO R4 WiFi [demo video]
ESP8266 Series
ESP32 Series
ESP32-C3 Series
ESP32-S2 Series
ESP32-S3 Series
Raspberry Pi Pico
Raspberry Pi Pico W
rtlduino BW16 (by Ai-Thinker)
Sony Spresense
WeAct BlackPill V2.0 (BlackPill F411CE)
Seeed Studio XIAO SAMD21
Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3
Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32S3

Supported Dev Device

Currently Supported Dev Device [Wiki]

ESP32-1732S019 [demo video] [LVGL demo video]
ESP32-2432S028
ESP32-2424012 [demo video]
ESP32-3248S035
ESP32-4827A043 [demo video] [LVGL demo video]
ESP32-4827S043 [demo video 1] [demo video 2] [LVGL demo video]
ESP32-8048S043 [demo video]
ESP32-8048S070 [LVGL demo video]
ESP32 LCDKIT
ESP32-S3-EYE
ESP32-S3-Box
ESP32-S3-Box-3
ESP32-S3-RGB [LVGL demo video]
ESP32S3-2.1-TP
ESPboy [demo video]
Guition JC1060P470 [demo video] [LVGL demo]
LILYGO T-Deck [demo video]
LILYGO T-Display
LILYGO T-Display-S3 [demo video]
LILYGO T-Display-S3 AMOLED [demo video]
LILYGO T-Display-S3 AMOLED [demo video][LVGL demo video]
T-Display S3 Long[LVGL demo video]
LILYGO T-Display-s3-Pro [demo video]
LILYGO T-QT [demo video]
LILYGO T-RGB [LVGL demo video]
LILYGO T-Track [demo video][LVGL demo video]
LILYGO T-Watch
LILYGO T-Watch 2021
LILYGO T4 S3[LVGL demo video]
M5Stack Core Family
M5Stack AtomS3[demo video]
Makerfabs ESP32 3.5" TFT Touch with Camera
Makerfabs ESP32-S3 TFT 4.0" [demo video]
Makerfabs ESP32-S3 TFT 4.3" v1.3 [demo video]
Odroid Go
seeed studio Wio Terminal
Waveshare RP2040-LCD-1.28
wireless-tag WT-32-SC01
Elecrow ESP Terminal with 3.5" parallel RGB display DLC35010R [demo video]
Elecrow Wizee-ESP32 WZ8048C050
wireless-tag ZX2D10GE10R-V4848
wireless-tag ZX3D50CE02S
wireless-tag ZX3D95CE01S-AR
wireless-tag ZX3D95CE01S-TR [demo video]
QM Smart Panlee 7.0 inch serial screen ZX7D00CE01S [demo video]

Supported Display

Currently Supported Display [Wiki]

GC9A01 240x240 round display [demo video]
GC9106 80x160 [demo video]
GC9107 128x128 [demo video]
GC9503V 480x480 (RGB) [demo video]
HX8347C 240x320 [demo video]
HX8347D 240x320 [demo video]
HX8352C 240x400 [demo video]
HX8357A 320x480 [demo video] (currently only portrait works, i.e. rotation 0 and 2)
HX8357B 320x480 (9-bit SPI) [demo video]
HX8369A 480x800 [demo video] [LVGL demo video]
ILI6122 480x800 (RGB)
ILI6485 480x272 (RGB) [demo video]
ILI9225 176x220 [demo video]
ILI9341 240x320 [demo video]
ILI9341 240x320 (8-bit/16-bit Parallel) [demo video]
ILI9342 320x240 [demo video]
ILI9481 320x480 (18 bit color) [demo video]
ILI9486 320x480 (8-bit/16-bit Parallel) [demo video]
ILI9486 320x480 (18 bit color) [demo video]
ILI9488 320x480 (3 bit color with canvas) [demo video]
ILI9488 320x480 (18 bit color) [demo video]
ILI9806 (8-bit/16-bit Parallel) 480x854 [demo video] [LVGL demo video][2]
JBT6K71 240x320 (8-bit Parallel) [demo video]
NT35310 320x480 [demo video]
NT35510 480x800 (8-bit/16-bit Parallel) [demo video]
NT39125 240x376 (8-bit/16-bit Parallel) [demo video]
NV3041A 480x272 [demo video]
OTM8009A 480x800 (8-bit/16-bit Parallel)
R61529 320x480 (8-bit/16-bit Parallel) [demo video]
Raspberry Pi DPI Display (RPi_DPI_RGBPanel) Any Resolution [demo video]
SEPS525 160x128 [demo video]
SSD1283A 130x130 [demo video]
SSD1331 96x64 [demo video]
SSD1351 128x128 [demo video]
SSD1351 128x96
ST7735 128x160 (various tabs) [demo video]
ST7735 128x128 (various tabs) [demo video]
ST7735 80x160 [demo video]
ST7701 480x480 (RGB) [demo video] [2.1" round display demo video] [2.8" round display demo video]
ST7789 135x240 [demo video]
ST7789 240x240 [demo video]
ST7789 240x240 [demo video]
ST7789 240x280 round corner display [demo video]
ST7789 240x320 [demo video]
ST7796 320x480 [demo video]
WEA2012 356x400 [demo video] [LVGL demo video]

Tobe Support Display (Sponsors can make it happen)

Mono display supported by co-operate with Canvas
Multi-color e-ink display supported by co-operate with Canvas

Canvas (framebuffer)

Canvas Class [Wiki]

Arduino_Canvas (16-bit pixel)
Arduino_Canvas_3bit (1/4 memory space of 16-bit pixel)
Arduino_Canvas_Indexed (half memory space of 16-bit pixel)
Arduino_Canvas_Mono (1/16 memory space of 16-bit pixel)

LVGL Support

3 LVGL demo in Library Examples

LvglBenchmark [demo video]
LvglHelloWorld
LvglWidgets

Feature Wishlist

Sponsors can make it happen

Print color Emoji Characters
Load bitmap font files from flash / SD
Fill Gradient (Discussion #128)

Using source code come from

Sponsorship vs Support

As you may already aware there are lack of sponsorship in this project. Convert the funding in terms of man power, it is much lower than 1 man hour per month. So don't expect too much on the support. Expecially the features not realted to my planned maker projects ;>

For the same reason, Arduino_GFX only focus on the Arduino IDE support. Any other IDE, e.g. PlatformIO, if you found an issue at that IDE but normal at Arduino IDE, please direct report to that IDE for better support.

License

robot-dreamer/Arduino_GFX

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