gc9a01py Reference

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GC9A01 Display driver in MicroPython based on devbis st7789py_mpy module from https://github.com/devbis/st7789py_mpy modified to drive 240x240 pixel GC9A01 displays.

The driver supports display rotation, mirroring, scrolling and drawing text using 8 and 16 bit wide bitmap fonts with heights that are multiples of 8. Included are 12 bitmap fonts derived from classic pc text mode fonts and a couple of example programs.

This is a work in progress. Documentation can be found at https://penfold.owt.com/gc9a01py/.

If you are looking for a faster driver with additional features, check out the C version of the driver at https://github.com/russhughes/gc9a01_mpy

gc9a01py.color565(red, green=0, blue=0)[source]

Convert red, green and blue values (0-255) into a 16-bit 565 encoded color.

class gc9a01py.GC9A01(spi=None, dc=None, cs=None, reset=None, backlight=None, rotation=0)[source]

GC9A01 driver class

Parameters

  • spi (spi) – spi object (Required)

  • dc (pin) – dc pin (Required)

  • cs (pin) – cs pin {optional}

  • reset (pin) – reset pin

  • backlight (pin) – backlight pin

  • rotation (int) – display rotation

hard_reset()[source]

Hard reset display.

soft_reset()[source]

Soft reset display.

sleep_mode(value)[source]

Enable or disable display sleep mode.

Parameters

value (bool) – if True enable sleep mode. if False disable sleep mode

inversion_mode(value)[source]

Enable or disable display inversion mode.

Parameters

value (bool) – if True enable inversion mode. if False disable inversion mode

rotation(rotation)[source]

Set display rotation.

Parameters

rotation (int) –

  • 0 - PORTRAIT

  • 1 - LANDSCAPE

  • 2 - INVERTED PORTRAIT

  • 3 - INVERTED LANDSCAPE

  • 4 - PORTRAIT MIRRORED

  • 5 - LANDSCAPE MIRRORED

  • 6 - INVERTED PORTRAIT MIRRORED

  • 7 - INVERTED LANDSCAPE MIRRORED

vline(x, y, length, color)[source]

Draw vertical line at the given location and color.

Parameters

  • x (int) – x coordinate

  • Y (int) – y coordinate

  • length (int) – length of line

  • color (int) – 565 encoded color

hline(x, y, length, color)[source]

Draw horizontal line at the given location and color.

Parameters

  • x (int) – x coordinate

  • Y (int) – y coordinate

  • length (int) – length of line

  • color (int) – 565 encoded color

pixel(x, y, color)[source]

Draw a pixel at the given location and color.

Parameters

  • x (int) – x coordinate

  • Y (int) – y coordinate

  • color (int) – 565 encoded color

blit_buffer(buffer, x, y, width, height)[source]

Copy buffer to display at the given location.

Parameters

  • buffer (bytes) – Data to copy to display

  • x (int) – Top left corner x coordinate

  • Y (int) – Top left corner y coordinate

  • width (int) – Width

  • height (int) – Height

rect(x, y, w, h, color)[source]

Draw a rectangle at the given location, size and color.

Parameters

  • x (int) – Top left corner x coordinate

  • y (int) – Top left corner y coordinate

  • width (int) – Width in pixels

  • height (int) – Height in pixels

  • color (int) – 565 encoded color

fill_rect(x, y, width, height, color)[source]

Draw a rectangle at the given location, size and filled with color.

Parameters

  • x (int) – Top left corner x coordinate

  • y (int) – Top left corner y coordinate

  • width (int) – Width in pixels

  • height (int) – Height in pixels

  • color (int) – 565 encoded color

fill(color)[source]

Fill the entire FrameBuffer with the specified color.

Parameters

color (int) – 565 encoded color

line(x0, y0, x1, y1, color)[source]

Draw a single pixel wide line starting at x0, y0 and ending at x1, y1.

Parameters

  • x0 (int) – Start point x coordinate

  • y0 (int) – Start point y coordinate

  • x1 (int) – End point x coordinate

  • y1 (int) – End point y coordinate

  • color (int) – 565 encoded color

vscrdef(tfa, vsa, bfa)[source]

Set Vertical Scrolling Definition.

To scroll a 135x240 display these values should be 40, 240, 40. There are 40 lines above the display that are not shown followed by 240 lines that are shown followed by 40 more lines that are not shown. You could write to these areas off display and scroll them into view by changing the TFA, VSA and BFA values.

Parameters

  • tfa (int) – Top Fixed Area

  • vsa (int) – Vertical Scrolling Area

  • bfa (int) – Bottom Fixed Area

vscsad(vssa)[source]

Set Vertical Scroll Start Address of RAM.

Defines which line in the Frame Memory will be written as the first line after the last line of the Top Fixed Area on the display

Example

for line in range(40, 280, 1):

tft.vscsad(line) utime.sleep(0.01)

Parameters

vssa (int) – Vertical Scrolling Start Address

text(font, text, x0, y0, color=micropython.const, background=micropython.const)[source]

Draw text on display in specified font and colors. 8 and 16 bit wide fonts are supported.

Parameters

  • font (module) – font module to use.

  • text (str) – text to write

  • x0 (int) – column to start drawing at

  • y0 (int) – row to start drawing at

  • color (int) – 565 encoded color to use for characters

  • background (int) – 565 encoded color to use for background

bitmap(bitmap, x, y, index=0)[source]

Draw a bitmap on display at the specified column and row

Parameters

  • bitmap (bitmap_module) – The module containing the bitmap to draw

  • x (int) – column to start drawing at

  • y (int) – row to start drawing at

  • index (int) – Optional index of bitmap to draw from multiple bitmap module

write(font, string, x, y, fg=micropython.const, bg=micropython.const)[source]

Write a string using a converted true-type font on the display starting at the specified column and row

Parameters

  • font (font) – The module containing the converted true-type font

  • s (string) – The string to write

  • x (int) – column to start writing

  • y (int) – row to start writing

  • fg (int) – foreground color, optional, defaults to WHITE

  • bg (int) – background color, optional, defaults to BLACK

write_width(font, string)[source]

Returns the width in pixels of the string if it was written with the specified font

Parameters

  • font (font) – The module containing the converted true-type font

  • string (string) – The string to measure