New library and new demos added to v0.98.02. The support includes serial bi-directional communications to the Nextion display, full font support, support for all the Nextion commands and all the stock Great Cow BASIC GLCD commands like Cirlce, Line, Box etc.
Code is in v0.98.02 release or you can download from the code repository. GLCD.h and GLCD_Nextion.h are required. Help and the GCB@SYN IDE has been updated to support IDE Helpers (for syntax).
Last edit: Anobium 2018-04-25
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Those Nextion displays could replace my seven segment LED displays for some of my future projects. Might get the Boss to order some up for me to experiment with. Thanks for the demo.
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If this is the nextion part of the forum the post I sent I'll post here if ok.
First ascii arial nextion font is recommended but some chars like I don't space tidy with large text but lucida console and terminal and consola do space ok.
Worth mentioning as ilead forum has lots of questions about font spaceing.
Setting the display up with the ide takes a while to get used to.
I use a cheap usb to ttl converter with rx connected to rx and tx connected to tx on the display.
When I connect to uno or nano it's tx to rx and rx to tx. Dunno why but worth saying.
Also on a uno or nano mention disconnect the display when flashing or it won't flash as Frank pointed out it uses the same com port.
Thank you for taking the time to write support for this display.
I'll do some graphic test to see how fast it is compared to say ili9341...are nextions worth double the money.
Lots of room for imagination. How to send multi coloured shapes to screen and erase and reprint fast sounds familiar. Someones done a youtube video probably...in c++ :(
4 gig flash mem on the basic displays but just fonts use up.
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Nextion support is now complete.
New library and new demos added to v0.98.02. The support includes serial bi-directional communications to the Nextion display, full font support, support for all the Nextion commands and all the stock Great Cow BASIC GLCD commands like Cirlce, Line, Box etc.
Demos are here: https://github.com/Anobium/Great-Cow-BASIC-Demonstration-Sources/tree/master/GLCD%20%20Solutions/GLCD%20Nextion%20Solutions
Demo video:
Help is here: https://github.com/Anobium/Great-Cow-BASIC-Help/blob/master/source/nextioncontrollers.adoc
Code is in v0.98.02 release or you can download from the code repository. GLCD.h and GLCD_Nextion.h are required. Help and the GCB@SYN IDE has been updated to support IDE Helpers (for syntax).
Last edit: Anobium 2018-04-25
Those Nextion displays could replace my seven segment LED displays for some of my future projects. Might get the Boss to order some up for me to experiment with. Thanks for the demo.
Touch is tidy...no more wiring buttons with pull ups and debouncing when you want input.
Touch pot to.
If this is the nextion part of the forum the post I sent I'll post here if ok.
First ascii arial nextion font is recommended but some chars like I don't space tidy with large text but lucida console and terminal and consola do space ok.
Worth mentioning as ilead forum has lots of questions about font spaceing.
Setting the display up with the ide takes a while to get used to.
I use a cheap usb to ttl converter with rx connected to rx and tx connected to tx on the display.
When I connect to uno or nano it's tx to rx and rx to tx. Dunno why but worth saying.
Also on a uno or nano mention disconnect the display when flashing or it won't flash as Frank pointed out it uses the same com port.
Last edit: stan cartwright 2018-05-05
Thank you for taking the time to write support for this display.
I'll do some graphic test to see how fast it is compared to say ili9341...are nextions worth double the money.
Lots of room for imagination. How to send multi coloured shapes to screen and erase and reprint fast sounds familiar. Someones done a youtube video probably...in c++ :(
4 gig flash mem on the basic displays but just fonts use up.
re baud rate-- the bauds=xxxxx is a recent addition to nextion commands
New library posted.
Help updated.
Demos updated.
All the files are in the normal place.