Firmware Commands

Documentation for MI0283QT-Adapter v2 with Firmware v0.06 or higher.

Interfaces

The display can be controlled through 3 interfaces: I2C, SPI/SSI and UART. The default interface is I2C. To activate SPI or UART set CS+MOSI or CS+RX to low after a reset or on power-up. The current interface can be saved as default with the software command CMD_CTRL_SAVE and changed with CMD_CTRL_INTERFACE.

Default settings:

  • Interface: I2C
  • Byte order: big endian
  • I2C: address 0x20, max. 400 kHz
  • SPI: Mode 3, max. 4 MHz @ 48 MHz system clock
  • UART: 9600 baud (8N1)
  • System clock: 48 MHz

I2C activation:

  • MOSI high + RX high + CS low
  • RST low -> wait 10 ms -> RST high (Reset)

SPI activation:

  • MOSI low + RX high + CS low
  • RST low -> wait 10 ms -> RST high (Reset)

UART activation:

  • Set RX low + MOSI high + CS low
  • RST low -> wait 10 ms -> RST high (Reset)

Commands

Parameters have a 8 bit width, expect color values (RGB565) and position values (x,y,z,w,h,r) on screens bigger than 255 pixel in one direction. These are 16 bit width.

Commands that end with FG or BG need no color value.

Example: CMD_LCD_CLEAR has as parameter a 2 byte color value and CMD_LCD_CLEARFG fills the screen with the foreground color and CMD_LCD_CLEARBG with the background color.

General Commands

CMD_NOP1
CMD_NOP2

No operation.

CMD_SYNC

Returns CMD_SYNC (1 byte).

CMD_VERSION

Get firmware version. Returns 4 bytes, for example 0.12.

CMD_TEST

Start the test program. To exit send 0 and wait till the board responses with CMD_TEST (1 byte).

CMD_STATUS

Get status. A reading clears the interrupt output. Returns 1 byte with FEATURE_LCD, FEATURE_TP, FEATURE_ENC, FEATURE_NAV, FEATURE_LDR set.

CMD_FEATURES

Get features. Returns 1 byte with FEATURE_LCD, FEATURE_TP, FEATURE_ENC, FEATURE_NAV, FEATURE_LDR, FEATURE_IRQ set.

CMD_PIN

Set GPIO pin. Parameter: 1 byte (1=input, 2=read input, 3=output low, 4=output high, 5=IRQ output low active, 6=IRQ output high active)

CMD_ADC

Read ADC channel. Parameter: 1 byte (4, 5, 7 or 255 for LDR)

CMD_CTRL

General system settings/options. Parameter: 1 byte

  •   CMD_CTRL_SAVE - Save current settings to flash (sysclock, backlight, interface, baud rate, address, byte order, fg color, bg color, touchpanel calibration).
  •   CMD_CTRL_INTERFACE - Set interface. Parameter: 1 byte (INTERFACE_UART, INTERFACE_I2C, INTERFACE_SPI)
  •   CMD_CTRL_BAUDRATE - Set UART baud rate. Parameter: 4 bytes = 32 bit (9600…1000000)
  •   CMD_CTRL_ADDRESS - Set I2C address. Parameter: 1 byte
  •   CMD_CTRL_BYTEORDER - Set byte order. Parameter: 1 byte (0=big endian , 1=little endian)
  •   CMD_CTRL_SYSCLOCK - Set system clock in MHz. Parameter: 1 byte (12, 16, 24, 32, 36, 48)
  •   CMD_CTRL_FEATURES - Enable or disable features. Parameter: 1 byte (FEATURE_LCD, FEATURE_TP, FEATURE_ENC, FEATURE_NAV, FEATURE_LDR, FEATURE_IRQ)

Display Commands

CMD_LCD_LED

Set or get display backlight power. Parameter: 1 byte (0-100 or 255 for reading)

CMD_LCD_RESET

Reset the display controller.

CMD_LCD_POWER

Set display panel power. Parameter: 1 byte (0=off, 1=on)

CMD_LCD_RAWCMD

Send raw command to the display controller. Parameter: 1 byte

CMD_LCD_RAWDAT

Send raw data to the display controller. Parameter: 1 byte

CMD_LCD_ORIENTATION

Set display orientation. Parameter: 1 byte (0=0°, 9=90°, 18=180°, 27=270°)

Orientation dia

CMD_LCD_WIDTH

Get display width. Returns always 2 bytes = 16 bit.

CMD_LCD_HEIGHT

Get display height. Returns always 2 bytes = 16 bit.

CMD_LCD_INVERT

Invert display. Parameter: 1 byte (0=off, 1=on)

CMD_LCD_FGCOLOR

Set foreground color. Parameter: color (2 byte, RGB565)

CMD_LCD_BGCOLOR

Set background color. Parameter: color (2 byte, RGB565)

CMD_LCD_TERMINAL

Start terminal mode. To exit send 0 and the board responses with CMD_LCD_TERMINAL.

CMD_LCD_DRAWIMAGE

Draw image. Parameter: x0, y0, w, h, color_mode, color…

CMD_LCD_CLEAR
CMD_LCD_CLEARFG
CMD_LCD_CLEARBG

Clear display. Parameter: [color]

CMD_LCD_DRAWPIXEL
CMD_LCD_DRAWPIXELFG
CMD_LCD_DRAWPIXELBG

Draw pixel. Parameter: x0, y0, [color]

CMD_LCD_DRAWLINE
CMD_LCD_DRAWLINEFG
CMD_LCD_DRAWLINEBG

Draw line. Parameter: x0, y0, x1, y1, [color]

CMD_LCD_DRAWLINES
CMD_LCD_DRAWLINESFG
CMD_LCD_DRAWLINESBG

Draw lines. Parameter: [color], n, x0, y0…xn, yn

CMD_LCD_DRAWRECT
CMD_LCD_DRAWRECTFG
CMD_LCD_DRAWRECTBG

Draw rectangle. Parameter: x0, y0, w, h, [color]

CMD_LCD_FILLRECT
CMD_LCD_FILLRECTFG
CMD_LCD_FILLRECTBG

Fill rectangle. Parameter: x0, y0, w, h, [color]

CMD_LCD_DRAWRNDRECT
CMD_LCD_DRAWRNDRECTFG
CMD_LCD_DRAWRNDRECTBG

Draw round rectangle. Parameter: x0, y0, w, h, radius, [color]

CMD_LCD_FILLRNDRECT
CMD_LCD_FILLRNDRECTFG
CMD_LCD_FILLRNDRECTBG

Fill round rectangle. Parameter: x0, y0, w, h, radius, [color]

CMD_LCD_DRAWCIRCLE
CMD_LCD_DRAWCIRCLEFG
CMD_LCD_DRAWCIRCLEBG

Draw circle. Parameter: x0, y0, radius, [color]

CMD_LCD_FILLCIRCLE
CMD_LCD_FILLCIRCLEFG
CMD_LCD_FILLCIRCLEBG

Fill circle. Parameter: x0, y0, radius, [color]

CMD_LCD_DRAWELLIPSE
CMD_LCD_DRAWELLIPSEFG
CMD_LCD_DRAWELLIPSEBG

Draw ellipse. Parameter: x0, y0, radius_x, radius_y, [color]

CMD_LCD_FILLELLIPSE
CMD_LCD_FILLELLIPSEFG
CMD_LCD_FILLELLIPSEBG

Fill ellipse. Parameter: x0, y0, radius_x, radius_y, [color]

CMD_LCD_DRAWTEXT
CMD_LCD_DRAWTEXTFG
CMD_LCD_DRAWTEXTBG

Draw text. Parameter: [fg_color], [bg_color], x0, y0, size_clear (0x7F=size, 0x80=clear background), length, text

CMD_LCD_DRAWSTRING
CMD_LCD_DRAWSTRINGFG
CMD_LCD_DRAWSTRINGBG

Draw string. Parameter: [fg_color], [bg_color], x0, y0, size_clear (0x7F=size, 0x80=clear background), text (end with 0x00)

Touch-Panel Commands

Note: To activate the touch panel use CMD_CTRL + CMD_CTRL_FEATURES and set FEATURE_TP. The touch panel will be checked in background continuously and the result can be read with the following commands.

CMD_TP_POS

Get last position and pressure. Returns x, y, z.

CMD_TP_X

Get last x position. Returns x.

CMD_TP_Y

Get last y position. Returns y.

CMD_TP_Z

Get current pressure. Returns z.

CMD_TP_WAITPRESS

Wait till press and get position after press. Returns x, y.

CMD_TP_WAITRELEASE

Wait till release and get position after release. Returns x, y.

CMD_TP_WAITMOVE

Wait till move and get direction after move. Returns 1 byte (0x01=x-, 0x02=x+, 0x04=y-, 0x08=y+).

CMD_TP_CALIBRATE

Calibrate touch panel. This will not save the calibration data to flash (see CMD_CTRL + CMD_CTRL_SAVE). Returns CMD_TP_CALIBRATE after the calibration is completed or when 0 is sent to exit.

Rotary-Encoder Commands

Note: To activate the rotary encoder use CMD_CTRL + CMD_CTRL_FEATURES and set FEATURE_ENC. The encoder state will be checked in background continuously and the result can be read with the following commands.

CMD_ENC_POS

Get position and switch state. Returns 2 bytes: position (-127…+127), state (0x01=press, 0x02=long press).

CMD_ENC_SW

Get switch state. Returns 1 byte (0x01=press, 0x02=long press)

CMD_ENC_WAITPRESS

Wait till press. Returns 2 bytes: position (-127…+127), state (0x01=press, 0x02=long press).

CMD_ENC_WAITRELEASE

Wait till release. Returns 2 bytes: position (-127…+127), state (0x01=press, 0x02=long press).

Navigation-Switch / Joystick Commands

Note: To activate the navigation switch use CMD_CTRL + CMD_CTRL_FEATURES and set FEATURE_NAV. The switch will be checked in background continuously and the result can be read with the following commands.

CMD_NAV_POS

Get position and switch state. Returns 3 bytes: left-right position (-127…+127), down-up position (-127…+127), state (0x01=press, 0x02=long press, 0x10=right, 0x20=left, 0x40=up, 0x80=down).

CMD_NAV_SW

Get switch state. Returns 1 byte: state (0x01=press, 0x02=long press, 0x10=right, 0x20=left, 0x40=up, 0x80=down)

CMD_NAV_WAITPRESS

Wait till press. Returns 3 bytes: left-right position (-127…+127), down-up position (-127…+127), state (0x01=press, 0x02=long press, 0x10=right, 0x20=left, 0x40=up, 0x80=down).

CMD_NAV_WAITRELEASE

Wait till release. Returns 3 bytes: left-right position (-127…+127), down-up position (-127…+127), state (0x01=press, 0x02=long press, 0x10=right, 0x20=left, 0x40=up, 0x80=down).