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  • Author Author: roborob1266
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Text Placement

roborob1266

Hello all,

Yesterday I was able to spend some time working on placing text on the LCD to get an idea of where the icons would be and where the "I Need" button would be.

 

Here is the code I am using for this:

 

  tft.textSetCursor(50, 200);

  tft.textTransparent(RA8875_WHITE);

  tft.textEnlarge(2);

  tft.textWrite("I Need");

 

 

  tft.textSetCursor(600, 50);

  tft.textTransparent(RA8875_WHITE);

  tft.textEnlarge(2);

  tft.textWrite("A Drink");

 

 

  tft.textSetCursor(600, 150);

  tft.textTransparent(RA8875_WHITE);

  tft.textEnlarge(2);

  tft.textWrite("An iPad");

 

 

  tft.textSetCursor(600, 250);

  tft.textTransparent(RA8875_WHITE);

  tft.textEnlarge(2);

  tft.textWrite("A Break");

 

 

  tft.textSetCursor(600, 350);

  tft.textTransparent(RA8875_WHITE);

  tft.textEnlarge(2);

  tft.textWrite("Food");

 

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Tomorrow I will be getting the audio module to incorporate it with the display and then get the code to sync tapping the image on the screen and it will speak out the image touched.

The audio module will have an SD card slot on it to access the audio files that I have recorded.

 

More updates to come!

  • in reply to aspork42

    Thanks James

    I tried the MKR SD Proto shield on my UNO and the MKR and even with other SD cards and none of them are working.

    I even found where someone ran a wire from ground to pin 3 which I also tried and it still does not read.

    I read online within the Arduino Forum that there were a batch of these MKR SD Proto boards that were defective so this could be part of that batch.

    I am using the SD card from the MP3 Shield and that seems to work fine, thanks!

  • Hi - Very cool update! You are making a lot of progress! I've been behind on checking the blogs but just got caught up.

     

    To check your SD card reader (you asked in a previous post) - Start with a very basic sketch with an Uno + SD card reader. Start very basic - just run an example sketch like "Card Info". If that works, then the card + reader are OK. If not, try a different SD card.

    Then move to the MKR board once the Uno works. Double and triple check all the pins. I've never used the MKR and aren't sure which reader you have... I could cross reference them if you post it (or post it again if I missed in an earlier post).