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To remove all the printed text from the screen use the code:
 
To remove all the printed text from the screen use the code:
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(for other commands go to the the wiki from the [http://www.bitwizard.nl/wiki/index.php/User_Interface user interface]:
 
(for other commands go to the the wiki from the [http://www.bitwizard.nl/wiki/index.php/User_Interface user interface]:
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But if you don't have that and have that the raspberry is saying something like;
 
But if you don't have that and have that the raspberry is saying something like;
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you have to change this or always write to  
 
you have to change this or always write to  

Revision as of 14:18, 11 September 2015

Hello,

I wanted to make it possible to show the temperature + time on a Raspberry Display. Before that I am going to try other little things so that I can get some experience. What I am now going to make possible is that text that I write in the shell as code will be printed on screen.

( So that I know how to print text on the display )

For getting it to work I first had to get the latest BitWizard tool.

git clone https://github.com/rewolff/bw_rpi_tools.git 

(after reboot) Add it in the i2c the group

sudo gpasswd -a pi i2c 

For adding user pi to group i2c

To look if it is added:

groups 

Which will give as result

pi adm dialout cdrom sudo audio video plugdev games users netdev gpio i2c spi input 

(Your list can of course be bigger or smaller. If it atleast has the i2c everything is fine)

sudo -s 

This code is for getting in the root, so that I don't have to type: sudo anymore.

This is handy because many commands need sudo.


apt-get install i2c-tools 

To install the i2c-tools you downloaded.

To make the raspberry in boot modes:

cd /boot 
/boot/config.txt 
nano config.txt 

In the config.txt you have to remove the # from:

#dtparam=i2c_arm=on 

( you have to scroll down to find it )

When you then reboot the raspberry he will directly use the code. With the code he then knows he I connected to the i2c display. (To reboot you just have to type: reboot)

To finally look when rebooted if he actually can see him:

sudo -s 
i2cdetect 
I2cdetecty.jpg









To check if it works: It will show the location of the i2c.

modprobe i2c-dev 
i2cdetect -y 1 


Which should give as result:

I2cdetect.jpg












reboot if it doesn't appear this can happen if you didn't activate the right code. If that doesn't help go to:*


cd bw_rpi_tools/ 
cd bw_tool/ 
make 
make install 
cp bw_tool /usr/bin 

These steps are for to install the bw_tool


( If you have a Raspberry pi 1, you have to replace /dev/i2c-1 with /dev/i2c-0 ) To write the text:

bw_tool -I -D /dev/i2c-1 -a 94 -t 'Hello' 
bw_tool -I -D /dev/i2c-1 -a 94 -t ' Dave' 


HelloDave.png


To remove all the printed text from the screen use the code:

bw_tool -I -D /dev/i2c-1 -a 94 -w 10:0 

(for other commands go to the the wiki from the user interface:

Read example: In write ports: If you have 0x13 – set backlight ( b has to be after the code to say that it is in byte )

you should type:

bw_tool -I -D /dev/i2c-1 -a 94 -w 13:90

To give a high backlight

bw_tool -I -D /dev/i2c-1 -a 94 -w 13:10 

To get a really low backlight.


HelloDaveDark.png

So now I have printed my first text on the raspberry display. Later I want to get with these the possibility to get a temperature visible.

  • also experienced that this all eventually didn't work on my display the raspberry was saying:

I2C_rpi_ui 1.6 A: 94


94.png

As you can see on the image

But if you don't have that and have that the raspberry is saying something like;

A: 1

you have to change this or always write to

a -1 to say Hello, Dave.

Example:

bw_tool -I -D /dev/i2c-1 -a 1 -t "Hello, Dave."

with i2cdetect you will also get this:

modprobe i2c-dev 
i2cdetect -y 1 

but then without the 4a displayed on your screen.

But you can change the problem with these commands:

bw_tool -I -D /dev/i2c-1 -a 0 -w f1:55 F2:aa f0:94 

and to remove and connect the display again.

bw_tool -I -D /dev/i2c-1 -a 94 -W 14:0

to restart the display

Now we can explore the things we can do with the Raspberry interface.