DCS-BIOS and OLED F18

[Rolfez]

Its using U8glib though?

[Vinc_Vega]

@Rolfez

In the posts before it looks like U8glib is the graphics library in use in the zip file. The other sketches use the Adafruit GFX library.

Regards, Vinc

Edited June 25, 2024 by Vinc_Vega
Edit after a look into the zip file

[Rolfez]

Thanks for the tips all,  I've got it working!

The only issue I have is that the font size is quite small for the OLEDS, I can't seem to find documentation on increasing it?  (U8glib Library)

[No1sonuk]

4 hours ago, Rolfez said:

Thanks for the tips all,  I've got it working!

The only issue I have is that the font size is quite small for the OLEDS, I can't seem to find documentation on increasing it?  (U8glib Library)

IIRC, you tell it which font to use, and that includes the size.

[Vinc_Vega]

Here is a reference to choose from fonts for the U8glib:

https://github.com/olikraus/u8glib/wiki/fontsize

For better flexibility and results you may change to the newer U8g2 library.

 

Regards, Vinc

Edited June 30, 2024 by Vinc_Vega
Link to U8g2 added

[Rolfez]

5 hours ago, Vinc_Vega said:

Here is a reference to choose from fonts for the U8glib:

https://github.com/olikraus/u8glib/wiki/fontsize

For better flexibility and results you may change to the newer U8g2 library.

 

Regards, Vinc

 

Thanks Vinc,  I'm using the custom "Hornet" font though so I'm not sure I can overide the sizes.... 

[No1sonuk]

3 hours ago, Rolfez said:

Thanks Vinc,  I'm using the custom "Hornet" font though so I'm not sure I can overide the sizes.... 

Maybe edit the font to be bigger?
Where did the font come from?

[No1sonuk]

14 hours ago, Vinc_Vega said:

Here is a reference to choose from fonts for the U8glib:

https://github.com/olikraus/u8glib/wiki/fontsize

For better flexibility and results you may change to the newer U8g2 library.

 

Regards, Vinc

 

Annoyingly, the font converter bdfconv won't run on my 64-bit Win 11 machine.

[Rolfez]

Me too,

 

I wonder if there is other software ? m I'll have a search

 

[No1sonuk]

I've been trying to get a converted TTF font to run through the Adafruit GFX / 1306 libraries, but I've come to the conclusion the Nano isn't the Arduino for the job. 

I'll try a Mega...

[No1sonuk]

Well I have a Hornet UFC font displaying almost full height using the Adafruit GFX library on a 128x32 OLED, but it won't display more than 4 characters, and it won't shift to the right far enough to add the ":" without clipping.

I can't try U8G2 as there is apparently no way to convert a font for it if you don't have a 32-bit OS PC...

[No1sonuk]

Found this U8G2 full example:  

The font isn't quite as big as the GFX one I was using, but it works

[Rolfez]

I've finally got it working... It was the initialization for the Oleds causing them to display too small....

I used: 

U8G2_SSD1306_128X32_UNIVISION_F_HW_I2C u8g2(U8G2_R0, /* reset=*/ U8X8_PIN_NONE, /* clock=*/ SCL, /* data=*/ SDA);   // pin remapping with ESP8266 HW I2C

// Initialize I2C buses using TCA9548A I2C Multiplexer

 And now all working!

It was trial and error but basically used one at a time from the example code provided until it worked correctly.

Thanks for the advice everyone!

Edited July 3, 2024 by Rolfez