Help with the U8g2 Library and 128x64 display

[Dadzilla74]

Hi Guys,

 

Anyone up for a challenge?

 

I have set up a Duinotech 164x64 Display

 

(https://www.jaycar.com.au/arduino-compatible-128x64-dot-matrix-lcd-display-module/p/XC4617

 

using the u8g2 library to display a menu from another program (DCSBIOS Library).

 

The issue is that sometime the menu (void onUfcOptionDisplay1Change) item will be selected and a ":" (void onUfcOptionCueing1Change) will be placed before the menu item.

 

For example;

 

abcdefg (not selected)

: abcdefg (selected).

 

Each of the voids run fine without the other but placing them together (as per below) I get the rest of the screen blanking out when there is a selection.

 

I understand that this is from the ClearBuffer and nextPage commands.

 

Yet, I hope someone can think of a workaround to keep the menu item on the screen while the selector changes.

 

#define DCSBIOS_IRQ_SERIAL

#include "DcsBios.h"

#include "U8glib.h"
#include <Arduino.h>
#include <U8g2lib.h>

#ifdef U8X8_HAVE_HW_SPI
#include <SPI.h>
#endif
#ifdef U8X8_HAVE_HW_I2C
#include <Wire.h>
#endif

U8G2_ST7920_128X64_F_SW_SPI u8g2(U8G2_R3, /* clock=*/ 18, /* data=*/ 16, /* CS=*/ 17, /* reset=*/ 13); // Feather HUZZAH ESP8266, E=clock=14, RW=data=13, RS=CS



void onUfcOptionCueing1Change(char* newValue) {
  u8g2.setCursor(0,0);
  u8g2.setFont(u8g2_font_samim_16_t_all);//u8g2.setFont(u8g_font_5x7);
  u8g2.clearBuffer();
  u8g2.drawStr(15, 25, newValue);
}
 DcsBios::StringBuffer<1> ufcOptionCueing1Buffer(0x5420, onUfcOptionCueing1Change);

void onUfcOptionDisplay1Change(char*newValue) {

   u8g2.setCursor(0,0);
   u8g2.setFont(u8g2_font_crox3cb_tr);//u8g2.setFont(u8g_font_5x7);
   u8g2.clearBuffer();
   u8g2.drawStr(5, 15, newValue);

}
 DcsBios::StringBuffer<4> ufcOptionDisplay1Buffer(0x542a, onUfcOptionDisplay1Change);



void setup() {
   u8g2.begin();
   u8g2.clear();
  
 DcsBios::setup();
}

void loop() {
  

   onUfcOptionCueing1Change;
   onUfcOptionDisplay1Change;

   u8g2.nextPage();          // transfer internal memory to the display
  

 DcsBios::loop();

 

 

 

Thanks in advance for any help/comments.

[Dadzilla74]

Hi all.

 

Challenge completed and all is working fine now.

 

Regards