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LabVIEW - LCD 128x64 Bricklet¶

This is the description of the LabVIEW API bindings for the LCD 128x64 Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the LCD 128x64 Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.

An installation guide for the LabVIEW API bindings is part of their general description.

API¶

Generally, every function of the LabVIEW bindings that outputs a value can report a Tinkerforge.TimeoutException. This error gets reported if the device did not respond. If a cable based connection is used, it is unlikely that this exception gets thrown (assuming nobody plugs the device out). However, if a wireless connection is used, timeouts will occur if the distance to the device gets too big.

The namespace for all Brick/Bricklet bindings and the IPConnection is Tinkerforge.*.

Basic Functions¶

BrickletLCD128x64(uid, ipcon) → lcd128x64¶

Input:	uid – Type: String ipcon – Type: .NET Refnum (IPConnection)
Output:	lcd128x64 – Type: .NET Refnum (BrickletLCD128x64)

Creates an object with the unique device ID uid. This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected.

BrickletLCD128x64.WritePixels(xStart, yStart, xEnd, yEnd, pixels)¶

Input:	xStart – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 127] yStart – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] xEnd – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 127] yEnd – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] pixels – Type: Boolean[], Length: variable

Writes pixels to the specified window.

The pixels are written into the window line by line top to bottom and each line is written from left to right.

If automatic draw is enabled (default) the pixels are directly written to the screen. Only pixels that have actually changed are updated on the screen, the rest stays the same.

If automatic draw is disabled the pixels are written to an internal buffer and the buffer is transferred to the display only after DrawBufferedFrame() is called. This can be used to avoid flicker when drawing a complex frame in multiple steps.

Automatic draw can be configured with the SetDisplayConfiguration() function.

BrickletLCD128x64.ReadPixels(xStart, yStart, xEnd, yEnd) → pixels¶

Input:	xStart – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 127] yStart – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] xEnd – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 127] yEnd – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63]
Output:	pixels – Type: Boolean[], Length: variable

Reads pixels from the specified window.

The pixels are read from the window line by line top to bottom and each line is read from left to right.

If automatic draw is enabled (default) the pixels that are read are always the same that are shown on the display.

If automatic draw is disabled the pixels are read from the internal buffer (see DrawBufferedFrame()).

Automatic draw can be configured with the SetDisplayConfiguration() function.

BrickletLCD128x64.ClearDisplay()¶

Clears the complete content of the display.

If automatic draw is enabled (default) the pixels are directly cleared.

If automatic draw is disabled the the internal buffer is cleared and the buffer is transferred to the display only after DrawBufferedFrame() is called. This can be used to avoid flicker when drawing a complex frame in multiple steps.

Automatic draw can be configured with the SetDisplayConfiguration() function.

BrickletLCD128x64.WriteLine(line, position, text)¶

Input:	line – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 7] position – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 21] text – Type: String, Length: up to 22

Writes text to a specific line with a specific position.

For example: (1, 10, "Hello") will write Hello in the middle of the second line of the display.

The display uses a special 5x7 pixel charset. You can view the characters of the charset in Brick Viewer.

If automatic draw is enabled (default) the text is directly written to the screen. Only pixels that have actually changed are updated on the screen, the rest stays the same.

If automatic draw is disabled the text is written to an internal buffer and the buffer is transferred to the display only after DrawBufferedFrame() is called. This can be used to avoid flicker when drawing a complex frame in multiple steps.

Automatic draw can be configured with the SetDisplayConfiguration() function.

This function is a 1:1 replacement for the function with the same name in the LCD 20x4 Bricklet. You can draw text at a specific pixel position and with different font sizes with the DrawText() function.

BrickletLCD128x64.DrawBufferedFrame(forceCompleteRedraw)¶

Input:	forceCompleteRedraw – Type: Boolean

Draws the currently buffered frame. Normally each call of WritePixels() and WriteLine() draws directly onto the display. If you turn automatic draw off (SetDisplayConfiguration()), the data is written in an internal buffer and only transferred to the display by calling this function. This can be used to avoid flicker when drawing a complex frame in multiple steps.

Set the force complete redraw to true to redraw the whole display instead of only the changed parts. Normally it should not be necessary to set this to true. It may only become necessary in case of stuck pixels because of errors.

BrickletLCD128x64.GetTouchPosition() → pressure, x, y, age¶

Output:	pressure – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 300] x – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 127] y – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 63] age – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1]

Returns the last valid touch position:

Pressure: Amount of pressure applied by the user
X: Touch position on x-axis
Y: Touch position on y-axis
Age: Age of touch press (how long ago it was)

BrickletLCD128x64.GetTouchGesture() → gesture, duration, pressureMax, xStart, yStart, xEnd, yEnd, age¶

Output:

Output:	gesture – Type: Byte, Range: See constants duration – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1] pressureMax – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 300] xStart – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 127] yStart – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 63] xEnd – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 127] yEnd – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 63] age – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1]

gesture – Type: Byte, Range: See constants
duration – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1]
pressureMax – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 300]
xStart – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 127]
yStart – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 63]
xEnd – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 127]
yEnd – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 63]
age – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1]

Returns one of four touch gestures that can be automatically detected by the Bricklet.

The gestures are swipes from left to right, right to left, top to bottom and bottom to top.

Additionally to the gestures a vector with a start and end position of the gesture is provided. You can use this vector do determine a more exact location of the gesture (e.g. the swipe from top to bottom was on the left or right part of the screen).

The age parameter corresponds to the age of gesture (how long ago it was).

The following constants are available for this function:

For gesture:

BrickletLCD128x64.GESTURE_LEFT_TO_RIGHT = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.GESTURE_RIGHT_TO_LEFT = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.GESTURE_TOP_TO_BOTTOM = 2
BrickletLCD128x64.GESTURE_BOTTOM_TO_TOP = 3

BrickletLCD128x64.DrawLine(positionXStart, positionYStart, positionXEnd, positionYEnd, color)¶

Input:	positionXStart – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 127] positionYStart – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] positionXEnd – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 127] positionYEnd – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] color – Type: Boolean

Draws a white or black line from (x, y)-start to (x, y)-end.

The following constants are available for this function:

For color:

BrickletLCD128x64.COLOR_WHITE = F
BrickletLCD128x64.COLOR_BLACK = T

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.DrawBox(positionXStart, positionYStart, positionXEnd, positionYEnd, fill, color)¶

Input:	positionXStart – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 127] positionYStart – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] positionXEnd – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 127] positionYEnd – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] fill – Type: Boolean color – Type: Boolean

Draws a white or black box from (x, y)-start to (x, y)-end.

If you set fill to true, the box will be filled with the color. Otherwise only the outline will be drawn.

The following constants are available for this function:

For color:

BrickletLCD128x64.COLOR_WHITE = F
BrickletLCD128x64.COLOR_BLACK = T

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.DrawText(positionX, positionY, font, color, text)¶

Input:	positionX – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 127] positionY – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] font – Type: Byte, Range: See constants color – Type: Boolean text – Type: String, Length: up to 22

Draws a text at the pixel position (x, y).

You can use one of 9 different font sizes and draw the text in white or black.

The font conforms to code page 437.

The following constants are available for this function:

For font:

BrickletLCD128x64.FONT_6X8 = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.FONT_6X16 = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.FONT_6X24 = 2
BrickletLCD128x64.FONT_6X32 = 3
BrickletLCD128x64.FONT_12X16 = 4
BrickletLCD128x64.FONT_12X24 = 5
BrickletLCD128x64.FONT_12X32 = 6
BrickletLCD128x64.FONT_18X24 = 7
BrickletLCD128x64.FONT_18X32 = 8
BrickletLCD128x64.FONT_24X32 = 9

For color:

BrickletLCD128x64.COLOR_WHITE = F
BrickletLCD128x64.COLOR_BLACK = T

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.SetGUIButton(index, positionX, positionY, width, height, text)¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 11] positionX – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 127] positionY – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] width – Type: Byte, Range: [1 to 128] height – Type: Byte, Range: [1 to 64] text – Type: String, Length: up to 16

Draws a clickable button at position (x, y) with the given text.

You can use up to 12 buttons.

The x position + width has to be within the range of 1 to 128 and the y position + height has to be within the range of 1 to 64.

The minimum useful width/height of a button is 3.

You can enable a callback for a button press with SetGUIButtonPressedCallbackConfiguration(). The callback will be triggered for press and release-events.

The button is drawn in a separate GUI buffer and the button-frame will always stay on top of the graphics drawn with WritePixels(). To remove the button use RemoveGUIButton().

If you want an icon instead of text, you can draw the icon inside of the button with WritePixels().

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetGUIButton(index) → active, positionX, positionY, width, height, text¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 11]
Output:	active – Type: Boolean positionX – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 127] positionY – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] width – Type: Byte, Range: [1 to 128] height – Type: Byte, Range: [1 to 64] text – Type: String, Length: up to 16

Returns the button properties for a given Index as set by SetGUIButton().

Additionally the Active parameter shows if a button is currently active/visible or not.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.RemoveGUIButton(index)¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 11, 255]

Removes the button with the given index.

You can use index 255 to remove all buttons.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetGUIButtonPressed(index) → pressed¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 11]
Output:	pressed – Type: Boolean

Returns the state of the button for the given index.

The state can either be pressed (true) or released (false).

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.SetGUISlider(index, positionX, positionY, length, direction, value)¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 5] positionX – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 128] positionY – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 64] length – Type: Byte, Range: [8 to 128] direction – Type: Byte, Range: See constants value – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 120]

Draws a slider at position (x, y) with the given length.

You can use up to 6 sliders.

If you use the horizontal direction, the x position + length has to be within the range of 1 to 128 and the y position has to be within the range of 0 to 46.

If you use the vertical direction, the y position + length has to be within the range of 1 to 64 and the x position has to be within the range of 0 to 110.

The minimum length of a slider is 8.

The parameter value is the start-position of the slider, it can be between 0 and length-8.

You can enable a callback for the slider value with SetGUISliderValueCallbackConfiguration().

The slider is drawn in a separate GUI buffer and it will always stay on top of the graphics drawn with WritePixels(). To remove the button use RemoveGUISlider().

The following constants are available for this function:

For direction:

BrickletLCD128x64.DIRECTION_HORIZONTAL = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.DIRECTION_VERTICAL = 1

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetGUISlider(index) → active, positionX, positionY, length, direction, value¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 5]
Output:	active – Type: Boolean positionX – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 128] positionY – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 64] length – Type: Byte, Range: [8 to 128] direction – Type: Byte, Range: See constants value – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 120]

Returns the slider properties for a given Index as set by SetGUISlider().

Additionally the Active parameter shows if a button is currently active/visible or not.

The following constants are available for this function:

For direction:

BrickletLCD128x64.DIRECTION_HORIZONTAL = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.DIRECTION_VERTICAL = 1

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.RemoveGUISlider(index)¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 5, 255]

Removes the slider with the given index.

You can use index 255 to remove all slider.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetGUISliderValue(index) → value¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 5]
Output:	value – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 120]

Returns the current slider value for the given index.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.SetGUITabConfiguration(changeTabConfig, clearGUI)¶

Input:	changeTabConfig – Type: Byte, Range: See constants, Default: 3 clearGUI – Type: Boolean, Default: T

Sets the general configuration for tabs. You can configure the tabs to only accept clicks or only swipes (gesture left/right and right/left) or both.

Additionally, if you set Clear GUI to true, all of the GUI elements (buttons, slider, graphs) will automatically be removed on every tab change.

The following constants are available for this function:

For changeTabConfig:

BrickletLCD128x64.CHANGE_TAB_ON_CLICK = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.CHANGE_TAB_ON_SWIPE = 2
BrickletLCD128x64.CHANGE_TAB_ON_CLICK_AND_SWIPE = 3

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetGUITabConfiguration() → changeTabConfig, clearGUI¶

Output:	changeTabConfig – Type: Byte, Range: See constants, Default: 3 clearGUI – Type: Boolean, Default: T

Returns the tab configuration as set by SetGUITabConfiguration().

The following constants are available for this function:

For changeTabConfig:

BrickletLCD128x64.CHANGE_TAB_ON_CLICK = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.CHANGE_TAB_ON_SWIPE = 2
BrickletLCD128x64.CHANGE_TAB_ON_CLICK_AND_SWIPE = 3

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.SetGUITabText(index, text)¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 9] text – Type: String, Length: up to 5

Adds a text-tab with the given index.

You can use up to 10 tabs.

A text-tab with the same index as a icon-tab will overwrite the icon-tab.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetGUITabText(index) → active, text¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 9]
Output:	active – Type: Boolean text – Type: String, Length: up to 5

Returns the text for a given index as set by SetGUITabText().

Additionally the Active parameter shows if the tab is currently active/visible or not.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.SetGUITabIcon(index, icon)¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 9] icon – Type: Boolean[168]

Adds a icon-tab with the given index. The icon can have a width of 28 pixels with a height of 6 pixels. It is drawn line-by-line from left to right.

You can use up to 10 tabs.

A icon-tab with the same index as a text-tab will overwrite the text-tab.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetGUITabIcon(index) → active, icon¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 9]
Output:	active – Type: Boolean icon – Type: Boolean[168]

Returns the icon for a given index as set by SetGUITabIcon().

Additionally the Active parameter shows if the tab is currently active/visible or not.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.RemoveGUITab(index)¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 9, 255]

Removes the tab with the given index.

You can use index 255 to remove all tabs.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.SetGUITabSelected(index)¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 9]

Sets the tab with the given index as selected (drawn as selected on the display).

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetGUITabSelected() → index¶

Output:	index – Type: Int16, Range: [-1 to 9]

Returns the index of the currently selected tab. If there are not tabs, the returned index is -1.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.SetGUIGraphConfiguration(index, graphType, positionX, positionY, width, height, textX, textY)¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 3] graphType – Type: Byte, Range: See constants positionX – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 127] positionY – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] width – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 118] height – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] textX – Type: String, Length: up to 4 textY – Type: String, Length: up to 4

Sets the configuration for up to four graphs.

The graph type can be dot-, line- or bar-graph.

The x and y position are pixel positions.

You can add a text for the x and y axis. The text is drawn at the inside of the graph and it can overwrite some of the graph data. If you need the text outside of the graph you can leave this text here empty and use DrawText() to draw the caption outside of the graph.

The data of the graph can be set and updated with SetGUIGraphData().

The graph is drawn in a separate GUI buffer and the graph-frame and data will always stay on top of the graphics drawn with WritePixels(). To remove the graph use RemoveGUIGraph().

The following constants are available for this function:

For graphType:

BrickletLCD128x64.GRAPH_TYPE_DOT = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.GRAPH_TYPE_LINE = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.GRAPH_TYPE_BAR = 2

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetGUIGraphConfiguration(index) → active, graphType, positionX, positionY, width, height, textX, textY¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 3]
Output:	active – Type: Boolean graphType – Type: Byte, Range: See constants positionX – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 127] positionY – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] width – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 118] height – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63] textX – Type: String, Length: up to 4 textY – Type: String, Length: up to 4

Returns the graph properties for a given Index as set by SetGUIGraphConfiguration().

Additionally the Active parameter shows if a graph is currently active/visible or not.

The following constants are available for this function:

For graphType:

BrickletLCD128x64.GRAPH_TYPE_DOT = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.GRAPH_TYPE_LINE = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.GRAPH_TYPE_BAR = 2

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.SetGUIGraphData(index, data)¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 3] data – Type: Byte[], Length: variable, Range: [0 to 255]

Sets the data for a graph with the given index. You have to configure the graph with SetGUIGraphConfiguration() before you can set the first data.

The graph will show the first n values of the data that you set, where n is the width set with SetGUIGraphConfiguration(). If you set less then n values it will show the rest of the values as zero.

The maximum number of data-points you can set is 118 (which also corresponds to the maximum width of the graph).

You have to scale your values to be between 0 and 255. 0 will be shown at the bottom of the graph and 255 at the top.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetGUIGraphData(index) → data¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 3]
Output:	data – Type: Byte[], Length: variable, Range: [0 to 255]

Returns the graph data for a given index as set by SetGUIGraphData().

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.RemoveGUIGraph(index)¶

Input:	index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 3, 255]

Removes the graph with the given index.

You can use index 255 to remove all graphs.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.RemoveAllGUI()¶: Removes all GUI elements (buttons, slider, graphs, tabs).

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

Advanced Functions¶

BrickletLCD128x64.SetDisplayConfiguration(contrast, backlight, invert, automaticDraw)¶

Input:	contrast – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63], Default: 14 backlight – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 100], Default: 100 invert – Type: Boolean, Default: F automaticDraw – Type: Boolean, Default: T

Sets the configuration of the display.

If automatic draw is set to true, the display is automatically updated with every call of WritePixels() and WriteLine(). If it is set to false, the changes are written into an internal buffer and only shown on the display after a call of DrawBufferedFrame().

BrickletLCD128x64.GetDisplayConfiguration() → contrast, backlight, invert, automaticDraw¶

Output:	contrast – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 63], Default: 14 backlight – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 100], Default: 100 invert – Type: Boolean, Default: F automaticDraw – Type: Boolean, Default: T

Returns the configuration as set by SetDisplayConfiguration().

BrickletLCD128x64.SetTouchLEDConfig(config)¶

Input:	config – Type: Byte, Range: See constants, Default: 3

Sets the touch LED configuration. By default the LED is on if the LCD is touched.

You can also turn the LED permanently on/off or show a heartbeat.

If the Bricklet is in bootloader mode, the LED is off.

The following constants are available for this function:

For config:

BrickletLCD128x64.TOUCH_LED_CONFIG_OFF = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.TOUCH_LED_CONFIG_ON = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.TOUCH_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_HEARTBEAT = 2
BrickletLCD128x64.TOUCH_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_TOUCH = 3

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetTouchLEDConfig() → config¶

Output:	config – Type: Byte, Range: See constants, Default: 3

Returns the configuration as set by SetTouchLEDConfig()

The following constants are available for this function:

For config:

BrickletLCD128x64.TOUCH_LED_CONFIG_OFF = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.TOUCH_LED_CONFIG_ON = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.TOUCH_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_HEARTBEAT = 2
BrickletLCD128x64.TOUCH_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_TOUCH = 3

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetSPITFPErrorCount() → errorCountAckChecksum, errorCountMessageChecksum, errorCountFrame, errorCountOverflow¶

Output:	errorCountAckChecksum – Type: Int64, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1] errorCountMessageChecksum – Type: Int64, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1] errorCountFrame – Type: Int64, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1] errorCountOverflow – Type: Int64, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1]

Returns the error count for the communication between Brick and Bricklet.

The errors are divided into

ACK checksum errors,
message checksum errors,
framing errors and
overflow errors.

The errors counts are for errors that occur on the Bricklet side. All Bricks have a similar function that returns the errors on the Brick side.

BrickletLCD128x64.SetStatusLEDConfig(config)¶

Input:	config – Type: Byte, Range: See constants, Default: 3

Sets the status LED configuration. By default the LED shows communication traffic between Brick and Bricklet, it flickers once for every 10 received data packets.

You can also turn the LED permanently on/off or show a heartbeat.

If the Bricklet is in bootloader mode, the LED is will show heartbeat by default.

The following constants are available for this function:

For config:

BrickletLCD128x64.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_OFF = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_ON = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_HEARTBEAT = 2
BrickletLCD128x64.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_STATUS = 3

BrickletLCD128x64.GetStatusLEDConfig() → config¶

Output:	config – Type: Byte, Range: See constants, Default: 3

Returns the configuration as set by SetStatusLEDConfig()

The following constants are available for this function:

For config:

BrickletLCD128x64.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_OFF = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_ON = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_HEARTBEAT = 2
BrickletLCD128x64.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_STATUS = 3

BrickletLCD128x64.GetChipTemperature() → temperature¶

Output:	temperature – Type: Int16, Unit: 1 °C, Range: [-2¹⁵ to 2¹⁵ - 1]

Returns the temperature as measured inside the microcontroller. The value returned is not the ambient temperature!

The temperature is only proportional to the real temperature and it has bad accuracy. Practically it is only useful as an indicator for temperature changes.

BrickletLCD128x64.Reset()¶

Calling this function will reset the Bricklet. All configurations will be lost.

After a reset you have to create new device objects, calling functions on the existing ones will result in undefined behavior!

BrickletLCD128x64.GetIdentity() → uid, connectedUid, position, hardwareVersion, firmwareVersion, deviceIdentifier¶

Output:

Output:	uid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 connectedUid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 position – Type: Char, Range: ["a" to "h", "z"] hardwareVersion – Type: Byte[3] 0: major – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] firmwareVersion – Type: Byte[3] 0: major – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] deviceIdentifier – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 2¹⁶ - 1]

uid – Type: String, Length: up to 8
connectedUid – Type: String, Length: up to 8
position – Type: Char, Range: ["a" to "h", "z"]
hardwareVersion – Type: Byte[3]

0: major – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255]
1: minor – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255]
2: revision – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255]

firmwareVersion – Type: Byte[3]

0: major – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255]
1: minor – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255]
2: revision – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255]

deviceIdentifier – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 2¹⁶ - 1]

Returns the UID, the UID where the Bricklet is connected to, the position, the hardware and firmware version as well as the device identifier.

The position can be 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g' or 'h' (Bricklet Port). A Bricklet connected to an Isolator Bricklet is always at position 'z'.

The device identifier numbers can be found here. There is also a constant for the device identifier of this Bricklet.

Callback Configuration Functions¶

BrickletLCD128x64.SetTouchPositionCallbackConfiguration(period, valueHasToChange)¶

Input:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: Boolean, Default: F

The period is the period with which the TouchPositionCallback callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

If the value has to change-parameter is set to true, the callback is only triggered after the value has changed. If the value didn't change within the period, the callback is triggered immediately on change.

If it is set to false, the callback is continuously triggered with the period, independent of the value.

BrickletLCD128x64.GetTouchPositionCallbackConfiguration() → period, valueHasToChange¶

Output:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: Boolean, Default: F

Returns the callback configuration as set by SetTouchPositionCallbackConfiguration().

BrickletLCD128x64.SetTouchGestureCallbackConfiguration(period, valueHasToChange)¶

Input:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: Boolean, Default: F

The period is the period with which the TouchGestureCallback callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

If it is set to false, the callback is continuously triggered with the period, independent of the value.

BrickletLCD128x64.GetTouchGestureCallbackConfiguration() → period, valueHasToChange¶

Output:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: Boolean, Default: F

Returns the callback configuration as set by SetTouchGestureCallbackConfiguration().

BrickletLCD128x64.SetGUIButtonPressedCallbackConfiguration(period, valueHasToChange)¶

Input:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: Boolean, Default: F

The period is the period with which the GUIButtonPressedCallback callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

If it is set to false, the callback is continuously triggered with the period, independent of the value.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetGUIButtonPressedCallbackConfiguration() → period, valueHasToChange¶

Output:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: Boolean, Default: F

Returns the callback configuration as set by SetGUIButtonPressedCallbackConfiguration().

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.SetGUISliderValueCallbackConfiguration(period, valueHasToChange)¶

Input:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: Boolean, Default: F

The period is the period with which the GUISliderValueCallback callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

If it is set to false, the callback is continuously triggered with the period, independent of the value.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetGUISliderValueCallbackConfiguration() → period, valueHasToChange¶

Output:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: Boolean, Default: F

Returns the callback configuration as set by SetGUISliderValueCallbackConfiguration().

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.SetGUITabSelectedCallbackConfiguration(period, valueHasToChange)¶

Input:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: Boolean, Default: F

The period is the period with which the GUITabSelectedCallback callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

If it is set to false, the callback is continuously triggered with the period, independent of the value.

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

BrickletLCD128x64.GetGUITabSelectedCallbackConfiguration() → period, valueHasToChange¶

Output:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: Boolean, Default: F

Returns the callback configuration as set by SetGUITabSelectedCallbackConfiguration().

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

Callbacks¶

Callbacks can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done by assigning a function to a callback property of the device object. The available callback property and their type of parameters are described below.

Note

Using callbacks for recurring events is always preferred compared to using getters. It will use less USB bandwidth and the latency will be a lot better, since there is no round trip time.

event BrickletLCD128x64.TouchPositionCallback → sender, pressure, x, y, age¶

Callback Output:	sender – Type: .NET Refnum (BrickletLCD128x64) pressure – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 300] x – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 127] y – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 63] age – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1]

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by SetTouchPositionCallbackConfiguration(). The parameters are the same as for GetTouchPosition().

event BrickletLCD128x64.TouchGestureCallback → sender, gesture, duration, pressureMax, xStart, yStart, xEnd, yEnd, age¶

Callback Output:

sender – Type: .NET Refnum (BrickletLCD128x64)
gesture – Type: Byte, Range: See constants
duration – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1]
pressureMax – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 300]
xStart – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 127]
yStart – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 63]
xEnd – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 127]
yEnd – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 63]
age – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1]

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by SetTouchGestureCallbackConfiguration(). The parameters are the same as for GetTouchGesture().

The following constants are available for this function:

For gesture:

BrickletLCD128x64.GESTURE_LEFT_TO_RIGHT = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.GESTURE_RIGHT_TO_LEFT = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.GESTURE_TOP_TO_BOTTOM = 2
BrickletLCD128x64.GESTURE_BOTTOM_TO_TOP = 3

event BrickletLCD128x64.GUIButtonPressedCallback → sender, index, pressed¶

Callback Output:	sender – Type: .NET Refnum (BrickletLCD128x64) index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 11] pressed – Type: Boolean

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by SetGUIButtonPressedCallbackConfiguration(). The parameters are the same as for GetGUIButtonPressed().

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

event BrickletLCD128x64.GUISliderValueCallback → sender, index, value¶

Callback Output:	sender – Type: .NET Refnum (BrickletLCD128x64) index – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 5] value – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 120]

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by SetGUISliderValueCallbackConfiguration(). The parameters are the same as for GetGUISliderValue().

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

event BrickletLCD128x64.GUITabSelectedCallback → sender, index¶

Callback Output:	sender – Type: .NET Refnum (BrickletLCD128x64) index – Type: Int16, Range: [0 to 9]

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by SetGUITabSelectedCallbackConfiguration(). The parameters are the same as for GetGUITabSelected().

New in version 2.0.2 (Plugin).

Virtual Functions¶

Virtual functions don't communicate with the device itself, but operate only on the API bindings device object. They can be called without the corresponding IP Connection object being connected.

BrickletLCD128x64.GetAPIVersion() → apiVersion¶

Output:	apiVersion – Type: Byte[3] 0: major – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255]

Returns the version of the API definition implemented by this API bindings. This is neither the release version of this API bindings nor does it tell you anything about the represented Brick or Bricklet.

BrickletLCD128x64.GetResponseExpected(functionId) → responseExpected¶

Input:	functionId – Type: Byte, Range: See constants
Output:	responseExpected – Type: Boolean

Returns the response expected flag for the function specified by the function ID parameter. It is true if the function is expected to send a response, false otherwise.

For getter functions this is enabled by default and cannot be disabled, because those functions will always send a response. For callback configuration functions it is enabled by default too, but can be disabled by SetResponseExpected(). For setter functions it is disabled by default and can be enabled.

Enabling the response expected flag for a setter function allows to detect timeouts and other error conditions calls of this setter as well. The device will then send a response for this purpose. If this flag is disabled for a setter function then no response is sent and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.

The following constants are available for this function:

For functionId:

BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_WRITE_PIXELS = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_CLEAR_DISPLAY = 3
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_DISPLAY_CONFIGURATION = 4
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_WRITE_LINE = 6
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_DRAW_BUFFERED_FRAME = 7
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_TOUCH_POSITION_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 9
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_TOUCH_GESTURE_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 13
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_DRAW_LINE = 16
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_DRAW_BOX = 17
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_DRAW_TEXT = 18
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_BUTTON = 19
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_REMOVE_GUI_BUTTON = 21
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_BUTTON_PRESSED_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 22
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_SLIDER = 26
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_REMOVE_GUI_SLIDER = 28
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_SLIDER_VALUE_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 29
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_TAB_CONFIGURATION = 33
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_TAB_TEXT = 35
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_TAB_ICON = 37
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_REMOVE_GUI_TAB = 39
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_TAB_SELECTED = 40
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_TAB_SELECTED_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 41
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_GRAPH_CONFIGURATION = 45
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_GRAPH_DATA = 47
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_REMOVE_GUI_GRAPH = 49
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_REMOVE_ALL_GUI = 50
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_TOUCH_LED_CONFIG = 51
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_WRITE_FIRMWARE_POINTER = 237
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_STATUS_LED_CONFIG = 239
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_RESET = 243
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_WRITE_UID = 248

BrickletLCD128x64.SetResponseExpected(functionId, responseExpected)¶

Input:	functionId – Type: Byte, Range: See constants responseExpected – Type: Boolean

Changes the response expected flag of the function specified by the function ID parameter. This flag can only be changed for setter (default value: false) and callback configuration functions (default value: true). For getter functions it is always enabled.

The following constants are available for this function:

For functionId:

BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_WRITE_PIXELS = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_CLEAR_DISPLAY = 3
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_DISPLAY_CONFIGURATION = 4
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_WRITE_LINE = 6
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_DRAW_BUFFERED_FRAME = 7
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_TOUCH_POSITION_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 9
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_TOUCH_GESTURE_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 13
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_DRAW_LINE = 16
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_DRAW_BOX = 17
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_DRAW_TEXT = 18
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_BUTTON = 19
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_REMOVE_GUI_BUTTON = 21
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_BUTTON_PRESSED_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 22
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_SLIDER = 26
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_REMOVE_GUI_SLIDER = 28
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_SLIDER_VALUE_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 29
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_TAB_CONFIGURATION = 33
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_TAB_TEXT = 35
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_TAB_ICON = 37
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_REMOVE_GUI_TAB = 39
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_TAB_SELECTED = 40
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_TAB_SELECTED_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 41
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_GRAPH_CONFIGURATION = 45
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_GUI_GRAPH_DATA = 47
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_REMOVE_GUI_GRAPH = 49
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_REMOVE_ALL_GUI = 50
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_TOUCH_LED_CONFIG = 51
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_WRITE_FIRMWARE_POINTER = 237
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_SET_STATUS_LED_CONFIG = 239
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_RESET = 243
BrickletLCD128x64.FUNCTION_WRITE_UID = 248

BrickletLCD128x64.SetResponseExpectedAll(responseExpected)¶

Input:	responseExpected – Type: Boolean

Changes the response expected flag for all setter and callback configuration functions of this device at once.

Internal Functions¶

Internal functions are used for maintenance tasks such as flashing a new firmware of changing the UID of a Bricklet. These task should be performed using Brick Viewer instead of using the internal functions directly.

BrickletLCD128x64.SetBootloaderMode(mode) → status¶

Input:	mode – Type: Byte, Range: See constants
Output:	status – Type: Byte, Range: See constants

Sets the bootloader mode and returns the status after the requested mode change was instigated.

You can change from bootloader mode to firmware mode and vice versa. A change from bootloader mode to firmware mode will only take place if the entry function, device identifier and CRC are present and correct.

This function is used by Brick Viewer during flashing. It should not be necessary to call it in a normal user program.

The following constants are available for this function:

For mode:

BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_MODE_BOOTLOADER = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_MODE_BOOTLOADER_WAIT_FOR_REBOOT = 2
BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE_WAIT_FOR_REBOOT = 3
BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE_WAIT_FOR_ERASE_AND_REBOOT = 4

For status:

BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_OK = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_INVALID_MODE = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_NO_CHANGE = 2
BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_ENTRY_FUNCTION_NOT_PRESENT = 3
BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_DEVICE_IDENTIFIER_INCORRECT = 4
BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_CRC_MISMATCH = 5

BrickletLCD128x64.GetBootloaderMode() → mode¶

Output:	mode – Type: Byte, Range: See constants

Returns the current bootloader mode, see SetBootloaderMode().

The following constants are available for this function:

For mode:

BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_MODE_BOOTLOADER = 0
BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE = 1
BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_MODE_BOOTLOADER_WAIT_FOR_REBOOT = 2
BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE_WAIT_FOR_REBOOT = 3
BrickletLCD128x64.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE_WAIT_FOR_ERASE_AND_REBOOT = 4

BrickletLCD128x64.SetWriteFirmwarePointer(pointer)¶

Input:	pointer – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 B, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1]

Sets the firmware pointer for WriteFirmware(). The pointer has to be increased by chunks of size 64. The data is written to flash every 4 chunks (which equals to one page of size 256).

This function is used by Brick Viewer during flashing. It should not be necessary to call it in a normal user program.

BrickletLCD128x64.WriteFirmware(data) → status¶

Input:	data – Type: Byte[64], Range: [0 to 255]
Output:	status – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255]

Writes 64 Bytes of firmware at the position as written by SetWriteFirmwarePointer() before. The firmware is written to flash every 4 chunks.

You can only write firmware in bootloader mode.

This function is used by Brick Viewer during flashing. It should not be necessary to call it in a normal user program.

BrickletLCD128x64.WriteUID(uid)¶

Input:	uid – Type: Int64, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1]

Writes a new UID into flash. If you want to set a new UID you have to decode the Base58 encoded UID string into an integer first.

We recommend that you use Brick Viewer to change the UID.

BrickletLCD128x64.ReadUID() → uid¶

Output:	uid – Type: Int64, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1]

Returns the current UID as an integer. Encode as Base58 to get the usual string version.

Constants¶

BrickletLCD128x64.DEVICE_IDENTIFIER¶

This constant is used to identify a LCD 128x64 Bricklet.

The GetIdentity() function and the IPConnection.EnumerateCallback callback of the IP Connection have a deviceIdentifier parameter to specify the Brick's or Bricklet's type.

BrickletLCD128x64.DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME¶: This constant represents the human readable name of a LCD 128x64 Bricklet.