AIP31068 based LCD support in I2C mode

I have added support for AIP31068 based LCDs in I2C mode (like the Grove - LCD RGB Backlight).

The code is heavily based on hd44780 and i2cram components.

Tested with Arduino Mega 2560 with SlowSoftI2CMaster library because Wire library (TWI based) doesn't work in SimulIDE.

Attached patch and examples.

Best regards.

Hi acebrian.

Thank you very much!

AVR I2C should be working in version 0.4.14: https://www.simulide.com/p/downloads.html

I see this patch is for 0.5.15.

Wire library should work in this version.
I will have a look.

Arduino Mega I2C using Wire library (TWI based) hangs at "Wire.endTransmission()" function call.

You can test it with the "Lcd_twi.ino" example.

Best regards.

Thanks. I will have a look.

Wire library should work now.
Issue solved in rev 7 and 8.

But there is still another issue:
Sometimes I2C stops to work (randomly).
I'm trying to find the problem.

And there is another issue in transmission start:
SlowSoftI2CMaster lib.  expect:  control_code << 1:

Code:

#define LCD_I2C_ADDR 31
si.i2c_start( LCD_I2C_ADDR << 1 );


But wire lib. expect control_code not rotated.

Code:

#define LCD_I2C_ADDR 31
Wire.beginTransmission( LCD_I2C_ADDR );


Now "bzr log" shows that latest revision in trunk branch is 6:

------------------------------------------------------------
revno: 6
committer: arcachofo
branch nick: trunk
timestamp: Tue 2021-01-05 16:39:58 +0000
message:
Oscope printing wave out of display with only 1 channel connected.
------------------------------------------------------------

Have you already commit your changes to Launchpad?

Checked with the real Arduino Mega 2560 and the Groove LCD, the working values are:

#define LCD_I2C_ADDR 3E // 62
si.i2c_start( LCD_I2C_ADDR << 1 );

#define LCD_I2C_ADDR 3E // 62
Wire.beginTransmission( LCD_I2C_ADDR );

Best regards.

arcachofo wrote:Wire library should work now.
Issue solved in rev 7 and 8.

But there is still another issue:
Sometimes I2C stops to work (randomly).
I'm trying to find the problem.

And there is another issue in transmission start:
SlowSoftI2CMaster lib.  expect:  control_code << 1:

Code:

#define LCD_I2C_ADDR 31
si.i2c_start( LCD_I2C_ADDR << 1 );


But wire lib. expect control_code not rotated.

Code:

#define LCD_I2C_ADDR 31
Wire.beginTransmission( LCD_I2C_ADDR );


Now "bzr log" shows that latest revision in trunk branch is 6:
Have you already commit your changes to Launchpad?

I hadn't sorry.
Now it's updated.

Checked with the real Arduino Mega 2560 and the Groove LCD, the working values are:

#define LCD_I2C_ADDR 3E // 62
si.i2c_start( LCD_I2C_ADDR << 1 );

#define LCD_I2C_ADDR 3E // 62
Wire.beginTransmission( LCD_I2C_ADDR );

Ok, thanks.

I have tested "Lcd_twi.ino" example with Arduino Mega and the latest revision 8 and it still doesn't work. Also step by step execution is not possible if the Wire library is used.

"Lcd_soft.ino" still works right with (LCD_I2C_ADDR << 1) fix.

Best regards.

I think it should now.

I confirm that TWI works right with revision 11.

Still step by step execution is not possible if the Wire library is used.

I have also found that with some examples step by step execution is very imprecise (no one step per C sentence).

Best regards.

I confirm that TWI works right with revision 11.

Nice to know.

Still step by step execution is not possible if the Wire library is used.
I have also found that with some examples step by step execution is very imprecise (no one step per C sentence).

Step by step shouldn't be working at all in 0.5.15 yet.
If it works in some cases is just by chance.

In this version there is a complete change in the simulation engine that is not yet completed.

Anyway 0.4.14 brach will receive all these fixes.