drivers

Driver archive

The monochrome drivers in this folder have been tested and where necesscary modified for use with ezFBfont, they are provided for convenience.

Useful sources of framebuffer drivers for micropython:

• https://github.com/bdbarnett/mpdisplay
• https://github.com/peterhinch/micropython-nano-gui/tree/master/drivers

ST7789 TFT Color displays

• I have a repo with my own ST7789 display driver for high-memory (ESP32 and RP2040 class) devices, This has been well tested and works with the Writer and Marquee.
  • This has been tested and works on various devices, including the Lillygo T-Watch 2020 and T-Display Touch.
• This also has a summary of the current drivers available for this display type, and links to faster and more advanced drivers, some of which require custom firmwares.

Mono Drivers provided here:

(current as of 16/Jul/2024), these are the 'tested' drivers for reference.

• ssd1306.py
  • for I2C and SPI connected displays based on the ssd1306 chip (and compatibles)
  • based on the default micropython driver from @stlehmann modified to support a rotate() method
• st7567_i2c.py
  • for I2C connected displays based on the ST7567 chip (and compatibles)
  • A copy of the driver from @mcGeorge
• sh1106.py
  • for I2C connected displays based on the SH1106 chip (and compatibles)
  • A copy of the driver from @robert-hh

Using other drivers

ezFBfont will work with any 3rd party driver that is compatible with the inbuilt microPython framebuffer.

• Color and Greyscale displays are supported, you will need to set the foreground (and possibly background) colors at init or when writing.

Bonus

• repl_1306.py
  • A drop in replacement for ssd1306.py (but does not take the SPI/I2C options!)
  • Displays an ascii representation of the framebuffer to the repl console, useful when debugging on a desktop machine and for checking positions/alignments
  • A couple of examples for this are provided.