Class GpioCharacterDisplay
Represents a GPIO character display
Assembly: CharacterDisplay.dll
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Declaration
public class GpioCharacterDisplay : ICharacterDisplay, ITextDisplay, IDisplay, IDisposable
Implements:
Meadow.Foundation.Displays.Lcd.ICharacterDisplay, Meadow.Peripherals.Displays.ITextDisplay, Meadow.Peripherals.Displays.IDisplay, System.IDisposable
Properties
IsDisposed
Is the object disposed
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public bool IsDisposed { get; }
DisplayConfig
The text display menu configuration
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Declaration
public TextDisplayConfig DisplayConfig { get; protected set; }
Methods
WriteLine(string, byte, bool)
Write text to a line
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Declaration
public void WriteLine(string text, byte lineNumber, bool showCursor = false)
Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
System.String | text | The text to display |
System.Byte | lineNumber | The target line |
System.Boolean | showCursor | If true, show the cursor |
Write(string)
Write a string to the display
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public void Write(string text)
Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
System.String | text | The text to show as a string |
SetCursorPosition(byte, byte)
Set the cursor position
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Declaration
public void SetCursorPosition(byte column, byte line)
Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
System.Byte | column | The cursor column |
System.Byte | line | The cursor line |
ClearLines()
Clear all lines
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public void ClearLines()
ClearLine(byte)
Clear a line of text
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Declaration
public void ClearLine(byte lineNumber)
Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
System.Byte | lineNumber | The line to clear (0 indexed) |
SetContrast(float)
Set the display contrast
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Declaration
public void SetContrast(float contrast = 0.5)
Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
System.Single | contrast | The contrast as a float (0-1) |
Exceptions
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException
SaveCustomCharacter(byte[], byte)
Save a custom character to the display
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Declaration
public void SaveCustomCharacter(byte[] characterMap, byte address)
Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
System.Byte[] | characterMap | The character data |
System.Byte | address | The display character address (0-7) |
Show()
Update the display
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public void Show()
Dispose()
Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.
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public void Dispose()
Dispose(bool)
Dispose of the object
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protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
System.Boolean | disposing | Is disposing |
Implements
- Meadow.Foundation.Displays.Lcd.ICharacterDisplay
Meadow.Peripherals.Displays.ITextDisplayMeadow.Peripherals.Displays.IDisplaySystem.IDisposable