Misc.ws

[...] This is the second and probably final part of my Roomba virtual wall project.  In my first post, I talk more about the technical details that of how the signalling [...]

[...] you don’t want it to go without physically placing some obstruction in its path.  The virtual wall works great, but one just isn’t enough in our case.  Luckily, it took just a bit of Googling [...]

[...] This is an addition to my post about the Touch Screen Shield for Arduino UNO, so if you’ve landed here, that may be a good place to start for more [...]

My First Shield I was looking for some type of touch screen for the Arduino when I ran across this little gem on eBay.  I was hoping to avoid a shie [...]

[...] screens working. Currently, the best source of information I have are my original posts: Touch Screen Shield for Arduino UNO Touch Screen Shield for Arduino Mega 2560 Identifying the Right Library The [...]

[...] information. Several people have asked about using this touch screen shield with the Arduino Mega, but I didn’t have much advice to offer because I didn’t own a Mega until yesterday.  [...]

[...] . Update – June 26, 2014 I was able to get this screen working as a shield with an Arduino Mega 2650 as well.  I posted an article with an updated source file.  Until I get some [...]

[...] I have are my original posts: Touch Screen Shield for Arduino UNO Touch Screen Shield for Arduino Mega 2560 Identifying the Right Library The hardest part of using the Arduino touch screen shields [...]

[...] the smaller file size. There is some general error checking, but I didn’t go overboard.  Source code below. Download bmp2lcd.c [...]

[...] abbreviated file names that turn a name like “BURG_BLUE.BMP” into “BURG_B~1.BMP”. Source Code I have attached the TFTLCD libraries with the modifications I’ve made for rotation and [...]

[...] MEGA_SOFT_SPI and USE_SOFTWARE_SPI.  The default pin configurations are already correct. Source Code I made some modifications to the TFTLCD.cpp to support using this screen as  a shield [...]