7.7 Summary
This chapter has outlined briefly the different types of GLCDs available to the microcontroller based system designer. The GLCD chosen and used in this chapter was the commonly used industry standard 128 × 64 pixel GLCD, controlled by the popular KS0108 controller.
The pin configuration of the GLCD and its connection to a microcontroller has been explained.
mikroC Pro for PIC language supports a large number of library functions for several types of GLCDs. In this chapter, the functions available for the KS0108 type GLCDs have been explained in detail and example function calls are given.
mikroC Pro for PIC language also provides a tool for converting bitmap images to a format that can be loaded to GLCD displays with the help of mikroC Pro for PIC programs. The use of this tool has been explained with the aid of an example.
Finally, operation of the touch-screen GLCDs has been described in detail, with reference to resistive type touch-screen panels.
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