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Displaying RealTime image of 1-10 using TIVA & Kentec LCD display

Hello forum, i have run into yet another problem. This time, i would like to know if it is possible to display a real time image of 1-10, where the number "1" is displayed on the LCD and slowly increases to 10 and resets back to 1. 

If this is possible, what are the API functions to be called for this to work? 
Thanks very much for assisting me, 
Cheers on a good day ahead :)

  • Desmond Ong51 said:
    ...is it possible to display a real time image of 1-10, where the number "1" is displayed on the LCD and slowly increases to 10 and resets back to 1.  

    May I respond by (near) quoting, past, U.S. president, "Depends upon what the definition of "is" is."

    In your case - replace "is" w/"real time."   And then - w/in your understanding of "real-time" - any such real-time data is likely to arrive from some source - must be properly acquired, perhaps filtered/limited, and then "read" by your MCU.   All that requires (some) time - does it not?

    Once that "real-time" data has been read - you then seek to transfer that data to your display - which adds further delay.   Thus two "delays" must be recognized - these dictate what your best (near) real-time performance may be.

    When writing to your display the following requirements prove normal/customary:

    • address the cursor to the desired screen position
    • clear any existing data which may be present in that screen location
    • return the cursor to the desired screen position
    • now write your "real-time" data

    Such real-time data need not be confined to "the numbers 1-10."   X-Y plots - as seen on scopes, bar-graphs, and many other display implementations may be chosen.   In general - the more complex the displayed image - the longer it takes to render the screen update.   Parallel interface between MCU & Display - most always - provides the fastest transfer speeds. 

    You asked further: can such numbers be slowly increased - and then reset to initial value?   Mais certainement, mon ami.   (yet such rarely falls w/in your "real-time" focus...)

    Our firm has long been involved w/displays - thus avoid use of any vendor's display-based APIs.   The one here is reasonably detailed - serious read/review seems your good "next action."    You highlight, "another problem" - yet provide no mention of your success - thus "helpers" cannot judge your "understanding" baseline...

  • I understand what u mean, however, i am relatively new to this and thus i am not sure how to start this coding program as well
  • Might this particular project (then) be a bit too advanced for you - at this time?
     
    Vendor has many "basic example programs" which quickly and properly "build your MCU & IDE usage skills."

    Few climbers "start" @ Mt. Kilimanjaro - isn't that true?   You'll likely benefit (faster, easier) by lesser climbs - prior to attacking your display...