Hi,
Does anyone know where I can get a library of bitmap fonts that I can use with a 128x64 display ?
Thanks
Roy Nordstrom
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Hi,
Does anyone know where I can get a library of bitmap fonts that I can use with a 128x64 display ?
Thanks
Roy Nordstrom
Using this handy-dandy new website called google.com, I searched for "lcd bitmap fonts" and saw that there were plenty of search results.
In fact, this one looked promising: http://mbed.org/users/frankvnk/notebook/font-to-c-code-lcd-fonts/
Keep in mind that most fonts (bitmap or otherwise) are copyrighted material; you should select a source that makes it clear what rights you have to use the font. I found u8glib to be one of the few that clearly states the origin and copyright owner of the fonts it provides. u8glib does not directly support any MSP430 platforms, though it's pretty easy to bridge to it; an example of doing so is in the latest BSP430 release.
There are also Excel spreadsheet solutions out there that let you draw in your own block characters and it will generate the C-code array of the characters.
This is especially useful when using small resolution characters (say for instance a 4-wide by 6-tall 24 pixel character cell) and you need to tweak the characters to make them legible.
Here.... I'll even give you a set of hand-crafted character sets....4530.character_sets.zip I can no longer find the spreadsheet though... I believe each byte is a row in the character, and the bits are used left to right.
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