02-16-2016, 06:27 AM
Ok so a few of us have been having issues with screens.
Most seem to be the miss selection of the correct screen type in the display code (lines 48-50) or a library issue.
However as always I have to be different.
After some library issues I was getting the screen part working sometimes. I then noticed some of the header pins hadn't taken much solder (that's what you get for soldering at 06:00 after 4 hours sleep, I work nights and my sleep patterns are all over the shop, sometimes I just can't sleep), So I have gone back over the headers I could see that didn't seem to have much solder and amazingly the Robo-Tank splash screen worked and I got this.
![[Image: WP_20160216_007_zpsp8htmm5m.jpg]](http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/ag432/Ben_Gregg-Waller/WP_20160216_007_zpsp8htmm5m.jpg)
No touch working currently (I think I still have some library issues).
I've noticed a few things. The feed display, I've seen this with my current arduino based controller when you pull the RTC, the date and time display 255 etc. I'm sure at one point the date and time was also the same, but it seems unset (as you'd expect after first power up) today when I've powered up.
Then after 40 seconds or so this happens.
![[Image: WP_20160216_010_zps3jhef63m.jpg]](http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/ag432/Ben_Gregg-Waller/WP_20160216_010_zps3jhef63m.jpg)
This happens anywhere from as soon as it starts to power up during the splash screen to 40 seconds after power up. It starts as a square here a square there and after a few seconds the screen is full up.
Now I'm not sure if this is happening because I'm disturbing something loose when tapping the screen to see if there is any responce or if it's a component that's getting to hot and overheating for instance.
Rob mentioned powering the display board to bypass the network cable, it does the same thing, if anything lasts longer when powered from the connector board.
This is the setup.
![[Image: WP_20160216_008_zpsdkknhaem.jpg]](http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/ag432/Ben_Gregg-Waller/WP_20160216_008_zpsdkknhaem.jpg)
And the temp sensor seems to work when connected so the boards are talking and reading one wire sensors fine.
![[Image: WP_20160216_009_zpsdvzad31e.jpg]](http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/ag432/Ben_Gregg-Waller/WP_20160216_009_zpsdvzad31e.jpg)
Anyone care to hazard a guess lol.
Most seem to be the miss selection of the correct screen type in the display code (lines 48-50) or a library issue.
However as always I have to be different.
After some library issues I was getting the screen part working sometimes. I then noticed some of the header pins hadn't taken much solder (that's what you get for soldering at 06:00 after 4 hours sleep, I work nights and my sleep patterns are all over the shop, sometimes I just can't sleep), So I have gone back over the headers I could see that didn't seem to have much solder and amazingly the Robo-Tank splash screen worked and I got this.
No touch working currently (I think I still have some library issues).
I've noticed a few things. The feed display, I've seen this with my current arduino based controller when you pull the RTC, the date and time display 255 etc. I'm sure at one point the date and time was also the same, but it seems unset (as you'd expect after first power up) today when I've powered up.
Then after 40 seconds or so this happens.
This happens anywhere from as soon as it starts to power up during the splash screen to 40 seconds after power up. It starts as a square here a square there and after a few seconds the screen is full up.
Now I'm not sure if this is happening because I'm disturbing something loose when tapping the screen to see if there is any responce or if it's a component that's getting to hot and overheating for instance.
Rob mentioned powering the display board to bypass the network cable, it does the same thing, if anything lasts longer when powered from the connector board.
This is the setup.
And the temp sensor seems to work when connected so the boards are talking and reading one wire sensors fine.
Anyone care to hazard a guess lol.
