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FT813 non const text display?

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ConfusedIrishMan:
Hi,

Using the newhaven 7" ft813 connected to an Arduino.

I am using  Ft_Gpu_CoCmd_Text(phost,140,30,31,0,"test");

to display the word test on the screen.

However the screen is part of a bigger project (naturally) and I would like to be able to change the text depending on other conditions.

String x = "test";
Something like  Ft_Gpu_CoCmd_Text(phost,140,30,31,0,x);

However this obviously isn't as straightforward as that as the function declaration for  Ft_Gpu_CoCmd_Text defines the text parameter as a const.

Is there anyway around this? I can think of a few brute force methods such as look up tables etc but just asking incase I am missing something basic.

Thanks for an help.

FTDI Community:
Hi,

You can use string commands (such as sprintf) to write a string into the string variable x. This will allow you to create the string and then display it rather than have the hard-coded text string.

Best Regards,
FTDI Community

ConfusedIrishMan:
Thanks for the prompt reply.

Yes I understand I can place a String variable instead of a hard coded string.

However, The string variable that I place inside the function has to be a constant.

Is there any way around this?

I am updating a String variable from elsewhere and would like to display the new String when the variable changes.

Not sure if I am explaining this very well.

ConfusedIrishMan:

--- Quote from: FTDI Community on October 28, 2019, 12:05:21 PM ---Hi,

You can use string commands (such as sprintf) to write a string into the string variable x. This will allow you to create the string and then display it rather than have the hard-coded text string.

Best Regards,
FTDI Community

--- End quote ---

Got this sorted in the end. Your suggestion worked in a roundabout way. Thanks for the help

FTDI Community:
Hi,

Glad it helped and thanks for letting us know,

Just to add, if you were originally trying to update variables on the screen without re-sending the command list, it is generally necessary to re-send the commands to create each screen update rather than have a change reflected on the screen in real time.

There are a couple of techniques that can help minimise the amount of the display which you re-send in AN_340 below and we also use the technique in several other examples such as section 9 of BRT_AN_014 and our sample apps too.

https://brtchip.com/wp-content/uploads/Support/Documentation/Application_Notes/ICs/EVE/AN_340_FT800_Optimising-screen-updates-with-Macro-and-Append.pdf

https://brtchip.com/wp-content/uploads/Support/Documentation/Application_Notes/ICs/EVE/BRT_AN_014_FT81X_Simple_PIC_Library_Examples.pdf

Best Regards, FTDI Community

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