/* Arduino TFT text example This example demonstrates how to draw text on the TFT with an Arduino. The Arduino reads the value of an analog sensor attached to pin A0, and writes the value to the LCD screen, updating every quarter second. This example code is in the public domain Created 15 April 2013 by Scott Fitzgerald http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/TFTDisplayText */ #include // Arduino LCD library #include // pin definition for the Uno #define cs 10 #define dc 9 #define rst 8 // pin definition for the Leonardo // #define cs 7 // #define dc 0 // #define rst 1 // create an instance of the library TFT TFTscreen = TFT(cs, dc, rst); // char array to print to the screen char sensorPrintout[4]; void setup() { // Put this line at the beginning of every sketch that uses the GLCD: TFTscreen.begin(); // clear the screen with a black background TFTscreen.background(0, 0, 0); // write the static text to the screen // set the font color to white TFTscreen.stroke(255, 255, 255); // set the font size TFTscreen.setTextSize(2); // write the text to the top left corner of the screen TFTscreen.text("Sensor Value :\n ", 0, 0); // ste the font size very large for the loop TFTscreen.setTextSize(5); } void loop() { // Read the value of the sensor on A0 String sensorVal = String(analogRead(A0)); // convert the reading to a char array sensorVal.toCharArray(sensorPrintout, 4); // set the font color TFTscreen.stroke(255, 255, 255); // print the sensor value TFTscreen.text(sensorPrintout, 0, 20); // wait for a moment delay(250); // erase the text you just wrote TFTscreen.stroke(0, 0, 0); TFTscreen.text(sensorPrintout, 0, 20); }