font generator tool on glcd

Log in or register to post comments
Go To Last Post
15 posts / 0 new
Author
Message
samic45mit1
samic45mit1's picture
Level: Hangaround
Joined: Wed. Mar 10, 2010
Posts: 103 View posts
#1
Posted by samic45mit1: Mon. Jun 19, 2017 - 06:31 AM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

I want to convert ASCII character in different fonts like Arial 8,10. Can any one suggest some free tool for same. I want to use this in st7565 series monochrome display.   

And any one give table for arial 10 adcii of size 96 char.

This topic has a solution.

Tags:

Tools, Compilers and General Programming, solved
Last Edited: Tue. Aug 15, 2017 - 07:11 AM
Top
clawson
clawson's picture
Level: Moderator
Joined: Mon. Jul 18, 2005
Posts: 97620 View posts
Location: (using avr-gcc in) Finchingfield, Essex, England
Posted by clawson: Mon. Jun 19, 2017 - 08:05 AM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

When I asked google for "lcd font generator" it said:

 

https://www.google.de/search?q=l...

 

 

Was there really nothing among those that you could use??

 

(oh and I have moved this thread - "Tutorial" forum was for posting tutorials that provide guidance to others - not for asking questions)

 

Top
samic45mit1
samic45mit1's picture
Level: Hangaround
Joined: Wed. Mar 10, 2010
Posts: 103 View posts
Posted by samic45mit1: Mon. Jun 19, 2017 - 09:17 AM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

I try many of them but most of them not generate .h file for font and they are paid.

Top
david.prentice
david.prentice's picture
Level: 10k+ Postman
Joined: Sat. Feb 12, 2005
Posts: 29323 View posts
Location: Wormshill, England
Posted by david.prentice: Mon. Jun 19, 2017 - 09:29 AM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

Which ST7565 library are you using?

There are many libraries for KS0108.   Several of them can be configured for ST7565.

 

Choose a Font Generation program that produces Fonts in the format used by your library.

 

Or just say which library / format you are using.   Someone will post an 8-pixel and a 10-pixel Arial Font for you.

In fact,  I would expect your library to provide at least one Font by default.

 

David.

Top
samic45mit1
samic45mit1's picture
Level: Hangaround
Joined: Wed. Mar 10, 2010
Posts: 103 View posts
Posted by samic45mit1: Mon. Jun 19, 2017 - 09:57 AM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

Thanks,

 

I using 5X7, 8X8 8 bit font, I also try "https://github.com/dhepper/font8x8" but they are printer 90 degree vartical I don't no why (I think this is lib problem because 5X7 work fine but they are too small ). Ans as you ask I working on ST7565 in SPI mode. I also try lin on "JARED Sanson Custon font for microcontroller"they work well  but most of them are too small for my application. I just need lib of arial 10 for same.

Top
david.prentice
david.prentice's picture
Level: 10k+ Postman
Joined: Sat. Feb 12, 2005
Posts: 29323 View posts
Location: Wormshill, England
Posted by david.prentice: Mon. Jun 19, 2017 - 12:33 PM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

There are many Arduino libraries that support ST7565 e.g. Adafruit's ST7565, olikraus's u8glib

e.g. Codevision glcd

 

There are many KS0108 libraries e.g. Thiele.   And many fonts designed for those libraries.

 

The link that you posted seems to be for a fixed 8x8 monospaced font.   Arial is a proportional font.

This means that there is information about character width, height, ...

 

This information is handled differently by u8glib, glcd, ks0108, ...

Unless you say which library  / format you are using,   I have no idea what to send you.

 

And yes,  many of the Font Generation programs are free.   Likewise,  many fonts are public domain too.

 

David.

Top
samic45mit1
samic45mit1's picture
Level: Hangaround
Joined: Wed. Mar 10, 2010
Posts: 103 View posts
Posted by samic45mit1: Mon. Jun 19, 2017 - 04:25 PM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

  please see this attachment. The only difference is I am using spi mode, not parallel.

Attachment(s): 

Package icon splc501c.zip
Top
david.prentice
david.prentice's picture
Level: 10k+ Postman
Joined: Sat. Feb 12, 2005
Posts: 29323 View posts
Location: Wormshill, England
Posted by david.prentice: Mon. Jun 19, 2017 - 07:37 PM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

Your ZIP is not a buildable program.    I am not sure if it would  even work on a NXP LPC2138 chip.

 

The functions are fairly trivial.   i.e. it can only draw a 7x5 font on byte boundaries.   i.e row 0, 8, 16, ...

 

If you want a 10-pixel high Arial font,  you need a more sophisticated font rendering function.

 

Life is considerably easier if you prototype on an Arduino target.    Then you can evaluate your ideas.

Of course,   you can then port the prototype to your actual hardware.

 

David.
 

Top
samic45mit1
samic45mit1's picture
Level: Hangaround
Joined: Wed. Mar 10, 2010
Posts: 103 View posts
Posted by samic45mit1: Tue. Jun 20, 2017 - 06:41 AM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

This is bitmap for 6X8 font and it work fine. I just need font size of arial10 or near.

 

const unsigned char font6x8[96][6] =

{

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 },   // sp

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x2f, 0x00, 0x00 },   // !

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0x00, 0x07, 0x00 },   // "

    { 0x00, 0x14, 0x7f, 0x14, 0x7f, 0x14 },   // #

    { 0x00, 0x24, 0x2a, 0x7f, 0x2a, 0x12 },   // $

    { 0x00, 0x62, 0x64, 0x08, 0x13, 0x23 },   // %

    { 0x00, 0x36, 0x49, 0x55, 0x22, 0x50 },   // &

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x05, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00 },   // '

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x41, 0x00 },   // (

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x41, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x00 },   // )

    { 0x00, 0x14, 0x08, 0x3E, 0x08, 0x14 },   // *

    { 0x00, 0x08, 0x08, 0x3E, 0x08, 0x08 },   // +

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x50, 0x30, 0x00 },   // ,

    { 0x00, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08 },   // -

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x60, 0x60, 0x00, 0x00 },   // .

    { 0x00, 0x20, 0x10, 0x08, 0x04, 0x02 },   // /

    { 0x00, 0x3E, 0x51, 0x49, 0x45, 0x3E },   // 0

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x42, 0x7F, 0x40, 0x00 },   // 1

    { 0x00, 0x42, 0x61, 0x51, 0x49, 0x46 },   // 2

    { 0x00, 0x21, 0x41, 0x45, 0x4B, 0x31 },   // 3

    { 0x00, 0x18, 0x14, 0x12, 0x7F, 0x10 },   // 4

    { 0x00, 0x27, 0x45, 0x45, 0x45, 0x39 },   // 5

    { 0x00, 0x3C, 0x4A, 0x49, 0x49, 0x30 },   // 6

    { 0x00, 0x01, 0x71, 0x09, 0x05, 0x03 },   // 7

    { 0x00, 0x36, 0x49, 0x49, 0x49, 0x36 },   // 8

    { 0x00, 0x06, 0x49, 0x49, 0x29, 0x1E },   // 9

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x36, 0x36, 0x00, 0x00 },   // :

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x56, 0x36, 0x00, 0x00 },   // ;

    { 0x00, 0x08, 0x14, 0x22, 0x41, 0x00 },   // <

    { 0x00, 0x14, 0x14, 0x14, 0x14, 0x14 },   // =

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x41, 0x22, 0x14, 0x08 },   // >

    { 0x00, 0x02, 0x01, 0x51, 0x09, 0x06 },   // ?

    { 0x00, 0x32, 0x49, 0x59, 0x51, 0x3E },   // @

    { 0x00, 0x7C, 0x12, 0x11, 0x12, 0x7C },   // A

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x49, 0x49, 0x49, 0x36 },   // B

    { 0x00, 0x3E, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x22 },   // C

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x41, 0x41, 0x22, 0x1C },   // D

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x49, 0x49, 0x49, 0x41 },   // E

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x09, 0x09, 0x09, 0x01 },   // F

    { 0x00, 0x3E, 0x41, 0x49, 0x49, 0x7A },   // G

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x7F },   // H

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x41, 0x7F, 0x41, 0x00 },   // I

    { 0x00, 0x20, 0x40, 0x41, 0x3F, 0x01 },   // J

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x08, 0x14, 0x22, 0x41 },   // K

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x40, 0x40, 0x40, 0x40 },   // L

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x02, 0x0C, 0x02, 0x7F },   // M

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x04, 0x08, 0x10, 0x7F },   // N

    { 0x00, 0x3E, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x3E },   // O

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x09, 0x09, 0x09, 0x06 },   // P

    { 0x00, 0x3E, 0x41, 0x51, 0x21, 0x5E },   // Q

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x09, 0x19, 0x29, 0x46 },   // R

    { 0x00, 0x46, 0x49, 0x49, 0x49, 0x31 },   // S

    { 0x00, 0x01, 0x01, 0x7F, 0x01, 0x01 },   // T

    { 0x00, 0x3F, 0x40, 0x40, 0x40, 0x3F },   // U

    { 0x00, 0x1F, 0x20, 0x40, 0x20, 0x1F },   // V

    { 0x00, 0x3F, 0x40, 0x38, 0x40, 0x3F },   // W

    { 0x00, 0x63, 0x14, 0x08, 0x14, 0x63 },   // X

    { 0x00, 0x07, 0x08, 0x70, 0x08, 0x07 },   // Y

    { 0x00, 0x61, 0x51, 0x49, 0x45, 0x43 },   // Z

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x7F, 0x41, 0x41, 0x00 },   // [

    { 0x00, 0x04, 0x08, 0x10, 0x20, 0x40  },   // /

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x41, 0x41, 0x7F, 0x00 },   // ]

    { 0x00, 0x04, 0x02, 0x01, 0x02, 0x04 },   // ^

    { 0x00, 0x40, 0x40, 0x40, 0x40, 0x40 },   // _

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x04, 0x00 },   // '

    { 0x00, 0x20, 0x54, 0x54, 0x54, 0x78 },   // a

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x48, 0x44, 0x44, 0x38 },   // b

    { 0x00, 0x38, 0x44, 0x44, 0x44, 0x20 },   // c

    { 0x00, 0x38, 0x44, 0x44, 0x48, 0x7F },   // d

    { 0x00, 0x38, 0x54, 0x54, 0x54, 0x18 },   // e

    { 0x00, 0x08, 0x7E, 0x09, 0x01, 0x02 },   // f

    { 0x00, 0x18, 0xA4, 0xA4, 0xA4, 0x7C },   // g

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x78 },   // h

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x44, 0x7D, 0x40, 0x00 },   // i

    { 0x00, 0x40, 0x80, 0x84, 0x7D, 0x00 },   // j

    { 0x00, 0x7F, 0x10, 0x28, 0x44, 0x00 },   // k

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x41, 0x7F, 0x40, 0x00 },   // l

    { 0x00, 0x7C, 0x04, 0x18, 0x04, 0x78 },   // m

    { 0x00, 0x7C, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x78 },   // n

    { 0x00, 0x38, 0x44, 0x44, 0x44, 0x38 },   // o

    { 0x00, 0xFC, 0x24, 0x24, 0x24, 0x18 },   // p

    { 0x00, 0x18, 0x24, 0x24, 0x18, 0xFC },   // q

    { 0x00, 0x7C, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08 },   // r

    { 0x00, 0x48, 0x54, 0x54, 0x54, 0x20 },   // s

    { 0x00, 0x04, 0x3F, 0x44, 0x40, 0x20 },   // t

    { 0x00, 0x3C, 0x40, 0x40, 0x20, 0x7C },   // u

    { 0x00, 0x1C, 0x20, 0x40, 0x20, 0x1C },   // v

    { 0x00, 0x3C, 0x40, 0x30, 0x40, 0x3C },   // w

    { 0x00, 0x44, 0x28, 0x10, 0x28, 0x44 },   // x

    { 0x00, 0x1C, 0xA0, 0xA0, 0xA0, 0x7C },   // y

    { 0x00, 0x44, 0x64, 0x54, 0x4C, 0x44 },   // z

    { 0x00, 0x08, 0x36, 0x41, 0x41, 0x00 },   // {

    { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7F, 0x00, 0x00 },  // |

    { 0x00, 0x41, 0x41, 0x36, 0x08, 0x00 },   // }

    { 0x00, 0x02, 0x04, 0x02, 0x01, 0x02 }    // ~

};

Top
david.prentice
david.prentice's picture
Level: 10k+ Postman
Joined: Sat. Feb 12, 2005
Posts: 29323 View posts
Location: Wormshill, England
This reply has been marked as the solution. 
Posted by david.prentice: Tue. Jun 20, 2017 - 07:17 AM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

That is a monospaced font. Arial is a proportional font.
.
The ZIP that you posted does not compile for any Atmel or Microchip device.
Post a real-life project (or link to a library).
.
There is little point in posting Arial in any of the popular formats. If you do not understand fixed or proportional, you will not be able to write the necessary rendering functìon.
.
If you want Arial in monospaced form, it will look very ugly. e.g. the letter i (aye) or l (ell) will take the same width as a letter W.
If you want a 10x8 or 12x8 fixed font, there are several available. Note that bigger fonts become more noticeable to your eyes.
.
David,

Top
samic45mit1
samic45mit1's picture
Level: Hangaround
Joined: Wed. Mar 10, 2010
Posts: 103 View posts
Posted by samic45mit1: Tue. Aug 15, 2017 - 07:14 AM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

http://www.eran.io/the-dot-facto...

 

The Dot Factory: An LCD Font and Image Generator

 

This is free and very useful tool for GLCD application. I hope it help other.

Last Edited: Tue. Aug 15, 2017 - 07:23 AM
Top
awneil
awneil's picture
Level: 10k+ Postman
Joined: Fri. Jul 1, 2005
Posts: 16708 View posts
Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Posted by awneil: Tue. Aug 15, 2017 - 08:25 AM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

You mean this:

 

 

That looks like the very first hit in #2:

 

 

Top Tips:

  1. How to properly post source code - see: https://www.avrfreaks.net/comment... - also how to properly include images/pictures
  2. "Garbage" characters on a serial terminal are (almost?) invariably due to wrong baud rate - see: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/serial-communication
  3. Wrong baud rate is usually due to not running at the speed you thought; check by blinking a LED to see if you get the speed you expected
  4. Difference between a crystal, and a crystal oscillator: https://www.avrfreaks.net/comment...
  5. When your question is resolved, mark the solution: https://www.avrfreaks.net/comment...
  6. Beginner's "Getting Started" tips: https://www.avrfreaks.net/comment...
Top
Paulvdh
Paulvdh's picture
Level: Raving Lunatic
Joined: Fri. Aug 3, 2001
Posts: 2802 View posts
Posted by Paulvdh: Wed. Aug 16, 2017 - 12:39 AM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

Some time ago I was experimenting a bit with this. and found a (Linux) drawing program which could directly export to C source code.

I think it was mtPaint, but is was quite some time ago.

I do know that Gimp can also directly save files as an in C readable array.

Gimp -> File -> Export as -> ...

 

Or you can upload a picture to Rinky Dink:

http://www.rinkydinkelectronics....

 

Or you can write your own?

It's probably not so difficult to write a (command line) program to open a uncompressed bitmap and covert it to a text file with data formatted as a C array.

This has ofcourse also been done before:

 

https://www.crystalfontz.com/pro...

https://github.com/crystalfontz/...

 

Or search a bit on github. Probably lots of source code for font generators floating around over there.

 

Yet another way is to draw your own by hand.

For this I made a little helper header file like this:

 

/*  Font Art Helper.*/

#define ________	0x00
#define _______X	0x01
#define ______X_	0x02
#define ______XX	0x03
#define _____X__	0x04
#define _____X_X	0x05
#define _____XX_	0x06
// ... (Full file below).

 

 

And then you can directly manipulate pixels like:

 

static const int8_t PROGMEM FONT_5x8[][5] = {
	

	{	_X______	,
		X______X	,
		X___X__X	,
		X__XX__X	,
		_XX__XX_	},		// 8 bit high '3'.

	{	__XXXX__	,
		__X___XX	,
		__X_____	,
		XXXXX___	,
		__X_____	},		// 8 bit high '4'.

	{	_X___XXX	,
		X___X__X	,
		X___X__X	,
		X___X__X	,
		_XXX___X	},		// 8 bit high '5'.

	{	_XXX_XX_	,
		X___X__X	,
		X___X__X	,
		X___X__X	,
		_XXX____	},		// 8 bit high '6'.

	{	______XX	,
		_______X	,
		XXX____X	,
		___XX__X	,
		_____XXX	},		// 8 bit high '7'.

 

 

Attachment(s): 

File font_5x8.c
File font_art_helper.h

Doing magic with a USD 7 Logic Analyser: https://www.avrfreaks.net/comment/2421756#comment-2421756

Bunch of old projects with AVR's: http://www.hoevendesign.com

Last Edited: Wed. Aug 16, 2017 - 12:43 AM
Top
pawi777
pawi777's picture
Level: Hangaround
Joined: Mon. Oct 15, 2012
Posts: 325 View posts
Location: Hedingen, Zürich, Switzerland
Posted by pawi777: Wed. Aug 16, 2017 - 11:37 AM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0

I recommend the font generator tool from mikroelektronika. It's free and quite good. The only problem I encountered so far is that I can't save anything on my PC (Win10). I have to copy/paste the results into a text editor.

https://www.mikroe.com/supportin... (at the bottom)

"Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75." -Benjamin Franklin

 

What is life's greatest illusion?"  "Innocence, my brother." -Skyrim

 

Top
Goorman
Goorman's picture
Level: Wannabe
Joined: Tue. Jul 11, 2017
Posts: 61 View posts
Posted by Goorman: Wed. Aug 16, 2017 - 02:48 PM
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Total votes: 0
Another tool

Attachment(s): 

Package icon GLCD Tools.zip
Top