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by Volvodriver
Tue May 11, 2021 11:10 am
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Large font on micropython_ra8875
Replies: 8
Views: 7529

Re: Large font on micropython_ra8875

Thanks Peter, I've been run off my feet with other projects for a while so it took a while to test but that worked perfect. I had used another tool to do the subset and then converted it with font_to_py.py which was probably the cause. Thanks for your help Here it is on a 5" display (Pyboard for siz...
by Volvodriver
Mon Apr 05, 2021 9:41 am
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Large font on micropython_ra8875
Replies: 8
Views: 7529

Re: Large font on micropython_ra8875

Thanks Peter, Sorry i hadn't tried doing it through Screen so all i knew is it wasn't loading. Having tried it through Screen and you're right, it's a memory issue when i did the import on something like 80pt. I tried a lower number that wasn't working with 40pt and it imported ok but i got Tracebac...
by Volvodriver
Sun Apr 04, 2021 12:36 am
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Large font on micropython_ra8875
Replies: 8
Views: 7529

Large font on micropython_ra8875

I'm working on a project where i'd like to use a large font on a 5 inch screen, i'm using micropython_ra8875 library and everything is working fine until i try and use a font larger than 35. I'm using micropython-font-to-py to convert the font with commands similar to micropython-font-to-py-master/f...
by Volvodriver
Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:41 am
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Intermediate tutorials for pyboard
Replies: 4
Views: 3156

Re: Intermediate tutorials for pyboard

Thankyou. I take it from the replies that it involves getting down into the C code level to be able to get some of these displays to work, I'll slowly work on that on the side and get another screen in the meantime. End result was always going to be a larger displays but grabbed this one to make tes...
by Volvodriver
Sun Nov 15, 2020 10:10 am
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Intermediate tutorials for pyboard
Replies: 4
Views: 3156

Intermediate tutorials for pyboard

I've been programming with Python for a few years now but new to Pyboard. I'm wondering if someone could point me in the direction of a tutorial that might take up where the micropython documentation leaves off. It's great at taking you through the very basics but then where to from there? My curren...