visitor [Jasper] composes in with radiant praise for the TFT_eSPI library for the ESP8266 as well as the different affordable 480×320 TFT screens (ILI9341, ILI9163, ST7735, S6D02A1, etc.) that support SPI mode. It’s a drop-in replacement for the Adafruit GFX as well as motorist libraries, so you don’t requirement to rework your code to take advantage of it. If you’re seeking to drive an LCD screen with an ESP8266 as well as Arduino, inspect this out for sure.
As a testbed, [Jasper] ported his Tick Tock Timer job over to the new library. He got a sevenfold boost in draw speed, going from 500 ms to 76 ms. That’s the difference between a freshen that’s visibly slow, as well as one that appears like it occurs instantly. Sweet.
Improving software application facilities isn’t one of the sexiest or a lot of visible hacks, however it can touch the lives of lots of hackers. exactly how lots of jobs have we featured with an ESP8266 as well as a screen? Thanks, [Bodmer] for the great work, as well as [Jasper] for bringing it to our attention.