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    1.8TFT SPI 128*160 V1.1 screen not working with RaspberryPi please help :(

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    • retroprogrammerR
      retroprogrammer
      last edited by

      I have the connections in and when I turn it on it turns onto a white screen any one know what to do to get it working with RetroPie thanks

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      • mooseprM
        moosepr @retroprogrammer
        last edited by

        @retroprogrammer hi there

        someone took my guide, and tweaked it for these smaller screens

        https://pixel.red/guide/ili9163-screen-on-retropie/

        want to get a tft into your project, look no further than here https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7464/ili9341-tft-screen-guide

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        • retroprogrammerR
          retroprogrammer
          last edited by

          @moosepr thanks I will have a look :)

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          • retroprogrammerR
            retroprogrammer
            last edited by

            @moosepr I got the screen working thanks to your link but their are still problems such as the colours aren't right and everything is to small, here is a picture of whats happening: https://imgur.com/gallery/Yv7Hx

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            • HexH
              Hex
              last edited by Hex

              @retroprogrammer can you post your fbtft.conf file ? /etc/modprobe.d/fbtft.conf

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                • HexH
                  Hex
                  last edited by Hex

                  Did you follow the guide ? Also please post your /boot/config.txt file

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                  • retroprogrammerR
                    retroprogrammer
                    last edited by

                    @hex Yes, here is the text in /etc/modprobe.d/fbtft.conf
                    options fbtft_device name=fb_ili9163 gpios=reset:25,dc:24,led:23 speed=40000000 bgr=1 rotate=1 custom=1 fps=60

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                    • retroprogrammerR
                      retroprogrammer
                      last edited by

                      @Hex Here is the text in /boot/config.txt

                      # http://rpf.io/configtxt
# Some settings may impact device functionality. See link above for details

# uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode
#hdmi_safe=1

# uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible
# and your display can output without overscan
#disable_overscan=1

# uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console
# goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border
#overscan_left=16
#overscan_right=16
#overscan_top=16
#overscan_bottom=16

# uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus
# overscan.
#framebuffer_width=1280
#framebuffer_height=720

# uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output
hdmi_force_hotplug=1

# uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=1
hdmi_mode=87
hdmi_cvt=128 128 60 1 0 0 0

display_rotate=2

# uncomment to force a HDMI mode rather than DVI. This can make audio work in
# DMT (computer monitor) modes
#hdmi_drive=2

# uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or
# no display
#config_hdmi_boost=4

# uncomment for composite PAL
#sdtv_mode=2

#uncomment to overclock the arm. 700 MHz is the default.
#arm_freq=800

# Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces
#dtparam=i2c_arm=on
#dtparam=i2s=on
dtparam=spi=on

# Uncomment this to enable the lirc-rpi module
#dtoverlay=lirc-rpi

# Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README

# Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)
dtparam=audio=on
gpu_mem_256=128
gpu_mem_512=256
gpu_mem_1024=256
overscan_scale=1
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                      • HexH
                        Hex
                        last edited by Hex

                        append width=128 height=160 and reboot and let me know if that works.

                        Edit: Also change this line hdmi_cvt=128 128 60 1 0 0 0 to hdmi_cvt=128 160 60 1 0 0 0 in /boot/config.txt

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                        • retroprogrammerR
                          retroprogrammer
                          last edited by

                          @hex said in 1.8TFT SPI 128*160 V1.1 screen not working with RaspberryPi please help :(:

                          width=128 height=160

                          On /etc/modprobe.d/fbtft.conf

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                          • HexH
                            Hex
                            last edited by

                            yes

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                            • retroprogrammerR
                              retroprogrammer
                              last edited by retroprogrammer

                              @Hex Like this:

                              options fbtft_device name=fb_ili9163 gpios=reset:25,dc:24,led:23 speed=40000000 bgr=1 rotate=1 custom=1 fps=60,width=128 height=160

                              Yes or No?

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                              • retroprogrammerR
                                retroprogrammer
                                last edited by

                                @Hex Now the screen is all being used, thanks :) but the colours are still wrong and everything is still small know how to fix that to?

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                                • HexH
                                  Hex
                                  last edited by

                                  can you post a photo of what you mean by colors are wrong ?

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                                  • retroprogrammerR
                                    retroprogrammer
                                    last edited by

                                    okay

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                                    • retroprogrammerR
                                      retroprogrammer
                                      last edited by

                                      just check this link:https://imgur.com/gallery/Yv7Hx/comment/1225358395

                                      The logo that you see is of the GameBoy Advance, it is suppose to be blue, yeah?

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                                      • HexH
                                        Hex
                                        last edited by

                                        How about you start a game and check ?

                                        The icon is based on your theme. change the theme to change icons. I dont know what you are supposed to see.

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                                        • retroprogrammerR
                                          retroprogrammer
                                          last edited by

                                          Even when I play a game all the colours are mixed up, I am using the carbon theme and the Gameboy advance logo is blue, but on the screen it is red

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                                          • HexH
                                            Hex
                                            last edited by Hex

                                            Use this as your fbtft.conf

                                            options fbtft_device name=sainsmart18fb gpios=reset:25,dc:24,led:23 speed=40000000 bgr=1 rotate=1 custom=1 fps=60 width=128 height=160

                                            and reboot

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