I am considering using a graphical display for my next project, so that I can display characters at different sizes. I am looking at something like this:
Do such displays contain built-in character sets, or do I have to draw every character myself, pixel-by-pixel?
Or, to rephrase the question, are there any graphical displays that do contain on-board character generators?
This one does not. In general I would say it is rare or nonexistent to find character ROMs and rendering logic built into all-points- addressable LCMs like this.
You might take a look at BitFontCreator
All the projects (so far) at work use bog-standard Hitachi 44780 compatibles to take advantage of their ubiquity (and price!) but I've been playing with this 1/4 VGA color display from Sparkfun (and other vendors; it's made by ThaiEasyElec). Turns out to be quite easy to drive, as its controller takes care of the messy refresh cycles; just write to display ram and it's there.
sure, have a look at: "4d micro lcd"
and these may suit you: "4d micro oled"
and you can add your own characters if you wish to.
Cheers Don...
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