Question
Workaround interfacing STM32F429 FMC with a TFT
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 16:39
Hello,
I am working with a smart TFT that supports the 8080 parallel interface on a custom board but the design omitted connecting the RD, RS, CS, WD to the appropriate NEx, NOE, NWE, Ax pins. Instead these 4 control lines are connected via regular GPIO.I thought I could get away with managing the control lines manually, and letting the FMC do the work of reading and writing. I am able to write to D0-D15 just fine but reading always yields 0x0000. I think this is because the FMC controller isn't being toggled via it's pins to enter a reading state. Is there anyway to work around this limitation while still using FMC? Or will I have to control all the pins manually due to these 4 omitted connections? I might be able to cut traces and jumper my prototype, but I'm hoping there is an alternate method here. Any insight is appreciated. Thanks!