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Bitmap2LCD :: Generating International Fonts / Characters

Bitmap2LCD is a tool for programming small Graphic LCDs in embedded systems and a programmable graphic and text processing tool.

Bitmap2LCD :: Generate International Fonts / Characters

Standard Edition Update V3.7c

There are different ways to select the Unicode characters to generate GLCD Font data.

  •  Enter Font Script Mode ( in the GLCD Font Main Menu ) , select the Unicode mode , the font, the font Size and Unicode Block.
  • Select the Chars to export with the mouse inside the grid ( Are selected = Teal Color )
  • Generate Data  Start

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way to generate GLCD Fonts, for example when more than 256 Chars :

  •  Enter Font Script Mode ( in the GLCD Font Main Menu ) , select the Unicode mode , the font, the font Size and Unicode Block.
  • Enable the Address Range Selection (red Arrow)
  • Enter the Start and End Hexadecimal Addresses ( From Hex and To Hex )
  • Generate Data  Start

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Then read the font script (see below) for the other settings to be defined first to generate Font Data : The data orientation, the endianness, the Font Size, if fixed or variable length etc…

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