{"id":1830,"date":"2016-10-20T15:24:26","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T15:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2021-01-25T08:11:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T08:11:15","slug":"export-font-data-to-binary-file-data-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/export-font-data-to-binary-file-data-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Export Font Data to Binary File : Data Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitmap2LCD is a tool for programming small Graphic LCDs in embedded systems and a programmable graphic and text processing tool.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Export Font Data to Binary File : Data Structure<\/h2>\n

Standard Edition<\/span> , Update V4,0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

When you export the Font Script<\/strong> to a Binary File, the data array is sent to the Hex Editor and saved as a .hex<\/strong> to Disk. ( For example for Data storage in EEprom )<\/p>\n

Output + Settings Main Menu :<\/strong><\/p>\n

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See below the data structure inside the Hex Editor.<\/p>\n

In the following example the generated Font is Arial Unicode<\/strong> Size 10<\/strong> , ANSI, Selected Chars are A<\/strong> B<\/strong> and C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Structure :<\/p>\n

1st Line , red area 00 03<\/strong> = Number of chars (decimal)<\/p>\n

2nd Line, Character Info between 55 AA<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 ….\u00a0 AA 55<\/strong><\/p>\n

00 01<\/strong>\u00a0 Type of Font\u00a0 >> 0001 = ANSI\u00a0 >> 0002 = UNICODE\u00a0 >> 0003 Editable Font<\/p>\n

00 36\u00a0 <\/strong>Char Data Count (decimal)<\/p>\n

00 10<\/strong> Char Width (decimal)<\/p>\n

00 18<\/strong> Char Height (decimal)<\/p>\n

00 2D<\/strong> Char ASCII ( Optional > ANSI, Editable font ) or Unicode Char Address (hex)<\/p>\n

00 50<\/strong> First Address Next Char (hex)<\/p>\n

Blue Area<\/span><\/strong> = Char Pixels data<\/p>\n

Green Area<\/span><\/strong> = Data Filler, Forces next Char to begin from line begin<\/p>\n

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