{"id":2542,"date":"2016-11-28T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/?p=2542"},"modified":"2023-10-13T05:13:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T05:13:47","slug":"getting-started-basic-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/getting-started-basic-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started > Basic Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Bitmap2LCD is a tool for programming small Graphic LCDs in embedded systems and a programmable text processing tool.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Update V4.7b ><\/span><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/presentation-of-bitmap2lcd-video\/\">Presentation of Bitmap2LCD (Youtube)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-color has-text-color\">\u00a0Getting Started > Basic Settings<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Define the <strong>project<\/strong> name and the <strong>filenames<\/strong> for Graphic, data output and touch panel data output<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"941\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_4.png 941w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_4-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_4-768x134.png 768w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_4-624x109.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Configuration Settings<\/strong> window (red frame)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current <strong>basic Settings<\/strong> (red frame)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Work Canvas size<\/strong> (green arrow)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_1.png 757w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_1-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_1-624x558.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Configuration Settings<\/strong> : Monochrome, Color and Grayscale, Data formats etc&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_2.png 969w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_2-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_2-768x615.png 768w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_2-624x500.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bitmap2LCD-Data-Settings-Work-Canvas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bitmap2LCD-Data-Settings-Work-Canvas.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bitmap2LCD-Data-Settings-Work-Canvas.png 945w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bitmap2LCD-Data-Settings-Work-Canvas-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bitmap2LCD-Data-Settings-Work-Canvas-768x754.png 768w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bitmap2LCD-Data-Settings-Work-Canvas-624x613.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Data Format Settings<\/strong> are also located in the right panel of the <strong>Work Canvas<\/strong>. (blue arrow and frames)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Edit the<strong> Output File Header<\/strong> syntax\u00a0 (<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>green arrow<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_3.png 969w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_3-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_3-768x615.png 768w, https:\/\/bitmap2lcd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bitmap2lcd_Settings_3-624x500.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong>Output File Header<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The<strong> Output File Header<\/strong> is <em>optionally<\/em> copied to the top of the Text Editor when an export to data as text is performed .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/span> : the variables with the <strong>[&amp;xxxxx]\u00a0<\/strong> syntax are optional <strong>script components<\/strong>, replaced by their value on export. 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