HX8357 tftLCD Wont work after Power Cycle with Mega Moderators: adafruit_support_bill, adafruit

[Arduinomaltster]

I am trying to use the HX8357 3.5" tftLCD breakout to display and change variables to control a set of relays based on temperature and humidity variables that are set and adjusted using the arduino mega eeProm. I have the board receiving temp/hum data via a nRF24 on an arduino nano.

- I am using hardware SPI for the display
-I am using software SPI for the RF24

Everything works as it should for the most part after I upload my sketch. At random times the screen might go white and I am unable to get it to reset. It seems like it might be a power issue or loose connection on my breadboard. I will have to test that out more. However, after I power cycle my board I cant get the sketch to run at all even if I reload my sketch. For a while I was able to press the reset button on the mega to get the sketch to run, but now nothing. If I load the graphics test or breakouttouch sketch then reload my sketch, I can get my sketch running again. But not after power cycle still. This is very bizarre behavior. I cant tell if it is my arduino mega or if it is the lcd.

Another strange thing is that I cant get the screen or my sketch to work if I am using the barrel jack.


Has this happened to anyone else? Any input would be appreciated.

[oesterle]

Hi, Arduinomaltster!

Can you post you code? (Be sure to highlight it and press the CODE button to format it nicely.)
Can you also post a couple sharp images of your wiring? (800 x 600 works great.)

Cheers,

Eric

[Arduinomaltster]

Thanks for the response Eric. I had an extra mega around to see if it might be the board. Same sketch, same wiring. Now everything works as it should. Very weird. I dont know what I could have done to my other board unless somthing was wrong with it from the get go. I am going to keep testing and see if I still have issues. If I do, I will re-post.

Thanks again,
Elliot.

[oesterle]

Could have just been breadboard/wiring flakiness. Sometimes for me, fresh wires and/or a fresh breadboard helps. I'll also check continuity with a multimeter. Sometimes in that process I discover that I'm just one column off on my breadboard. <facepalm>

I love breadboarding, but breadboards wear out with use, some faster than others. When a breadboard starts becoming unreliable, I mark it "for soldering", and it gets a new job.

It would be interesting to try the other Mega again, keeping everything else the same. Maybe your first Mega is actually fine?

[Arduinomaltster]

I havent thought about the breadboard wearing. I am curious if it was actually the board or if I did have a wire one pin off or something of the like. Ill def give the other board a shot before moving on with the project. Thanks for the replies!