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2.8" TFT touch display white screen

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Hi!

The display: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1770
The guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-2-8 ... reakout-v2

I have tried to get the display working using the guide linked above. The display just light up and shows a white screen.

What i have tested:
- 8-BIT and SPI on both arduino MEGA and UNO
- Checked code to make sure the line for shield pin configuration was commented out
- checked wiring multiple times( will check again)
- Tried another computer

When running the example codes, it does not identify the lcd driver, but it's able to identify the resolution of the display. I have been through a lot of threads on forums with similar problems, but none of them was able to work for me.

Any suggestion on how fix this problem?

Thanks in advance!

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Re: 2.8" TFT touch display white screen

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Post a photo showing your hardware and connections and we'll take a look. 800x600 images usually work best.

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Re: 2.8" TFT touch display white screen

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Added a photo of the display board. Not sure if that was what you wanted, so let me know if you need more photos.

Thanks!
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Re: 2.8" TFT touch display white screen

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I need to see the signal connections between the display and the microcontroller.

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Re: 2.8" TFT touch display white screen

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Heres a picture for the digital pins.

For the analog pins it was hard to get it in a picture, but they are connected as listed below:

RD - A0
WR - A1
C/D - A2
CS - A3
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Re: 2.8" TFT touch display white screen

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When you run the test code, does it say an ILI9341 display is connected?

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Re: 2.8" TFT touch display white screen

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No. When running the code, the serial monitor tells me the lcd driver is unknown.

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Okay, that gives us a place to start. Double-check the wiring for the CS, C/D, RD, and RW signals. Those are most likely to be involved in a basic communication failure.

Check continuity from one board to the other with a multimeter. Sometimes you can get a jumper whose wire is broken inside the insulation.

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Re: 2.8" TFT touch display white screen

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Hi, sorry for the late reply.

I tested the continuity of the wires and it all seems to be ok. Also checked the wiring, but it doesn't change anything.
Thanks again for help!

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Try removing and reseating the TFT's flex cable: pull the black clips at the ends of the fine-pitch connector toward the slot to release the cable. Pull the cable all the way out of the connector and put it back, making sure it's fully seated all the way across. Then press the clips at the ends of the cable back to lock the cable in place.

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Re: 2.8" TFT touch display white screen

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Im having the same problem, though my Arduino Mega 2560, so the display plugs directly onto my Arduino. When I run the grapicstest, i get this from the serial monitor:

ILI9341 Test!
Display Power Mode: 0x0
MADCTL Mode: 0x0
Pixel Format: 0x0
Image Format: 0x0
Self Diagnostic: 0x0
(then a bunch of benchmark times)

I am using the wall wart power supply.

TIA

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