Improve RPi Pico (RP2040) rendering performance

Processors/TFT_eSPI_RP2040.c

@@ -220,22 +220,10 @@ void TFT_eSPI::pushPixels(const void* data_in, uint32_t len){
 ** Description:             Write a block of pixels of the same colour
 ***************************************************************************************/
 void TFT_eSPI::pushBlock(uint16_t color, uint32_t len){
-
-  bool loaded = false;
-  uint16_t colorBuf[64];
-  const uint16_t* colorPtr = colorBuf;
-  if (len>63) {
-    loaded = true;
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < 64; i++) colorBuf[i] = color;
-    while(len>63) {
-      spi_write16_blocking(spi0, (const uint16_t*)colorPtr, 64);
-      len -=64;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (len) {
-    if (!loaded) for (uint32_t i = 0; i < len; i++) colorBuf[i] = color;
-    spi_write16_blocking(spi0, (const uint16_t*)colorPtr, len);
+  while(len--)
+  {
+    while (!spi_is_writable(spi0)){};
+    spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr = (uint32_t)color;
   }
 }
 
@@ -244,14 +232,23 @@ void TFT_eSPI::pushBlock(uint16_t color, uint32_t len){
 ** Description:             Write a sequence of pixels
 ***************************************************************************************/
 void TFT_eSPI::pushPixels(const void* data_in, uint32_t len){
-
+  uint16_t *data = (uint16_t*)data_in;
   if (_swapBytes) {
-    spi_write16_blocking(spi0, (const uint16_t*)data_in, len);
+    while(len--)
+    {
+      while (!spi_is_writable(spi0)){};
+      spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr = (uint32_t)(*data++);
+    }
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    while(len--)
+    {
+      uint16_t color = *data++;
+      color = color >> 8 | color << 8;
+      while (!spi_is_writable(spi0)){};
+      spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr = (uint32_t)color;
     }
-  else {
-    spi_set_format(spi0, 8, (spi_cpol_t)0, (spi_cpha_t)0, SPI_MSB_FIRST);
-    spi_write_blocking(spi0, (const uint8_t*)data_in, len * 2);
-    spi_set_format(spi0, 16, (spi_cpol_t)0, (spi_cpha_t)0, SPI_MSB_FIRST);
   }
 }
 

Processors/TFT_eSPI_RP2040.h

@@ -14,13 +14,17 @@
 // Include processor specific header
 // None
 
-// Processor specific code used by SPI bus transaction startWrite and endWrite functions
-#define SET_BUS_WRITE_MODE // Not used
-#define SET_BUS_READ_MODE  // Not used
+// Processor specific code used by SPI bus transaction begin/end_tft_write functions
+#define SET_BUS_WRITE_MODE spi_set_format(spi0,  16, (spi_cpol_t)0, (spi_cpha_t)0, SPI_MSB_FIRST)
+#define SET_BUS_READ_MODE  // spi_set_format(spi0,  8, (spi_cpol_t)0, (spi_cpha_t)0, SPI_MSB_FIRST)
 
 // Code to check if SPI or DMA is busy, used by SPI bus transaction startWrite and/or endWrite functions
 #define DMA_BUSY_CHECK // Not used so leave blank
-#define SPI_BUSY_CHECK // Not used so leave blank
+
+// Wait for tx to end, flush rx FIFO, clear rx overrun
+#define SPI_BUSY_CHECK while (spi_get_hw(spi0)->sr & SPI_SSPSR_BSY_BITS) {};     \
+                       while (spi_is_readable(spi0)) (void)spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr; \
+                       spi_get_hw(spi0)->icr = SPI_SSPICR_RORIC_BITS
 
 // To be safe, SUPPORT_TRANSACTIONS is assumed mandatory
 #if !defined (SUPPORT_TRANSACTIONS)
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@
 #endif
 
 // Initialise processor specific SPI functions, used by init()
-#define INIT_TFT_DATA_BUS
+#define INIT_TFT_DATA_BUS  // Not used
 
 // If smooth fonts are enabled the filing system may need to be loaded
 #ifdef SMOOTH_FONT
@@ -150,18 +154,27 @@
       spi.transfer(0); spi.transfer((C)>>0)
 
   #else
-    #define tft_Write_8(C)    spi_set_format(spi0, 8, (spi_cpol_t)0, (spi_cpha_t)0, SPI_MSB_FIRST); \
-                              _Cbuf = (C); spi_write_blocking(spi0, (const uint8_t*)&(_Cbuf), 1); \
+
+    // This swaps to 8 bit mode, then back to 16 bit mode
+    #define tft_Write_8(C)      while (spi_get_hw(spi0)->sr & SPI_SSPSR_BSY_BITS) {}; \
+                                spi_set_format(spi0,  8, (spi_cpol_t)0, (spi_cpha_t)0, SPI_MSB_FIRST); \
+                                spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr = (uint32_t)(C); \
+                                while (spi_get_hw(spi0)->sr & SPI_SSPSR_BSY_BITS) {}; \
                                 spi_set_format(spi0, 16, (spi_cpol_t)0, (spi_cpha_t)0, SPI_MSB_FIRST)
-    #define tft_Write_16(C)   _Cbuf = (C); spi_write16_blocking(spi0, (const uint16_t*)&(_Cbuf), 1)
-    #define tft_Write_16N(C)  _Cbuf = (C); spi_write16_blocking(spi0, (const uint16_t*)&(_Cbuf), 1)
-    #define tft_Write_16S(C)  _Cbuf = (C)<<8 | (C)>>8; spi_write16_blocking(spi0, (const uint16_t*)&(_Cbuf), 1)
 
-    #define tft_Write_32(C) _Cbuf = (C); spi_write16_blocking(spi0, (const uint16_t*)&(_Cbuf), 2)
+    // Note: the following macros do not wait for the end of transmission
+
+    #define tft_Write_16(C)     while (!spi_is_writable(spi0)){}; spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr = (uint32_t)(C)
+
+    #define tft_Write_16N(C)    while (!spi_is_writable(spi0)){}; spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr = (uint32_t)(C)
+
+    #define tft_Write_16S(C)    while (!spi_is_writable(spi0)){}; spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr = (uint32_t)(C)<<8 | (C)>>8
+
+    #define tft_Write_32(C)     while (!spi_is_writable(spi0)){}; spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr = (uint32_t)((C)>>8);spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr = (uint32_t)(C)
 
-    #define tft_Write_32C(C,D) _Cbuf = (C) | (D) << 16; spi_write16_blocking(spi0, (const uint16_t*)&(_Cbuf), 2)
+    #define tft_Write_32C(C,D)  while (!spi_is_writable(spi0)){}; spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr = (uint32_t)(C);spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr = (uint32_t)(D)
 
-    #define tft_Write_32D(C) _Cbuf = (C) | (C) << 16; spi_write16_blocking(spi0, (const uint16_t*)&(_Cbuf), 2)
+    #define tft_Write_32D(C)    while (!spi_is_writable(spi0)){}; spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr = (uint32_t)(C);spi_get_hw(spi0)->dr = (uint32_t)(C)
 
   #endif // RPI_DISPLAY_TYPE
 #endif

TFT_eSPI.h

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   Arduino TFT graphics library targeted at ESP8266
   and ESP32 based boards.
 
-  This is a standalone library that contains the
+  This is a stand-alone library that contains the
   hardware driver, the graphics functions and the
   proportional fonts.
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #ifndef _TFT_eSPIH_
 #define _TFT_eSPIH_
 
-#define TFT_ESPI_VERSION "2.3.62"
+#define TFT_ESPI_VERSION "2.3.63"
 
 // Bit level feature flags
 // Bit 0 set: viewport capability
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   #include "Processors/TFT_eSPI_ESP8266.h"
 #elif defined (STM32)
   #include "Processors/TFT_eSPI_STM32.h"
-#elif defined (RP2040)
+#elif defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_RP2040)
   #include "Processors/TFT_eSPI_RP2040.h"
 #else
   #include "Processors/TFT_eSPI_Generic.h"
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ class TFT_eSPI : public Print { friend class TFT_eSprite; // Sprite class has ac
   bool     isDigits;   // adjust bounding box for numbers to reduce visual jiggling
   bool     textwrapX, textwrapY;  // If set, 'wrap' text at right and optionally bottom edge of display
   bool     _swapBytes; // Swap the byte order for TFT pushImage()
-  bool     locked, inTransaction; // SPI transaction and mutex lock flags
+  bool     locked, inTransaction, lockTransaction; // SPI transaction and mutex lock flags
 
   bool     _booted;    // init() or begin() has already run once
   
@@ -775,7 +775,6 @@ class TFT_eSPI : public Print { friend class TFT_eSprite; // Sprite class has ac
   bool     _psram_enable; // Enable PSRAM use for library functions (TBD) and Sprites
 
   uint32_t _lastColor; // Buffered value of last colour used
-  uint32_t _Cbuf;      // SPI buffer for RP2040
 
 #ifdef LOAD_GFXFF
   GFXfont  *gfxFont;

User_Setup.h

@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 //
 // ##################################################################################
 
-// Define RP2040 to invoke optimised processor support (only for RP2040)
-//#define RP2040
-
 // Define STM32 to invoke optimised processor support (only for STM32)
 //#define STM32
 

User_Setups/Setup60_RP2040_ILI9341.h

@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 //
 // ##################################################################################
 
-// Define RP2040 to invoke optimised processor support (only for RP2040)
-#define RP2040
-
 // Tell the library to use 8 bit parallel mode (otherwise SPI is assumed)
 //#define TFT_PARALLEL_8_BIT
 
@@ -177,7 +174,7 @@
 // #define SPI_FREQUENCY  10000000
 // #define SPI_FREQUENCY  20000000
 // #define SPI_FREQUENCY  32000000
- #define SPI_FREQUENCY  63000000
+ #define SPI_FREQUENCY  70000000
 
 // Optional reduced SPI frequency for reading TFT
 #define SPI_READ_FREQUENCY  20000000
@@ -185,11 +182,3 @@
 // The XPT2046 requires a lower SPI clock rate of 2.5MHz so we define that here:
 #define SPI_TOUCH_FREQUENCY  2500000
 
-// Comment out the following #define if "SPI Transactions" do not need to be
-// supported. When commented out the code size will be smaller and sketches will
-// run slightly faster, so leave it commented out unless you need it!
-
-// Transaction support is needed to work with SD library but not needed with TFT_SdFat
-// Transaction support is required if other SPI devices are connected.
-
-// #define SUPPORT_TRANSACTIONS

examples/Test and diagnostics/TFT_ReadWrite_Test/TFT_ReadWrite_Test.ino

+// Walking 1 write and read pixel test
+
+#include <TFT_eSPI.h>
+#include <SPI.h>
+
+#define TDELAY 500
+
+TFT_eSPI tft = TFT_eSPI(); 
+
+void setup() {
+  Serial.begin(115200);
+
+  tft.init();
+  tft.fillScreen(0xF81F);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  static uint32_t wr = 1;
+  static uint32_t rd = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+
+  delay(TDELAY);
+
+  tft.drawPixel(30,30,wr);
+  Serial.print(" Pixel value written = ");Serial.println(wr,HEX);
+  
+  rd = tft.readPixel(30,30);
+                Serial.print(" Pixel value read    = ");Serial.println(rd,HEX);
+
+  if (rd!=wr) {
+    Serial.println(" ERROR                 ^^^^");
+    //while(1) yield();
+  }
+  else Serial.println(" PASS ");
+  // Walking 1 test
+  wr = wr<<1;
+  if (wr >= 0x10000) wr = 1;
+}