{"id":2343,"date":"2024-04-01T10:13:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T17:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/?p=2343"},"modified":"2025-09-16T09:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:46:08","slug":"setting-up-your-eve-display-a-quick-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/setting-up-your-eve-display-a-quick-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Up Your EVE Display: A Quick Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you just purchased one of our Embedded Video Engine (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/eve\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"EVE stands for Embedded Video Engine and refers to a graphic controller from Bridgetek\/FTDI. &nbsp; EVE graphic controllers are easy to use and can control the display, touch, backlight, and audio features of an embedded system, with each appearing to the host MCU as a memory-mapped SPI device. The host MCU sends commands and data&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">EVE<\/a>) displays and are wondering how to get up and running? This blog post aims to help users get started with their newly received EVE displays from setting up the hardware to running various demos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we jump in, if you have not already, take a moment to read our blog post on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/eve-modules\/\"> FTDI\/Bridgetek Embedded Video Engine (EVE) Modules<\/a> to get an idea of the various functionalities that the EVE makes possible and what makes them so great!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting up the hardware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This section outlines how to interface an EVE display with a microcontroller to try out our demo code. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our demo code uses a Seeeduino (Arduino UNO clone that operates at 3.3V), however, can be modified to work with most 3.3V, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/spi\/\" target=\"_self\" title='SPI stands for Serial Peripheral Interface. SPI is a simple serial bus that is often used by LCD or OLED controllers. SPI as implemented for OLED and LCD controllers typically uses a \"3-wire SPI\" or \"4-wire SPI\" scheme. Detailed Definition SPI was originally championed by Motorola (now Freescale). In its original \"pure\" form SPI uses&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">SPI<\/a>-capable microcontrollers. If you purchased any of our development kits such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfa800480e3050sckit-5-inch-cap-touch-eve-dev-kit\">CFA800480E3-050SC-KIT<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfaf1024600b0070sca12-1024x600-7-inch-eve-bt817\">CFAF1024600B0-070SC-A1-2<\/a>, you can skip this section as they are shipped completely wired, ready to be plugged into a PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Components needed: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/products\/eve-accelerated-tft-displays.php\">Any EVE accelerated display<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfa10098-eve-breakout-board\">EVE breakout board<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 30-pin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/ffc\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"FFC stands for flat flex cable, sometimes called ribbon cables. FFCs are cables that carry signals. This is in contrast with an FPC, which typically includes components or printed circuitry, thereby changing signals. FFCs are often connected between ZIF connectors on PCBs. It is important to ensure the pitch, number of pins, side of connection,&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">FFC<\/a> cable (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/wrffcy50-6-inch-30-pin-ribbon-cable\">6-inch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/wrffcy51-12-inch-30-pin-fpc\">12-inch<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/wrjmpy40-pcb-jumper-wires\">Jumper wires<\/a>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any 3.3V, SPI-capable microcontroller of your preference. We use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfapn15062-seeeduino-arduino-clone-microprocessor\">Seeeduino (Arduino UNO clone)<\/a> in our development kits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wiring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, connect the <strong>30-pin FFC<\/strong> to J_HOST on the <strong>EVE display<\/strong> and connect the other end of the cable to J_DISPLAY on the <strong>breakout board<\/strong>, aligning pin 1 of each connector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, wire the <strong>breakout board <\/strong>to the <strong>microcontroller <\/strong>per the table below (NOTE: this setup follows the pin declarations used in our demo code).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Breakout Board Pin<\/strong> (CFA10098)<\/td><td><strong>Microcontroller Pin<\/strong> (Seeeduino)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pin 1: 3.3V (Power)<\/td><td>3v3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pin 2: GND (Ground)<\/td><td>GND<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pin 3: SCK (Serial Clock)<\/td><td>D13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pin 4: MOSI (Serial Data Out)<\/td><td>D11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pin 5: MISO (Serial Data In)<\/td><td>D12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pin 9: CS (Chip Select)<\/td><td>D9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pin 10: INT (Interrupt)<\/td><td>D7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pin 11: PD<\/td><td>D8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pin 14: GND (Ground)<\/td><td>GND<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CFA10098 to <strong>microcontroller <\/strong>wiring guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Third, determine how to power the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/backlight\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"A backlight is used behind the LCD glass to allow the LCM to be read in dark conditions. The vast majority of backlights are now LED. Historically there were also EL (electroluminescent) and CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Light) backlights, but as LED efficiency has increased and cost has decreased, EL and CCFL backlights have all&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">backlight<\/a>. Refer to the EVE display module&rsquo;s datasheet for more information as there are different requirements for different EVE displays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfaf1024600b0070sca1-1024x600-7-inch-eve-tft\">CFAF1024600B0-070SC-A1<\/a> requires an external power supply capable of sourcing 5V at 1A to drive the display backlight. While the <a href=\"http:\/\/crystalfontz.com\/product\/CFA240320E0-024SN\">CFA240320E0-024SN<\/a> can have the backlight driven without additional connections. To connect an external power supply to the adapter board, ensure the &ldquo;BL=3v3&rdquo; jumper is open and connect the positive terminal to pin 1 of J_BL_PWR and the negative terminal (GND) to pin 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, plug in the <strong>microcontroller <\/strong>to your PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bitmap-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bitmap-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bitmap-1-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bitmap-1-120x94.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bitmap-1-768x603.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Software setup and navigating our demonstration code<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our demo code, available under the &ldquo;Files and Downloads&rdquo; section of each product page or on our <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/crystalfontz\">GitHub repository<\/a>, will be used to bring up the display wired in the previous section. Download the package and open the files in your preferred IDE. Once open, navigate to the file named &ldquo;CFAxxx_defines.h&rdquo; where xxx will vary based on the display used. The different demos are turned on and off through defines as shown in the image below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-10.png 704w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-10-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-10-120x74.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Setting a demo to 1 will turn it on and vice versa. The number of demos that can be run at a single time is limited by the MCU memory. After selecting the demos, the sketch can be uploaded to the MCU and observed on the EVE. If you are interested in looking into how each demo works and is put together, navigate to the file named &ldquo;demos.cpp&rdquo; and find each #define you are interested in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional libraries and references<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The command set used in our demo code is derived from the <a href=\"https:\/\/brtchip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Support\/Documentation\/Programming_Guides\/ICs\/EVE\/FT81X_Series_Programmer_Guide.pdf\">Bridgetek Programmer&rsquo;s Guide<\/a>. The guide provides more insight into the various display list commands, register descriptions, and drawing lists found in our demo code. Additionally, it provides users with examples of how they can achieve specific functionality. Some users may also find the <a href=\"https:\/\/brtchip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Support\/Documentation\/Application_Notes\/ICs\/MCU\/BRT_AN_018-FT90x-Camera-to-EVE.pdf\">Camera to EVE Application Note<\/a> an interesting demonstration of the hardware capabilities made possible via EVEs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&rsquo;t forget to read our blog post on how to put up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/custom-images-on-eve-displays\/\">custom images on EVE displays<\/a> if the default BMP and LOGO demos are too boring for you (or if you would prefer to get a visualization of a more realistic application image). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RudolphRiedel\/FT800-FT813\">this GitHub Repository by RudolphRiedel<\/a> may prove useful if you want to try out more EVE-compatible examples. The library has been put together with several MCUs in mind and may be useful if you want a working example for your MCU with few\/no modifications being required. To try out an example with one of our displays, add a define to the &ldquo;platformio.ini&rdquo; file similar to that shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-9.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-9-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-9-120x32.png 120w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-9-768x207.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions, we can be reached at support@crystalfontz.com, we also provide&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/contact.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chat and telephone support<\/a>&nbsp;Monday through Friday during our open hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We love to hear about your projects! 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