GDISP

The GDISP module provides a simple interface for graphic displays and a rich feature set of highlevel functions to draw primitive shapes such as lines, circles and rectangles, but also font rendering, clipping and other advanced features.

Whilst most other graphics libraries require the use of a framebuffer, GDISP does not necessarily need one. This allows to drive graphics displays on microcontrollers and other low-performance systems that have insufficient RAM for a frame buffer.

Some LCD controllers offer hardware accelerated drawings for complex drawing operations such as circles or ellipses. The GDISP module is based on a software emulation layer: When the LCD controller does not support these features (most cases), the GDISP module emulates these drawing operations. Therefore, the exact same application code can be used on very different hardware platforms.

Furthermore, you can drive more than just one display with GDISP. They don't even need to have the same display driver. Please refer to the multiple displays section for more information. Especially interesting might be the use of one or more remote displays.