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Serial Environment

The following are the frequently asked questions regarding Workshop4 IDE Serial environment.

How can I load back the Serial SPE program?

If you like to reprogram the display module with the default Serial SPE program. Simply follow the following steps:

  • Open Workshop4 IDE and then create a new project
  • Select the display module that you are using and proceed
  • In the Choose your Environment screen, select Serial
  • Connect your display module to the computer
  • Go to the Comms tab and select the correct COM port
  • Finally, in the Tools tab, click on the SPE Load button to upload the SPE program into your display module
I plan to use my Raspberry Pi as Serial SPE host controller. Do you have any libraries?

Yes. We have different libraries you can download and use from our Github account.

Each 4D graphics processor requires a dedicated library. When using a Raspberry Pi, you can choose to use the Linux libraries or the C libraries for Serial SPE.

Here are the Serial SPE C libraries available:

Here are the Serial SPE Linux libraries available:

I plan to use my Arduino-compatible board as Serial SPE host controller. Do you have any libraries?

Yes. We have different libraries you can download and use from our Github account.

Each 4D graphics processor requires a dedicated library. Here are the Serial SPE Arduino libraries available:

If you are planning to use Arduino IDE, it might be simpler to use their built-in Arduino library manager.

Go to Sketch -> Include Library -> Manage Libraries to open the library manager, simply search for the corresponding Serial Arduino library and install it.

Note

If you install Workshop4 on a computer with Arduino installed, Workshop4 installation will also unpack the Serial SPE libraries to Arduino's library directory.

How can I avoid Splash Screen showing up when using the Serial Environment?

The Splash screen will appear after a set timeout period. To avoid the splash screen to appear on the display, sending a command before the timeout end will be the best option.