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  1.   1
  2.   Design Considerations When Using MSP430 Graphics Library
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction to the MSP430 Graphics Library
  5. 2System Overview
  6. 3Hardware Implementation - LCD Bus Type
    1. 3.1 Parallel Bus
    2. 3.2 SPI Bus
  7. 4Software Implementation- LCD Display Driver Layer
    1. 4.1 Driver Layer Components
    2. 4.2 Creating New LCD Driver Files
    3. 4.3 Optimizing the LCD Display Driver Layer for Speed
      1. 4.3.1 Utilizing LCD Controller Features
      2. 4.3.2 Coding Optimizations
    4. 4.4 Images in the MSP430 Graphics Library
      1. 4.4.1 Image Format
      2. 4.4.2 Image Conversion
      3. 4.4.3 MSP430 Image Reformer
      4. 4.4.4 Palette Conversion
      5. 4.4.5 Compression Types
        1. 4.4.5.1 Compressing Images With 16 Colors or Less
        2. 4.4.5.2 Compressing 256 Color Images
        3. 4.4.5.3 Choosing a Compression Type
  8. 5Design Example
    1. 5.1 Hardware Implementation
    2. 5.2 Bus Comparison
    3. 5.3 Software Implementation
  9. 6References
  10. 7Revision History

Choosing a Compression Type

Due to the nature of run length encoding, the compressed image may require more storage space than an uncompressed image. This is important to keep in mind so that the uncompressed image option is not overlooked. Uncompressed images also make use of image boundary clipping. This functionality is not supported on compressed images and will draw incorrectly if the image is not placed completely inside the bounds of the LCD.

Even though the RLE4 method typically compresses images into less total bytes does not mean it is always the best choice. All image decisions are a tradeoff of image size vs. drawing speed. The RLE8 images draw much faster than the RLE4 images. This varies with the LCD interface and how the LCD display driver is written, but an RLE8 image generally draws around twice as fast on a byte per second basis. An application optimized for storage size or speed often chooses the RLE4 or RLE8 options, respectively. These options tailor the image to the application.

The MSP430 Image Reformer is made to be easy to use and incorporate the output file into a project. If the application is constrained for storage space or drawing speed, multiple schemes can be tried to see which creates the best results specific to the application.