Additional Resources - Texas Instruments BOOSTXL-K350QVG-S1 User Manual

Additional Resources

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The application is heavily commented to ensure it is very clear how to use the grlib APIs. The above
primitives are shown as well as the underlying concepts of grlib including background and foreground
colors, context, fonts, opacity, and more.
The images mode shows the drawing of a few different images both compressed and uncompressed.
Image compression can have a big impact to drawing speeds for simple images. To draw images with the
MSP Graphics Library, they must first be converted into the right file format. These files can be generated
by the Image Reformer tool that comes packaged with grlib. Launch this tool (.exe) from the grlib folder or
directly from TI Resource Explorer.
File Path: <grlib root>\utils\image-reformer\imagereformer.exe
TI Resource Explorer > MSPWare > Libraries > Graphics Library > MSP430 Image Reformer
The Image Reformer tool allows you to import images and output into grlib specific files to add to your
grlib project. Image Reformer does not manipulate any images (including color modifications, rotation, and
cropping)—any image manipulation must be done before importing into the Image Reformer tool. More
information about MSP grlib and the Image Reformer tool can be found in the application report Design
Considerations When Using MSP430 Graphics Library (SLAA548).
4 Additional Resources
4.1 TI LaunchPad Portal
More information about LaunchPad kits, supported BoosterPack modules, and available resources can be
found at:
• TI's LaunchPad
4.2 Download CCS, IAR, Keil, or Energia
Although the files can be viewed with any text editor, more can be done with the projects if they are
opened with a development environment
Workbench, Keil, or Energia.
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BOOSTXL-K350QVG-S1 QVGA Display BoosterPack™ Plug-in Module
Figure 4. MSP430 Image Reformer
portal: information about all LaunchPad kits from TI for all MCUs
like Code Composer Studio™ (CCS) IDE, IAR Embedded
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