Version 2.1.1

CHANGES.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Version 2.1.1
+
+- ISSUE #21: Problems on clearDisplay and setupDisplay;
+
+Version 2.1.0
+
+- ISSUE #20: Support for negative decimal numbers;
+- ISSUE #19: Corrected setDisplayToString dot bug.
+
 Version 2.0.1
 
 - ISSUE #15: Backwards compatibility with previous Arduino IDE (pure virtual functions were not supported);

TM1638.cpp

@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ void TM1638::setDisplayToHexNumber(unsigned long number, byte dots, boolean lead
   }
 }
 
-void TM1638::setDisplayToDecNumber(unsigned long number, byte dots, boolean leadingZeros,
+void TM1638::setDisplayToDecNumberAt(unsigned long number, byte dots, byte startingPos, boolean leadingZeros,
 	const byte numberFont[])
 {
   if (number > 99999999L) {
     setDisplayToError();
   } else {
-    for (int i = 0; i < displays; i++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < displays - startingPos; i++) {
       if (number != 0) {
         setDisplayDigit(number % 10, displays - i - 1, (dots & (1 << i)) != 0, numberFont);
         number /= 10;
@@ -65,6 +65,27 @@ void TM1638::setDisplayToDecNumber(unsigned long number, byte dots, boolean lead
   }
 }
 
+void TM1638::setDisplayToDecNumber(unsigned long number, byte dots, boolean leadingZeros,
+	const byte numberFont[])
+{
+	setDisplayToDecNumberAt(number, dots, leadingZeros, 0, numberFont);
+}
+
+void TM1638::setDisplayToSignedDecNumber(signed long number, byte dots, boolean leadingZeros,
+		const byte numberFont[])
+{
+	if (number >= 0) {
+		setDisplayToDecNumberAt(number, dots, 0, leadingZeros, numberFont);
+	} else {
+		if (-number > 9999999L) {
+		    setDisplayToError();
+		} else {
+			setDisplayToDecNumberAt(-number, dots, 1, leadingZeros, numberFont);
+			sendChar(0, MINUS, (dots & (0x80)) != 0);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void TM1638::setDisplayToBinNumber(byte number, byte dots, const byte numberFont[])
 {
   for (int i = 0; i < displays; i++) {

TM1638.h

@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ class TM1638 : public TM16XX
     /** Set the display to a unsigned decimal number (with or without leading zeros) */
     void setDisplayToDecNumber(unsigned long number, byte dots, boolean leadingZeros = true,
 		const byte numberFont[] = NUMBER_FONT);
+    /** Set the display to a signed decimal number (with or without leading zeros) */
+    void setDisplayToSignedDecNumber(signed long number, byte dots, boolean leadingZeros = true,
+		const byte numberFont[] = NUMBER_FONT);
     /** Set the display to a unsigned binary number */
     void setDisplayToBinNumber(byte number, byte dots,
 		const byte numberFont[] = NUMBER_FONT);
@@ -57,6 +60,8 @@ class TM1638 : public TM16XX
 
   protected:
     virtual void sendChar(byte pos, byte data, boolean dot);
+    void setDisplayToDecNumberAt(unsigned long number, byte dots, byte startingPos,
+    	boolean leadingZeros, const byte numberFont[]);
 };
 
 #endif

TM1640.cpp

@@ -36,3 +36,13 @@ void TM1640::sendChar(byte pos, byte data, boolean dot)
 {
   sendData(pos, data | (dot ? 0b10000000 : 0));
 }
+
+void TM1640::clearDisplay()
+{
+  digitalWrite(strobePin, LOW);
+  send(0xC0);
+  for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
+    send(0x00);
+  }
+  digitalWrite(strobePin, HIGH);
+}

TM1640.h

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class TM1640 : public TM16XX
   public:
 	/** Instantiate a tm1640 module specifying the display state, the starting intensity (0-7) data and clock pins. */
   	TM1640(byte dataPin, byte clockPin, boolean activateDisplay = true, byte intensity = 7);
+    /** Clear the display */
+	virtual void clearDisplay();
 
   protected:
     virtual void sendChar(byte pos, byte data, boolean dot);

TM16XX.cpp

@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ TM16XX::TM16XX(byte dataPin, byte clockPin, byte strobePin, byte displays, boole
 void TM16XX::setupDisplay(boolean active, byte intensity)
 {
   sendCommand(0x80 | (active ? 8 : 0) | min(7, intensity));
+
+  // necessary for the TM1640
+  digitalWrite(strobePin, LOW);
+  digitalWrite(clockPin, LOW);
+  digitalWrite(clockPin, HIGH);
+  digitalWrite(strobePin, HIGH);
 }
 
 void TM16XX::setDisplayDigit(byte digit, byte pos, boolean dot, const byte numberFont[])
@@ -93,7 +99,7 @@ void TM16XX::setDisplayToString(const char* string, const word dots, const byte
 {
   for (int i = 0; i < displays - pos; i++) {
   	if (string[i] != '\0') {
-	  sendChar(i + pos, font[string[i] - 32], dots & (1 << (displays - i - 1)) != 0);
+	  sendChar(i + pos, font[string[i] - 32], (dots & (1 << (displays - i - 1))) != 0);
 	} else {
 	  break;
 	}
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ void TM16XX::setDisplayToString(const String string, const word dots, const byte
 
   for (int i = 0; i < displays - pos; i++) {
     if (i < stringLength) {
-      sendChar(i + pos, font[string.charAt(i) - 32], dots & (1 << (displays - i - 1)) != 0);
+      sendChar(i + pos, font[string.charAt(i) - 32], (dots & (1 << (displays - i - 1))) != 0);
     } else {
       break;
     }

TM16XXFonts.h

@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ const byte NUMBER_FONT[] = {
   0b01110001  // F
 };
 
+const byte MINUS = 0b01000000;
+
 // definition for error
 const byte ERROR_DATA[] = {
   0b01111001, // E