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begin

Description

Must be called to initialize the Arduino GLCD screen before drawing anything.

Syntax

screen.begin()

Parameters

none

Returns

none

Example

#include <SPI.h>
#include <TFT.h>            // Arduino LCD library

#define cs   10
#define dc   9
#define rst  8

TFT screen = TFT(cs, dc, rst);

void setup() {
  // initialize the screen
  screen.begin();

  // make the background white
  screen.background(255,255,255);
}

void loop() {

}
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