codaris / picovga-helloworld

Sample project for PicoVGA-cmake library

PicoVGA Sample Project

About this Project

This is a sample project for the PicoVGA cmake library to demonstrate a minimal project setup.

Installing the PicoVGA library

1. Make sure you have the Pico SDK installed.

2. Clone the PicoVGA repository

git clone https://github.com/codaris/picovga-cmake.git

3. Set PICOVGA_PATH to the PicoVGA directory in your environment, or pass it (-DPICOVGA_PATH=) to cmake later.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/codaris/picovga-helloworld.git

Building

Generate the make files by running CMake:

cmake .

Build the project:

make

The Files

• CMakeLists.txt - This file contains the build instructions for this project and shows how to configure the project for the Pico SDK and for PicoVGA.

• pico_sdk_import.cmake - This file is copied from the Pico SDK and helps CMake find the Pico SDK.

• picovga_import.cmake - This file is copied from the PicoVGA library and helps CMake find the PicoVGA library

• src/vga_config.h - This contains the PicoVGA library settings, such as the size of the render buffers. You don't usually have to change this file unless you want to change resolution or decrease the amount of RAM used.

• src/main.cpp - The main source file. Initializes the display and prints "Hello World".