IoT Development for ESP32 and ESP8266 with JavaScript: A Practical Guide to XS and the Moddable SDK

© Peter Hoddie and Lizzie Prader 2020

P. Hoddie, L. PraderIoT Development for ESP32 and ESP8266 with JavaScripthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5070-9_8

8. Graphics Fundamentals

Peter Hoddie¹  and Lizzie Prader¹

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Menlo Park, CA, USA

 

This chapter and the two that follow show you how straightforward it is to create modern user interfaces using only a low-cost microcontroller and a small, inexpensive touch screen. This chapter first addresses how adding a display to your IoT product can deliver a better user experience and be much more cost-effective and practical now than in the past. The sections after that cover the fundamentals of graphics on microcontrollers, including important background on optimizations and constraints, information about ...