Setting i2c pins in teensy 4.1

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Hi,

quite new to Teensy. I'm trying to use an OLED display algonside the Audio Shield on a Teensy 4.1.

I can get them to work separately, using the default SDA and SCL pins. To use them together I need to set the pins for the display elsewhere (16 and 17), but I cannot find a way to do this. The Wire library says that Wire.setSDA(pin) and Wire.setSCL(pin) work only on Teensy LC & 3.x. I tried them anyway and don't work (as expected).

I found an i2c library for T4, but I really don't know how to replace the Wire calls in Adafruit's SSD1306 functions.

How could I set the i2c pins to 16 and 17 in Teensy 4?

Cheers!
 
Note, I2C is a shared bus. Each I2C device has an address. This means as long as your OLED display does not use the addresses used by the audio shield (0x0a, 0x1a), you can hook the display on to the same bus. There are some gotchas if you are using higher speeds, or longer wires, but generally it should just work. Typically the SSD1306 displays use the addresses 0x3c or 0x3d.

The Teensy 4.0 and 4.1 has a second I2C bus that you would access by using 'Wire1' instead of 'Wire'. If you are lucky, your library for the display has an option to use a separate I2C bus. If not, you would need to clone the display library, and rename the files and functions. You would manually change 'Wire' references to 'Wire1'.
 
Thanks a lot for your clear explanation. I was aware that multiple I2C devices can share a bus, but I was wondering if the audio wouldn't be affected since it requires very high speeds. Not sure how the protocol works though, and I guess the high-speed processing takes place in the Audio shiled, so I'll just go this way for now and try the Wire1 solution if it gives problems.

Cheers!
 
Audio to the Audio Shield goes vie I2S, not I2C, I2C is just used to control the Codec, so need to worry your Display interferes with Audio Data.
 
I confirm using Wire1 and Wire2 work with Adafruit_SSD1306.

Code:
Adafruit_SSD1306 display(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, &Wire2, OLED_RESET);

That's it.

Thx MichaelMeissner for the hint.
 
I'm trying to get an OLED screen working with the Adafruit_SSD1306 library and a Teensy 4.1. Since it seems to work for you, would you share your sketch?
 
Code:
/**************************************************************************
  This is an example for our Monochrome OLEDs based on SSD1306 drivers

  Pick one up today in the adafruit shop!
  ------> http://www.adafruit.com/category/63_98

  This example is for a 128x64 pixel display using I2C to communicate
  3 pins are required to interface (two I2C and one reset).

  Adafruit invests time and resources providing this open
  source code, please support Adafruit and open-source
  hardware by purchasing products from Adafruit!

  Written by Limor Fried/Ladyada for Adafruit Industries,
  with contributions from the open source community.
  BSD license, check license.txt for more information
  All text above, and the splash screen below must be
  included in any redistribution.
 **************************************************************************/

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Wire.h>

#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>

#define SCREEN_WIDTH 128 // OLED display width, in pixels
#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 64 // OLED display height, in pixels

// Declaration for an SSD1306 display connected to I2C (SDA, SCL pins)
#define OLED_RESET     4 // Reset pin # (or -1 if sharing Arduino reset pin)
Adafruit_SSD1306 display(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, &Wire2, OLED_RESET);

#define NUMFLAKES     10 // Number of snowflakes in the animation example

#define LOGO_HEIGHT   16
#define LOGO_WIDTH    16
static const unsigned char PROGMEM logo_bmp[] =
{ B00000000, B11000000,
  B00000001, B11000000,
  B00000001, B11000000,
  B00000011, B11100000,
  B11110011, B11100000,
  B11111110, B11111000,
  B01111110, B11111111,
  B00110011, B10011111,
  B00011111, B11111100,
  B00001101, B01110000,
  B00011011, B10100000,
  B00111111, B11100000,
  B00111111, B11110000,
  B01111100, B11110000,
  B01110000, B01110000,
  B00000000, B00110000
};

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);

  // SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC = generate display voltage from 3.3V internally
  if (!display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) { // Address 0x3D for 128x64
    Serial.println(F("SSD1306 allocation failed"));
    for (;;); // Don't proceed, loop forever
  }

  // Show initial display buffer contents on the screen --
  // the library initializes this with an Adafruit splash screen.
  display.display();
  delay(2000); // Pause for 2 seconds

  // Clear the buffer
  display.clearDisplay();

  // Draw a single pixel in white
  display.drawPixel(10, 10, SSD1306_WHITE);

  // Show the display buffer on the screen. You MUST call display() after
  // drawing commands to make them visible on screen!
  display.display();
  delay(2000);
  // display.display() is NOT necessary after every single drawing command,
  // unless that's what you want...rather, you can batch up a bunch of
  // drawing operations and then update the screen all at once by calling
  // display.display(). These examples demonstrate both approaches...

  testdrawline();      // Draw many lines

  testdrawrect();      // Draw rectangles (outlines)

  testfillrect();      // Draw rectangles (filled)

  testdrawcircle();    // Draw circles (outlines)

  testfillcircle();    // Draw circles (filled)

  testdrawroundrect(); // Draw rounded rectangles (outlines)

  testfillroundrect(); // Draw rounded rectangles (filled)

  testdrawtriangle();  // Draw triangles (outlines)

  testfilltriangle();  // Draw triangles (filled)

  testdrawchar();      // Draw characters of the default font

  testdrawstyles();    // Draw 'stylized' characters

  testscrolltext();    // Draw scrolling text

  testdrawbitmap();    // Draw a small bitmap image

  // Invert and restore display, pausing in-between
  display.invertDisplay(true);
  delay(1000);
  display.invertDisplay(false);
  delay(1000);

  testanimate(logo_bmp, LOGO_WIDTH, LOGO_HEIGHT); // Animate bitmaps
}

void loop() {
}

void testdrawline() {
  int16_t i;

  display.clearDisplay(); // Clear display buffer

  for (i = 0; i < display.width(); i += 4) {
    display.drawLine(0, 0, i, display.height() - 1, SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.display(); // Update screen with each newly-drawn line
    delay(1);
  }
  for (i = 0; i < display.height(); i += 4) {
    display.drawLine(0, 0, display.width() - 1, i, SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.display();
    delay(1);
  }
  delay(250);

  display.clearDisplay();

  for (i = 0; i < display.width(); i += 4) {
    display.drawLine(0, display.height() - 1, i, 0, SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.display();
    delay(1);
  }
  for (i = display.height() - 1; i >= 0; i -= 4) {
    display.drawLine(0, display.height() - 1, display.width() - 1, i, SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.display();
    delay(1);
  }
  delay(250);

  display.clearDisplay();

  for (i = display.width() - 1; i >= 0; i -= 4) {
    display.drawLine(display.width() - 1, display.height() - 1, i, 0, SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.display();
    delay(1);
  }
  for (i = display.height() - 1; i >= 0; i -= 4) {
    display.drawLine(display.width() - 1, display.height() - 1, 0, i, SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.display();
    delay(1);
  }
  delay(250);

  display.clearDisplay();

  for (i = 0; i < display.height(); i += 4) {
    display.drawLine(display.width() - 1, 0, 0, i, SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.display();
    delay(1);
  }
  for (i = 0; i < display.width(); i += 4) {
    display.drawLine(display.width() - 1, 0, i, display.height() - 1, SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.display();
    delay(1);
  }

  delay(2000); // Pause for 2 seconds
}

void testdrawrect(void) {
  display.clearDisplay();

  for (int16_t i = 0; i < display.height() / 2; i += 2) {
    display.drawRect(i, i, display.width() - 2 * i, display.height() - 2 * i, SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.display(); // Update screen with each newly-drawn rectangle
    delay(1);
  }

  delay(2000);
}

void testfillrect(void) {
  display.clearDisplay();

  for (int16_t i = 0; i < display.height() / 2; i += 3) {
    // The INVERSE color is used so rectangles alternate white/black
    display.fillRect(i, i, display.width() - i * 2, display.height() - i * 2, SSD1306_INVERSE);
    display.display(); // Update screen with each newly-drawn rectangle
    delay(1);
  }

  delay(2000);
}

void testdrawcircle(void) {
  display.clearDisplay();

  for (int16_t i = 0; i < max(display.width(), display.height()) / 2; i += 2) {
    display.drawCircle(display.width() / 2, display.height() / 2, i, SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.display();
    delay(1);
  }

  delay(2000);
}

void testfillcircle(void) {
  display.clearDisplay();

  for (int16_t i = max(display.width(), display.height()) / 2; i > 0; i -= 3) {
    // The INVERSE color is used so circles alternate white/black
    display.fillCircle(display.width() / 2, display.height() / 2, i, SSD1306_INVERSE);
    display.display(); // Update screen with each newly-drawn circle
    delay(1);
  }

  delay(2000);
}

void testdrawroundrect(void) {
  display.clearDisplay();

  for (int16_t i = 0; i < display.height() / 2 - 2; i += 2) {
    display.drawRoundRect(i, i, display.width() - 2 * i, display.height() - 2 * i,
                          display.height() / 4, SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.display();
    delay(1);
  }

  delay(2000);
}

void testfillroundrect(void) {
  display.clearDisplay();

  for (int16_t i = 0; i < display.height() / 2 - 2; i += 2) {
    // The INVERSE color is used so round-rects alternate white/black
    display.fillRoundRect(i, i, display.width() - 2 * i, display.height() - 2 * i,
                          display.height() / 4, SSD1306_INVERSE);
    display.display();
    delay(1);
  }

  delay(2000);
}

void testdrawtriangle(void) {
  display.clearDisplay();

  for (int16_t i = 0; i < max(display.width(), display.height()) / 2; i += 5) {
    display.drawTriangle(
      display.width() / 2  , display.height() / 2 - i,
      display.width() / 2 - i, display.height() / 2 + i,
      display.width() / 2 + i, display.height() / 2 + i, SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.display();
    delay(1);
  }

  delay(2000);
}

void testfilltriangle(void) {
  display.clearDisplay();

  for (int16_t i = max(display.width(), display.height()) / 2; i > 0; i -= 5) {
    // The INVERSE color is used so triangles alternate white/black
    display.fillTriangle(
      display.width() / 2  , display.height() / 2 - i,
      display.width() / 2 - i, display.height() / 2 + i,
      display.width() / 2 + i, display.height() / 2 + i, SSD1306_INVERSE);
    display.display();
    delay(1);
  }

  delay(2000);
}

void testdrawchar(void) {
  display.clearDisplay();

  display.setTextSize(1);      // Normal 1:1 pixel scale
  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE); // Draw white text
  display.setCursor(0, 0);     // Start at top-left corner
  display.cp437(true);         // Use full 256 char 'Code Page 437' font

  // Not all the characters will fit on the display. This is normal.
  // Library will draw what it can and the rest will be clipped.
  for (int16_t i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
    if (i == '\n') display.write(' ');
    else          display.write(i);
  }

  display.display();
  delay(2000);
}

void testdrawstyles(void) {
  display.clearDisplay();

  display.setTextSize(1);             // Normal 1:1 pixel scale
  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);        // Draw white text
  display.setCursor(0, 0);            // Start at top-left corner
  display.println(F("Hello, world!"));

  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_BLACK, SSD1306_WHITE); // Draw 'inverse' text
  display.println(3.141592);

  display.setTextSize(2);             // Draw 2X-scale text
  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.print(F("0x")); display.println(0xDEADBEEF, HEX);

  display.display();
  delay(2000);
}

void testscrolltext(void) {
  display.clearDisplay();

  display.setTextSize(2); // Draw 2X-scale text
  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.setCursor(10, 0);
  display.println(F("scroll"));
  display.display();      // Show initial text
  delay(100);

  // Scroll in various directions, pausing in-between:
  display.startscrollright(0x00, 0x0F);
  delay(2000);
  display.stopscroll();
  delay(1000);
  display.startscrollleft(0x00, 0x0F);
  delay(2000);
  display.stopscroll();
  delay(1000);
  display.startscrolldiagright(0x00, 0x07);
  delay(2000);
  display.startscrolldiagleft(0x00, 0x07);
  delay(2000);
  display.stopscroll();
  delay(1000);
}

void testdrawbitmap(void) {
  display.clearDisplay();

  display.drawBitmap(
    (display.width()  - LOGO_WIDTH ) / 2,
    (display.height() - LOGO_HEIGHT) / 2,
    logo_bmp, LOGO_WIDTH, LOGO_HEIGHT, 1);
  display.display();
  delay(1000);
}

#define XPOS   0 // Indexes into the 'icons' array in function below
#define YPOS   1
#define DELTAY 2

void testanimate(const uint8_t *bitmap, uint8_t w, uint8_t h) {
  int8_t f, icons[NUMFLAKES][3];

  // Initialize 'snowflake' positions
  for (f = 0; f < NUMFLAKES; f++) {
    icons[f][XPOS]   = random(1 - LOGO_WIDTH, display.width());
    icons[f][YPOS]   = -LOGO_HEIGHT;
    icons[f][DELTAY] = random(1, 6);
    Serial.print(F("x: "));
    Serial.print(icons[f][XPOS], DEC);
    Serial.print(F(" y: "));
    Serial.print(icons[f][YPOS], DEC);
    Serial.print(F(" dy: "));
    Serial.println(icons[f][DELTAY], DEC);
  }

  for (;;) { // Loop forever...
    display.clearDisplay(); // Clear the display buffer

    // Draw each snowflake:
    for (f = 0; f < NUMFLAKES; f++) {
      display.drawBitmap(icons[f][XPOS], icons[f][YPOS], bitmap, w, h, SSD1306_WHITE);
    }

    display.display(); // Show the display buffer on the screen
    delay(200);        // Pause for 1/10 second

    // Then update coordinates of each flake...
    for (f = 0; f < NUMFLAKES; f++) {
      icons[f][YPOS] += icons[f][DELTAY];
      // If snowflake is off the bottom of the screen...
      if (icons[f][YPOS] >= display.height()) {
        // Reinitialize to a random position, just off the top
        icons[f][XPOS]   = random(1 - LOGO_WIDTH, display.width());
        icons[f][YPOS]   = -LOGO_HEIGHT;
        icons[f][DELTAY] = random(1, 6);
      }
    }
  }
}

The only things I changed from the example is:
Code:
Adafruit_SSD1306 display(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, &Wire2, OLED_RESET);
and the i2c address of the display 0x3C
Code:
if (!display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) {
 
Thanks for the quick reply! Then it must be related to my hardware setup... could you also share your wiring?
 
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