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Using FBCP

The Ideal: Adafruit’s PiTFT displays are razor sharp. Whereas small composite screens on the Raspberry Pi usually

require some video scaling (resulting in blurriness), PiTFT uses the GPIO header, digitally controlled pixel-by-pixel for a

rock steady image. Though not a

lot

of pixels, it works great for retro gaming (and the display neatly stacks above the

board, no side protuberances for video cables).

The Downside: this GPIO link entirely bypasses the Pi’s video hardware, including the graphics accelerator. Many

games and emulators

depend

on the GPU for performance gains. So the PiTFT has traditionally been limited to just a

subset of specially-compiled emulators that can work and run well enough without the GPU.

The Solution: our latest PiTFT drivers, along with a tool called

fbcp

(framebuffer copy), careful system configuration,

and (optionally) the more potent Raspberry Pi 2 board open the doors to many more gaming options. Existing emulator

packages (such as RetroPie, with

dozens

of high-performance emulators and ports) — previously off-limits to the PiTFT

— can run quite effectively now!

Click here to go to our FBCP tutorial!

https://adafru.it/fbe

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-pitft-28-inch-resistive-touchscreen-display-raspberry-

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