Nextion Instruction Set
Contents
Note:
1. The instruction is end with three bytes "0xff 0xff 0xff"
2. All the instrucitons and parametners are in ASCII
3. All the instrucitons are in lowercase letters
Classification I: Operation Commands of Component and System
page pageid
pageid: Page ID or Page Name
- Instance 1:
page 0 //Refresh the page with page ID of 0
- Instance 2:
page main //Refresh the page with page name of main
Remarks:
The device automatically refresh page 0 when power on.
ref cpmID
cpmID: the component to refresh
- Instance
ref t0 //refresh component t0
Remarks:
The default loading mode is automatically load when you create and edit a component in Nextion Editor. If set it as manually load, you should use ref command to load the component. Or when the component is covered by the other components, you can use this command to refresh the covered component.
get att
att: Name of Variable
- Instance 1
get t0.txt //return t0's txt value
- Instance 2
get j0.val //return J0's val value
Remarks:
1. When returned value is a string, the returned data is 0X70+ASCII code+0xff 0xff 0xff.
2. When returned value is numerical data, returned data is 0X71+4 byte binary data+0xff 0xff 0xff. The data storage mode is little-endian mode (namely, low-order in front, and high-order at back).
3. The specific returning format of data, please refer to the table: Format of Device Return Data
sendme
- Instance:
sendme //No parameter
Remarks:
Device will immediately send the current page ID to serial port after receiving this instruction.
The specific sending format of data, please refer to the table: Format of Device Return Data.
touch_j
- Instance 1:
touch_j //Enter touch calibration function, this command does not need parameter
Remarks:
All the devices have been calibrated, this command is not needed under normal circumstances
cle_c
- Instance 1:
cle_c //This command does not need parameter
Remarks:
When you use this command, all touch areas you set in the current page will neither be valid, nor automatically be identified.Until you use the "page" command, the touch areas can be reloaded.
com_stop
- Instance 1:
com_stop //This instruction does not need parameter
Remarks:
This command is used for pausing the execution of serial port commands, but note that the device will continue receiving the commands and store them in the buffer. Until receiving "com_star" commands, the device will execute the rest commands that store in the buffer.
When using this command to pause the execution, please make sure whether the buffer size and the maximum capacity of command queue can store all the commands you need. You will find these two parameter in Nextion Hardware manual.
com_star
- Instance 1:
com_star //This instruction does not need parameter
Remarks:
After receiving this command, the device will execute all the commands that store in the buffer.
When using this command to recover the execution, please make sure whether the buffer size and the maximum capacity of command queue can store all the commands you need. You will find these two parameter in Nextion Hardware manual.
code_c
Instance 1:
code _c //This instruction does not need parameter
Clear the commands that is stored in the buffer but not executed.
Let the device serial send user-defined strings
print str str: the string content to be sent
- Instance: print abcd (let the device send the four bytes string abcd)
Remarks: 1.print and printh commands are executed only when the device is running, they will not be executed in the software simulator. 2. When using the print command to send data, the device sends specified characters only, neither start character nor terminator can be sent.
printh
Let the device serial send user-defined hexadecimal byte
printh hex hex: the characters’ hexadecimal string expression to be sent Example: printh d0 a0 (let device send these two bytes 0xd0 0xa0) Remarks: 1.print and printh commands are executed only when the device is running, they will not be executed in the software simulator. 2. When using printh command to send data, the device sends specified characters only, no start character, space and terminator can be sent. 3. There must have one and only space separated between each set of characters in the parameter, both upper case and lower case are supported in the hexadecimal string expression. string expression
add
Add data to curve component
add objid, ch, val objid: curve component ID number ch: curve component channel number val: value (maximum 255, minimum 0)
- Instance 1: add 1,0,30 (add data 30 to the curve component channel 0 of curve component which ID number is 1)
- Instance 2: add 1,1,50 (add data 50 to curve component channel 0 of curve component which ID number is 1)
Remarks: 1.Each page page supports up to four curve components, each curve component supports up to four channels. It can transmit data continuously, the component will automatically push. Display data. in the process of sending data, control properties can be modified at any time, such as modify the foreground or background color of each channel.
Classification II: GUI Designing Command
Note: When you can’t realize some special GUI designing in Nextion Editor, you can use some GUI commands to make it happen. Generally, the controls in Nextion editor can satisfy your GUI designing demand.
cls color
color: Decimal color value or color code
- Instance 1:
cls 1024 //Refresh the screen with decimal 1024 color value
- Instance 2:
cls RED //Refresh the screen with the color of code RED (RED represents red color)
Both Decimal color value and Color code are supported in Nextion Editor
pic x,y,picid
x: x coordinate starting point;
y: y coordinate starting point;
picid: Picture ID;
- Instance 1:
pic 10,20,0 //Display the picture (ID is 0) in resource file at the coordinate (10,20)
- Instance 2:
pic 40,50,1 //Display the picture (ID is 1) in resource file at the coordinate (40,50)
picq x,y,w,h,picid
x: x coordinate starting point;
y: y coordinate starting point;
w: Region width;
h: Region height;
picid: Picture ID;
- Instance 1:
picq 20,50,30,20,0 //Crop the area from starting coordinate (20,50) , with a width 30×height 20 size, in the picture 0 (the background picture must be full-screen) and display it on the screen, and the display coordinate is the starting coordinate (20,50).
Remarks:
This instruction requires that the background picture must be full-screen; otherwise, the image you crop is not the one you want. The crop image area and the display area is overlap on the screen.
xstr x,y,w,h,fontid,fontcolor,backcolor,xcenter,ycenter,sta,string
x: x coordinate starting point;
y: y coordinate starting point;
w: Region width;
h: Region height;
fontid: Font ID;
fontcolor: Font color;
backcolor: Background color (when set sta as Crop Image or Image, backcolor means image ID );
xcenter: Horizontal alignment (0 is left-aligned, 1 is centered, 2 is right-aligned);
ycenter: Vertical alignment (0 is upper-aligned, 1 is centered, 2 is lower-aligned);
sta: Background fill(0-crop image;1-solid color;2-Image, when set sta as Crop Image or Image, backcolor means image ID);
string: Character content;
- Instance 1:
xstr 0,0,100,30,1,RED,BLACK,1,1,1, China
- Explanation:
Use font 1, at the starting point coordinate(0,0), write"China" in an area that its width is 100, height is 30, the font color is RED, background color is BLACK(if you do not want any background color, use NULL), horizontal alignment is center, and vertical alignment is center too.
Remarks:
1.There is automatic word wrapping if characters exceeds the default set w. If there are remaining characters not written out when wrapped to h, they will be neglected.
2. For more information about color value, please refer to cls command.
fill x,y,w,h,color
x: x coordinate starting point;
y: y coordinate starting point;
w: Region width;
h: Region height;
color: Fill color;
- Instance 1:
fill 0,0,100,30,RED //Fill color RED in the area of starting coordinate (0,0) and width 100×height 30
Remarks:
For more information about color value, please refer to cls command.
line x,y,x2,y2,color
x: x coordinate starting point;
y: y coordinate starting point;
x2: x coordinate ending point;
y2: y coordinate ending point;
color: Line color;
- Instance 1:
line 0,0,100,100,RED //Draw a line in color RED between the coordinate (0,0) and the coordinate (100,100)
Remarks:
For more information about color value, please refer to cls command.
draw x,y,x2,y2,color
x: x coordinate of starting point;
y: y coordinate of starting point;
x2: x coordinate of ending point;
y2: y coordinate of ending point;
color: Line color;
- Instance 1:
draw 0,0,100,100,RED //Draw a rectangle, the top left coordinate is (0,0) and bottom right corner is (100,100), rectangle frame color is RED.
Remarks:
1. What is drawn by draw is hollow rectangle. Please directly use area fill instruction of fill if the filled rectangle needs filling. 2. For more information about color value, please refer to cls command.
cir x,y,r,color
x: Coordinate x of the center of a circle
y: Coordinate y of the center of a circle
r: Radius
color: Line color;
- Instance 1:
cir 100,100,30,RED //Draw a hollow circle of radius of 30 with the coordinate (100,100) as the center of a circle, circle frame line is RED
Remarks: For more information about color value, please refer to cls command.
Nextion Editor supports decimal color value and color code using in all GUI designing commands, for more information, please refer to Color Code List.
Nextion HMI: System Variables List
Serial Number | Name | Meaning | Instance/Remarks |
1 | dim | Current value of backlight b1ightness | 1.dim=50 2.dim=dim+l0 3.dim=dim-l0
When you set dim=80, it means you set the brightness to 80,but doesn’t save the data. Next time you power the the Nextion TFT, the brightness of backlight will keep its default setting. |
2 | dims | default backlight brightness when Nextion power on | 1.dims=50 2.dims=dims+10 3.dims=dims-l0
When you set dim=80 to Nextion TFT, it means you set the brightness to 80, and save the data as default. Next time you power the Nextion TFT, the brightness of backlight will be 80 by default. |
3 | baud | Current value of baud | 1.baud=2400 2.baud=4800 3.baud=9600
4.baud=19200 5.baud=38400 6.baud=57600 7.baud=115200 |
4 | bauds | Default value of baud when Nextion power on | 1.bauds=9600 is the default value of baud from factory.
2.when you set bauds=115200 to Nextion, it means you set the baud to115200, and save the data as default. Next time you power the Nextion, the value of baud will be 115200 by detault. |
5 | spax | Hori spacing of font display
(Powered default is 0) |
spax=2 |
6 | spay | Vertical spacing of font display
(Powered default is 0) |
spay=2 |
7 | thc | Brush color at touch drawing | l.the=RED 2.thc=l024 |
8 | thdra | Switch of touch drawing function | thdra=0(C1ose) thdra=1(Open) |
9 | sendxy | Switch of real-time sending function of touch coordinate | sendxy=0(C1ose) sendxy=0(Open)
Remarks: 1. When sending function is open, the device will send touch coordinate through serial port when you touch the screen. 2. Please refer to the table: Format of Device Return Data to know more about the format of sending the coordinate. |
10 | delay | Delay=100(Pause the device for l00ms)
Remarks: When delay command is executed, the CPU of the device will not execute any command, but will continue receiving serial port command and store them into buffer. | |
11 | sleep | sleep=0 (Exit Sleep)
sleep=l (Enter Sleep) Remarks: When the device is enabled from sleep mode, the device will automatically re-fresh the current page, and the backlight brightness will recover to the default brightness value. Two commands available for changing the brightness of backlight, dim and dims. | |
12 | bkcmd | Set serial command successful execution or fail execution data return(Default is 0) | bkcmd=0 (No return)
bkcmd=l (Only return the successful result) bkcmd=2(Only return the failed result) bkcmd=3(Always return) Remarks: This setting only affects the serial command’s successful execution or fail execution’s data return. In Nextion Editor’s editing interface, when there is a command execution error, it will return error data; when the command executes successfully, it will not return execution result data. This setting does not affect the data return of device control data acquisition. |
Nextion HMI: Color Code List
Code | Decimal System | Indicator Color |
RED | 63488 | Red |
BLUE | 31 | Blue |
GRAY | 33840 | Gray |
BLACK | 0 | Black |
WHITE | 65535 | White |
GREEN | 2016 | Green |
BROWN | 48192 | Brown |
YELLOW | 65504 | Yellow |
Format of Device Return Data
- Note: The returned data is end with three bytes of “0XFF 0XFF 0XFF”.
The first bit of return data | Meaning | Format |
0X00 | Invalid instruction | 0X00+End |
Return this data when receiving the invalid instruction sent by the user | ||
0X01 | Successful execution of instruction | 0X01+End |
Return this data when the instruction sent by the user is successfully executed | ||
0X03 | Page ID invalid | 0X03+End |
Return this data when the instruction sent by the user contains invalid page ID or invalid page name | ||
0X04 | Picture ID invalid | 0X04+End |
Return this data when the instruction sent by the user contains invalid picture ID | ||
0X05 | Font ID invalid | 0X05+End |
Return this data when the instruction sent by the user contains invalid font ID | ||
0X1A | Variable name invalid | 0X1A+End |
Return this data when the serial port receives invalid variable name | ||
Note: control attribute is also called variable. For example, when you set the attribute of a control, it will return this data if the unavailable attribute name is input. | ||
0X1B | Variable operation invalid | 0X1B+End |
For example, when txt attribute of text component t0 is assigned, it should be written as t0.txt=“abc” It is wrong if you write t0.txt=abc. | ||
For another example, the val attribute of progress bar j0 should be numerical, so it should be written as j0.val=50; it will be wrong if you write j0.val=“50” or j0.val=abc. | ||
0X65 | Touch event return data | 0X65+Page ID+Component ID+TouchEvent+End |
Return this data when the touch event created by the user is pressed. | ||
Definition of TouchEvent: Press Event 0x01, Release Event 0X00) | ||
Instance: 0X65 0X00 0X02 0X01 0XFF 0XFF 0XFF' | ||
Meaning: Page 0, Button 2, Press | ||
0X66 | Current page ID number returns | 0X66+Page ID+End |
The device returns this data after receiving “sendme” instruction) | ||
Instance: 0X66 0X02 0XFF 0XFF 0XFF | ||
Meaning: Current page ID is 2 | ||
0X67 | Touch coordinate data returns | 0X67++ Coordinate X High-order+Coordinate X Low-order+Coordinate Y High-order+Coordinate Y Low-order+TouchEvent State+End |
When the system variable “sendxy” is 1, return this data at TouchEvent occurring | ||
Definition of TouchEvent: Press Event 0x01, Release Event 0X00 | ||
Instance: 0X67 0X00 0X7A 0X00 0X1E 0X01 0XFF 0XFF 0XFF | ||
Meaning: Coordinate (122,30), Touch Event: Press | ||
0X68 | Touch Event in sleep mode | 0X68++Coordinate X High-order+Coordinate X Low-order+Coordinate Y High-order+Coordinate Y Low-order+TouchEvent State+End |
When the device enters sleep mode, return this data at TouchEvent occurring | ||
Definition of TouchEvent: Press Event 0x01, Release Event 0X00 | ||
Instance: 0X68 0X00 0X7A 0X00 0X1E 0X01 0XFF 0XFF 0XFF | ||
Meaning: Coordinate (122,30), Touch Event: Press | ||
0X70 | String variable data returns | 0X70+Variable Content in ASCII code+End |
When the variable obtained through get command is string type, return this data | ||
Instance: 0X70 0X61 0X62 0X63 0XFF 0XFF 0XFF | ||
Meaning: Return the string data: “abc” | ||
0X71 | Numerical variable data returns | 0X71+Variable Binary Data (4-byte is Little-endian Mode, low-order front)+End |
When the variable obtained by get instruction is numerical, return to the data | ||
Instance: 0X71 0X66 0X00 0X00 0X00 0XFF 0XFF 0XFF | ||
Meaning: Return to numerical data: 102 |
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