blink for char-lcds

Implement and test blinking for char-lcds

# Conflicts:
#	Marlin/ultralcd_implementation_hitachi_HD44780.h
solved

Marlin/dogm_lcd_implementation.h

@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static void lcd_implementation_status_screen() {
   u8g.drawPixel(8, XYZ_BASELINE - 5);
   u8g.drawPixel(8, XYZ_BASELINE - 3);
   u8g.setPrintPos(10, XYZ_BASELINE);
-  if (axis_known_position[X_AXIS])
+  if (axis_known_position[X_AXIS] || (blink & 1))
     lcd_print(ftostr31ns(current_position[X_AXIS]));
   else
     lcd_printPGM(PSTR("---"));
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static void lcd_implementation_status_screen() {
   u8g.drawPixel(49, XYZ_BASELINE - 5);
   u8g.drawPixel(49, XYZ_BASELINE - 3);
   u8g.setPrintPos(51, XYZ_BASELINE);
-  if (axis_known_position[Y_AXIS])
+  if (axis_known_position[Y_AXIS] || (blink & 1))
     lcd_print(ftostr31ns(current_position[Y_AXIS]));
   else
     lcd_printPGM(PSTR("---"));
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static void lcd_implementation_status_screen() {
   u8g.drawPixel(89, XYZ_BASELINE - 5);
   u8g.drawPixel(89, XYZ_BASELINE - 3);
   u8g.setPrintPos(91, XYZ_BASELINE);
-  if (axis_known_position[Z_AXIS])
+  if (axis_known_position[Z_AXIS] || (blink & 1))
     lcd_print(ftostr32sp(current_position[Z_AXIS]));
   else
     lcd_printPGM(PSTR("---.--"));

Marlin/ultralcd.cpp

@@ -1732,20 +1732,22 @@ void lcd_update() {
     }
     #if ENABLED(DOGLCD)  // Changes due to different driver architecture of the DOGM display
         if (lcdDrawUpdate) {
-          blink++;     // Variable for fan animation and alive dot
+          blink++;     // Variable for animation and alive dot
           u8g.firstPage();
           do {
             lcd_setFont(FONT_MENU);
             u8g.setPrintPos(125, 0);
-            if (blink % 2) u8g.setColorIndex(1); else u8g.setColorIndex(0); // Set color for the alive dot
+            if (blink & 1) u8g.setColorIndex(1); else u8g.setColorIndex(0); // Set color for the alive dot
             u8g.drawPixel(127, 63); // draw alive dot
             u8g.setColorIndex(1); // black on white
             (*currentMenu)();
           } while (u8g.nextPage());
         }
     #else
-      if (lcdDrawUpdate)
+      if (lcdDrawUpdate) {
+        blink++;     // Variable for animation
         (*currentMenu)();
+      }
       #endif
 
     #if ENABLED(LCD_HAS_STATUS_INDICATORS)

Marlin/ultralcd_implementation_hitachi_HD44780.h

@@ -3,14 +3,10 @@
 
 /**
 * Implementation of the LCD display routines for a Hitachi HD44780 display. These are common LCD character displays.
-* When selecting the Russian language, a slightly different LCD implementation is used to handle UTF8 characters.
 **/
 
-//#if DISABLED(REPRAPWORLD_KEYPAD)
-//  extern volatile uint8_t buttons;  //the last checked buttons in a bit array.
-//#else
-  extern volatile uint8_t buttons;  //an extended version of the last checked buttons in a bit array.
-//#endif
+static unsigned char blink = 0; // Variable for animation
+extern volatile uint8_t buttons;  //an extended version of the last checked buttons in a bit array.
 
 ////////////////////////////////////
 // Setup button and encode mappings for each panel (into 'buttons' variable
@@ -621,13 +617,13 @@ static void lcd_implementation_status_screen() {
       #else
 
         lcd.print('X');
-        if (axis_known_position[X_AXIS])
+        if (axis_known_position[X_AXIS] || (blink & 1))
           lcd.print(ftostr4sign(current_position[X_AXIS]));
         else
           lcd_printPGM(PSTR(" ---"));
 
         lcd_printPGM(PSTR("  Y"));
-        if (axis_known_position[Y_AXIS])
+        if (axis_known_position[Y_AXIS] || (blink & 1))
           lcd.print(ftostr4sign(current_position[Y_AXIS]));
         else
           lcd_printPGM(PSTR(" ---"));
@@ -638,7 +634,7 @@ static void lcd_implementation_status_screen() {
 
     lcd.setCursor(LCD_WIDTH - 8, 1);
     lcd_printPGM(PSTR("Z "));
-    if (axis_known_position[Z_AXIS])
+    if (axis_known_position[Z_AXIS] || (blink & 1))
       lcd.print(ftostr32sp(current_position[Z_AXIS] + 0.00001));
     else
       lcd_printPGM(PSTR("---.--"));