void LCDInit(void) {

    int i;


   //Set Port B data directions
   // MOSI, SS, SCK and RESET are all OUT, everything else is IN
   SPI_DDR = _BV(SPI_DDRMOSI) | _BV(SPI_DDRSS) | _BV(SPI_DDRSCK) | _BV(SPI_RESET); //set MOSI, ~SS, SCK to output, all else to input

   //bring SCK (SCLK for the LCD) and MOSI (SDATA for the LCD) low
   LCD_CLK(0);
   LCD_DATA(0);

     _delay_ms(10);
 
     // reset display: reset or ~reset?? pretty sure it's ~reset
   LCD_RESET(1); //start it off high
   _delay_ms(2);
     LCD_RESET(0); //put zero on the SPI_RESET pin  (reset)
     _delay_ms(20);
   LCD_RESET(1); // put one on the SPI_RESET pin

   _delay_ms(20);

   SendLCDCommand(DISCTL);  // display control: timing-related display setup
    SendLCDData(0x03);       // 4 CL(OCK)? divisions, 8H switching period
     SendLCDData(0x20); //32);       // duty of one line/data block? 1/160 duty
     SendLCDData(0x0C);//12);       // 12 inversely highlighted lines on display
     
   //SendLCDData(0x00);

   SendLCDCommand(COMSCN);  // comscn: common scan direction
    SendLCDData(0x01);      

   SendLCDCommand(OSCON);  // oscon: oscillator on

     SendLCDCommand(SLPOUT);  // sleep out

     SendLCDCommand(VOLCTR);  // electronic volume, this is kinda contrast/brightness
     SendLCDData(0xfd);//5); ff);       //  this might be different for individual LCDs
     SendLCDData(0x01);//01);     //

   SendLCDCommand(PWRCTR);  // power ctrl
     //SendLCDData(0x00);         //everything off
   SendLCDData(0x0f);      //everything on, no external reference resistors
     _delay_ms(100);

     SendLCDCommand(DISINV);  // display mode


   SendLCDCommand(DATCTL);  // datctl
     SendLCDData(0x00); //Normal display of page address, normal turn of column address, scan in column direction
     SendLCDData(0x00); //SEG arranged as R,G,B
     SendLCDData(0x01); // 8-gray scale mode: bytes are RRRGGGBB
     
   //SendLCDData(0x00);

  SendLCDCommand(RGBSET8);   // setup color lookup table
    // color table
    //RED
    SendLCDData(0);
    SendLCDData(2);
    SendLCDData(4);
    SendLCDData(6);
    SendLCDData(8);
    SendLCDData(10);
    SendLCDData(12);
    SendLCDData(15);
    // GREEN
    SendLCDData(0);
    SendLCDData(2);
    SendLCDData(4);
    SendLCDData(6);
    SendLCDData(8);
    SendLCDData(10);
    SendLCDData(12);
    SendLCDData(15);
    //BLUE
    SendLCDData(0);
    SendLCDData(4);
    SendLCDData(9);
    SendLCDData(15);


  SendLCDCommand(NOP);  // nop

  SendLCDCommand(PASET);   // page start/end ram
  SendLCDData(2);            // for some reason starts at 2
  SendLCDData(131);         
 
  SendLCDCommand(CASET);   // column start/end ram
  SendLCDData(0);         
  SendLCDData(131);

  _delay_ms(200);

  for (i = 0; i < 100; i++){   // i < 100 is good. this loop adjusts the contrast, change the number of iterations to get
      SendLCDCommand(VOLUP);                // desired contrast.  This might be different for individual LCDs
      _delay_ms(2);
    }
 }

int main (void) {

//...other UART, I2C, ADC, etc. init code omitted...
// wiat for LCD to "warm up"...
for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
      _delay_ms(200);
   }
   
   //wait one second...
   for (i=0;i<10;i++) {
      _delay_ms(100);
   }

   LCDInit();

   //wait one second...
   for (i=0;i<10;i++) {
      _delay_ms(100);
   }
   LCD_display_image(MICRO_IMG); //wrapper for a big RAMWR
   
   //wait one second...
   for (i=0;i<10;i++) {
      _delay_ms(100);
   }
   
   SendLCDCommand(DISON);

//...the following code omitted...

}