{"product_id":"0-96-spi-colour-lcd-160x80-breakout","title":"0.96\" SPI Colour LCD (160x80) Breakout","description":"\u003cp\u003eA handy lil' LCD to add readouts to your projects. This 0.96\" SPI LCD has a 2:1 widescreen aspect ratio, has great viewing angles (IPS), and works with Raspberry Pi or Arduino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe display is great for displaying tidbits of information like timers, clocks, sensor readings, and more. Why not use it to display the IP address of a headless Raspberry Pi, so that you don't have to connect a full display or fiddle around with nmap?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite being so diminutive, this LCD is a gorgeous little display. It's bright, has great resolution and, because it's an IPS panel, it has wide viewing angles and looks great whichever way you look at it. It's driven by SPI and you should be able to run it at up to ~50FPS, although we've found that anywhere from 10FPS looks good for most uses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can use this breakout completely solder-free with \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/breakout-garden-hat-i2c-spi\"\u003eBreakout Garden HAT with SPI\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e0.96\" colour LCD (160x80 pixels)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSPI interface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.3V or 5V compatible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverse polarity protection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Arduino\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Raspberry Pi (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/st7735-python\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePython library\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Raspberry Pi Pico (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC++\/MicroPython libraries\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDisplay specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e160x80 pixels (~190 PPI)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.8x21.7mm active area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e400cd\/m2 luminance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e800:1 contrast ratio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e160° viewing angle (horizontal and vertical)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eST7735S driver chip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSoftware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/st7735-python\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eadapted an existing Python library\u003c\/a\u003e to drive this display. The library makes it straightforward to display images, text or graphics, and even display animated GIFs! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou can also use this breakout with Raspberry Pi Pico and other RP2040 boards, using \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC++ or Pirate brand MicroPython\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccode\u003e\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eConnecting to a Raspberry Pi\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're not using our \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/breakout-garden-hat-i2c-spi\"\u003eBreakout Garden HAT with SPI\u003c\/a\u003e, then this is how to connect your LCD Breakout up to your Raspberry Pi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Python library is set up to use SPI 0 by default on the Pi (BCM 7 for CS, BCM 11 for SCK, and BCM 10 for MOSI), BCM 9 for DC, and BCM 19 for the backlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's which pins to connect between your 0.96\" LCD Breakout and your Pi's GPIO (\u003cstrong\u003enote that it's BCM pin numbering\u003c\/strong\u003e):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-5V to any 5V or 3V pin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCS to BCM 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSCK to BCM 11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMOSI to BCM 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDC to BCM 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBL to BCM 19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGND to any ground pin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can of course use other pins with your LCD Breakout, but you'll have to change them accordingly when you instantiate the display in your code.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eConnecting to a Raspberry Pi Pico\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe easiest way to use our SPI breakouts with a Raspberry Pi Pico is by plugging them into a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pimoroni-2.myshopify.com\/products\/pico-breakout-garden-base\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePico Breakout Garden Base\u003c\/a\u003e or a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pimoroni-2.myshopify.com\/products\/pico-breakout-garden-pack\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePico Breakout Garden Pack\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you'd rather wire them up to a Pico directly, here's how it goes!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-5V to any 5V or 3V pin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCS to GP17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSCK to GP18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMOSI to GP19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDC to GP16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBL to GP20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGND to any ground pin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 29.1x25.9x5.4mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21414301630547,"sku":"PIM436","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/0-96-LCD-breakout-white_6dba69f5-b1ab-48aa-8d30-87e11d84fa13.gif?v=1554898279","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/0-96-spi-colour-lcd-160x80-breakout","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}