{"product_id":"1-3-spi-colour-lcd-240x240-breakout","title":"1.3\" SPI Colour Square LCD (240x240) Breakout","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrisp, high-res, with great viewing angles (IPS), this 1.3\" square, 240x240 pixel, colour LCD will add some pizzazz to your Raspberry Pi or Arduino projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe square form-factor of this display makes it great for cramming lots of information on—data, graphs, even things like album art and photos. Like our smaller 0.9\" LCD breakout, this one is an IPS display, so it has great viewing angles and it's super-crisp and bright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt'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 our \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/breakout-garden-hat-i2c-spi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBreakout Garden HAT with SPI\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.3\" colour LCD (240x240 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 all models of Raspberry Pi (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/st7789-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\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\"\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\u003e240x240 pixels (~260 PPI)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23.4x23.4mm active area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e250m2 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\u003eST7789V 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\/st7789-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\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\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC++ or Pirate brand MicroPython\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\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\" target=\"_blank\"\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\u003cul\u003e\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\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 41.2x26.6x5.5mm (approx)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/1-3squarebreakout-drawing.png?v=1652172985\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDrawing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30250963632211,"sku":"PIM476","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/square-lcd-breakout-1.gif?v=1569409438","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/1-3-spi-colour-lcd-240x240-breakout","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}