Adafruit 0.96 160x80 Color TFT Display w/ MicroSD Card Breakout [ST7735]

Meet our amazing 0.96 - inch 160x80 Color TFT Display with a MicroSD Card Breakout! It's as small as your thumbnail but boasts a glorious 160x80 pixel color display. With a diagonal size of just 0.96 inches, it's packed with RGB pixels, perfect for creating high - density small displays. This cute little display breakout is an excellent addition to any project, offering a small, colorful, and bright visual element. Using 4 - wire SPI for communication and having its own pixel - addressable frame buffer, it can work with all kinds of microcontrollers, even those with low memory and few pins. Unlike the low - cost CSTN type 'Nokia 6110' and similar LCDs with poor color and slow refresh, this is a true TFT. The ST7735R driver can display full 16 - bit color with our library code. The breakout comes with the TFT display soldered on via a delicate flex - circuit connector, an ultra - low - dropout 3.3V regulator, and a 3/5V level shifter, allowing it to work with 3.3V or 5V power and logic. There's also a microSD card holder for easy loading of full - color bitmaps from a FAT16/FAT32 formatted microSD card (card not included). We've also provided a full open - source graphics library for drawing pixels, lines, rectangles, circles, text, and bitmaps, along with example code and a wiring tutorial. The code is written for Arduino IDE but can be easily ported to your preferred microcontroller.

Using this display is a breeze. First, connect it to your microcontroller. Thanks to the 4 - wire SPI communication, it's compatible with most microcontrollers, no matter how small. Power it up with either 3.3V or 5V, as it has a level shifter. If you want to show full - color bitmaps, insert a FAT16/FAT32 formatted microSD card into the holder. Remember, the card isn't included, so you'll need to get one. To draw graphics and text on the display, use the open - source graphics library we've provided. It's written for Arduino IDE but can be adjusted for other microcontrollers. When handling the display, be gentle as it has a delicate flex - circuit connector. Keep it in a dry and clean place to prevent damage. If you have any issues, refer to the wiring tutorial and example code we've included.