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1.12 Mono OLED (128x128, white/black) Breakout
This crisp 1.12″ monochrome OLED breakout features a 128×128 pixel white-on-black display, ideal for adding graphing, readouts, and basic icons to your proje...
This crisp 1.12″ monochrome OLED breakout features a 128×128 pixel white-on-black display, ideal for adding graphing, readouts, and basic icons to your project. OLEDs deliver excellent contrast and brightness, and this compact module fits easily into space-constrained builds.
The breakout connects to your Raspberry Pi's GPIO header via the included right-angle female header — just solder and plug in. It also works with Arduino over I2C, and is compatible with Pimoroni's Breakout Garden HAT for tool-free slot-in use.
Key Features
- 1.12″ OLED Display – 128×128 pixels, monochrome white on black
- 20 × 20 mm Active Area – Compact yet readable
- I2C Interface – Default address 0x3C, changeable to 0x3D by cutting a trace
- 3.3V and 5V Compatible – Works with Raspberry Pi and Arduino
- Reverse Polarity Protection – Safeguards against incorrect wiring
- Breakout Garden Compatible – Slot-in use with Pimoroni Breakout Garden HAT
Getting Started
Solder the right-angle female header and connect to the bottom-left 5 pins on your Pi's GPIO header (pins 1, 3, 5, 7, 9). Use the Luma OLED Python library to drive the display.
sudo pip install git+git://github.com/rm-hull/luma.oled.git#egg=luma.oled
git clone https://github.com/rm-hull/luma.examples
python maze.py --width 128 --height 128 --display sh1106Specifications
- Display: 1.12″ OLED, 128×128 px, white/black
- Interface: I2C (0x3C / 0x3D)
- Voltage: 3.3V or 5V
- Dimensions: 28 × 42.1 mm
Ideal For
- Raspberry Pi status displays and dashboards
- Arduino data readouts and graphing
- Pimoroni Breakout Garden projects
- Compact embedded interfaces
Package Contents
- 1× 1.12″ OLED Display Breakout
- 1× 1×5 Male Header
- 1× 1×5 Right-Angle Female Header
Resources
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout is a small circuit board that makes a tiny or hard-to-solder component easier to connect to with standard pins. It matters because this OLED module can be wired into a microcontroller project without needing to solder directly to the display’s fine contacts.
- GPIO
- General-purpose input/output pins are microcontroller pins you can set in software to read signals, switch devices on and off, or connect to peripherals. The number of GPIO pins matters because it limits how many buttons, LEDs, sensors, and other parts you can wire directly to the board.
- I2C
- I2C is a two-wire communication bus used by many sensors and small modules. It matters because several I2C devices can share the same two wires, but each device needs a compatible address and your controller must support I2C.
- OLED
- OLED stands for organic light-emitting diode, a display type where each pixel produces its own light. It matters because OLED screens are thin, high-contrast and easy to read for small status displays, but they can be more sensitive to image burn-in than some other display types.
- reverse polarity protection
- A circuit feature that helps protect the board if power is connected the wrong way around. It matters because it can reduce the chance of damaging the breakout during wiring mistakes, especially in classroom or prototyping use.
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