Adafruit
1.54 240x240 Color IPS TFT Display
A 1.54-inch IPS TFT display with 240×240 resolution and 16-bit full-colour pixels. The IPS panel provides excellent colour accuracy up to 80° off axis in any...
A 1.54-inch IPS TFT display with 240×240 resolution and 16-bit full-colour pixels. The IPS panel provides excellent colour accuracy up to 80° off axis in any direction, driven by the ST7789 controller over a 4-wire SPI interface.
This is the bare display module only — no PCB or supporting circuitry is included. It's designed for advanced makers who want to integrate a compact, vibrant display into a custom project. Adafruit provides a full open-source graphics library with pixel, line, shape, and text drawing functions.
Key Features
- 1.54" IPS TFT Display – 240×240 pixels with 16-bit colour (65K colours)
- ST7789 Driver – 4-wire SPI interface, compatible with Adafruit GFX library
- Wide Viewing Angles – IPS technology with consistent colour up to 80° off axis
- Pixel-Addressable Frame Buffer – Works with any microcontroller, even low-memory ones
- Open-Source Library – Full graphics library with examples and wiring tutorial
Ideal For
- Custom wearable and smartwatch-style builds
- Compact colour displays for embedded projects
- Integration into enclosures with a glass or plastic overlay
- Projects requiring a small, high-quality colour screen
Package Contents
- 1× 1.54" 240×240 IPS TFT display panel (bare module)
Resources
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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.
- frame buffer
- A frame buffer is memory that stores a complete image before it is shown on a display. Displays without their own frame buffer need the controller to continuously send pixel data, which affects the choice of microcontroller and software library.
- IPS
- IPS is a type of LCD panel that keeps colours and contrast more consistent when viewed from an angle. This matters for small displays that may be mounted in a dashboard, handheld project, or enclosure where the viewer is not always looking straight on.
- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a chip that runs your program and controls connected inputs and outputs. For this product, it is the part that reads buttons and sensors, drives the display and speaker, and communicates over Bluetooth.
- PCB
- A printed circuit board is a rigid board with copper tracks that connect electronic parts without loose wires. For this kit, the PCBs also form the airplane shape, so they are both the circuit base and part of the finished model.
- SPI
- A fast serial communication bus often used for displays, memory cards, and sensors. It matters because SPI devices need specific pins for clock and data, plus a separate chip-select line for each device.
- ST7789
- A display controller chip commonly used to drive small colour TFT screens. If a board uses an ST7789, your software needs a compatible display library or driver to draw text, graphics and images correctly.
- TFT
- A thin-film transistor display is a common type of colour LCD used for graphics screens. Knowing a product is for TFTs helps you check that the driver board matches the display’s connector, resolution, backlight, and signalling method.
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