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1.8inch colourful display module for micro:bit, 160x128

We have ✅ 18 available of the WS-14718 in our Sydney warehouse.

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This is a colorful display module designed for the BBC micro:bit, 1.8inch diagonal, 160x128 pixels, capable of displaying 65K colors.

Tired of the 5x5 LED matrix? Time to get a tiny monitor for your micro:bit, this one would be the ideal choice.

Features

  • micro:bit edge connector, directly pluggable
  • Embedded driver ST7735S, supports 65K colors
  • Onboard SRAM 23LC1024, used as display cache, no more out of memory
  • SPI interface, takes up only a few IO pins
  • Backlight adjustment via PWM
  • Reserved solder pads for control interface, make it easy to connect with Arduino/Nucleo boards
  • Comes with development resources (micro:bit graphical demo/user manual, etc.)
Specifications

  • Driver: ST7735S
  • Resolution: 160x128
  • Display color: RGB, 65K colors
  • Operating voltage: 3.3V
  • Dimension: 61mm x 51.5mm
Pinouts

PINMICRO:BIT PINDESCRIPTION


3V3 | 3V3 | Power
GND | GND | Ground
MISO | P14 | SPI data master input/slave output
MOSI | P15 | SPI data master output/slave input
SCK | P13 | SPI clock input
LCD_CS | P16 | LCD chip selection
RAM_CS | P2 | SRAM chip selection
DC | P12 | LCD data/command
RST | P8 | LCD reset
BL | P1 | LCD backlight


Development Resources

Wiki : www.waveshare.com/wiki/1.8inch_LCD_for_micro:bit

The 1.8inch colourful display module for micro:bit, 160x128 appears in the following collections:

SKU WS-14718