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1.8inch colourful display module for micro:bit, 160x128
A 1.8" colour display module designed for the BBC micro:bit, featuring 160 × 128 resolution and 65K colour support. It plugs directly into the micro:bit edge...
A 1.8" colour display module designed for the BBC micro:bit, featuring 160 × 128 resolution and 65K colour support. It plugs directly into the micro:bit edge connector — no soldering required.
The module includes onboard 1 Mbit SRAM (23LC1024) used as a display cache, so you won't run into memory limitations on the micro:bit. Reserved solder pads also allow connection to Arduino or Nucleo boards via the SPI interface.
Key Features
- Resolution – 160 × 128 pixels, 65K colours (RGB)
- Driver – ST7735S
- Interface – SPI (uses only a few IO pins)
- Onboard SRAM – 23LC1024 (1 Mbit) display cache
- Connector – micro:bit edge connector (direct plug-in)
- Backlight – PWM-adjustable
- Operating Voltage – 3.3 V
- Dimensions – 61 mm × 51.5 mm
Pinout
- 3V3 (micro:bit 3V3) – Power
- GND (micro:bit GND) – Ground
- MISO (P14) – SPI master input / slave output
- MOSI (P15) – SPI master output / slave input
- SCK (P13) – SPI clock
- LCD_CS (P16) – LCD chip select
- RAM_CS (P2) – SRAM chip select
- DC (P12) – LCD data/command
- RST (P8) – LCD reset
- BL (P1) – LCD backlight
Ideal For
- BBC micro:bit projects needing a colour display
- Upgrading from the micro:bit's built-in 5×5 LED matrix
- Educational projects and graphical interfaces
Package Contents
- 1× 1.8" colour display module for micro:bit
Resources
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- BL
- BL usually stands for backlight, the light source that makes an LCD visible. Some modules let you control this pin to turn the backlight on, dim it, or save power in battery projects.
- LCD
- LCD stands for liquid crystal display, a screen technology that uses a backlight and liquid crystals to show images or text. It matters because LCD modules usually need a display driver and enough controller pins or a bus interface to send image data.
- LED
- A light-emitting diode is a small electronic component that lights up when current flows through it in the correct direction. In this kit, LEDs create the flashing effect, so polarity and correct soldering matter for the project to work.
- PWM
- Pulse Width Modulation is a way for a digital pin to simulate variable output power by switching on and off very quickly. It matters for controlling things like LED brightness, motor speed, or servo-style signals from a microcontroller pin.
- RGB
- Short for red, green and blue, usually referring to an LED that can mix those three colours. It matters because controlling an RGB LED teaches how separate outputs combine to create different colours.
- RST
- Short for reset, a control pin used to restart or initialise a device from a microcontroller. It matters because this sensor requires the RST pin to be connected for some communication setups.
- 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.
- SRAM
- Fast temporary memory used by a processor while a program is running. More SRAM helps with projects that handle larger data buffers, networking, displays, or more complex code.
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Displays & Screens
micro:bit
Related Tutorials
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