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2.0 320x240 Color IPS TFT Display with microSD Card Breakout
A vibrant 2.0" IPS TFT display breakout with 320×240 resolution and full-colour output, driven by the ST7789 controller. The IPS panel delivers vivid colour ...
A vibrant 2.0" IPS TFT display breakout with 320×240 resolution and full-colour output, driven by the ST7789 controller. The IPS panel delivers vivid colour reproduction and wide viewing angles — a significant upgrade over CSTN-type displays found in older LCD modules.
The breakout communicates via 4-wire SPI and includes a built-in pixel-addressable framebuffer, making it compatible with virtually any microcontroller. An on-board 3.3 V regulator and 3/5 V level shifter allow direct connection to both 3.3 V and 5 V systems. A microSD card slot is also included for loading full-colour bitmaps from FAT16/FAT32 cards.
Key Features
- 2.0" IPS TFT Panel – Wide viewing angles with vivid, accurate colour
- 320×240 Resolution – 18-bit colour depth (262,144 shades)
- ST7789 Driver – Consistent, well-supported display controller
- 4-Wire SPI Interface – Fast communication with hardware SPI support
- 3.3 V / 5 V Compatible – Built-in regulator and level shifter
- MicroSD Card Slot – Load bitmaps from FAT16/FAT32 cards
- Pixel-Addressable Framebuffer – Works with low-memory microcontrollers
Specifications
- Display Size: 2.0"
- Resolution: 320 × 240 pixels
- Colour Depth: 18-bit (262,144 colours)
- Display Type: IPS TFT
- Driver IC: ST7789
- Interface: 4-wire SPI
- Logic Voltage: 3.3 V or 5 V
Ideal For
- Arduino and microcontroller display projects
- Graphical user interfaces and dashboards
- Image and bitmap viewers
- Portable electronics with colour display
Package Contents
- 1× 2.0" IPS TFT display breakout with microSD slot
Resources
- Adafruit ST7735/ST7789 Arduino Library – GitHub repository
- Adafruit GFX Graphics Library – Draw pixels, lines, shapes, and text
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.
- Colour depth
- Colour depth describes how many different colours a display can show. A 65K-colour display can show about 65,000 colours, which is useful for icons, graphs, and simple full-colour interfaces but is less detailed than modern phone or computer screens.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- microSD card
- A microSD card is a small removable memory card used to store files such as audio tracks. For this product, the card is where the sound files live, so its capacity and formatting can affect how many sounds you can use.
- 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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