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Adafruit Animated Eyes Bonnet for Raspberry Pi Pack - Pi not included
This complete pack includes everything you need to build animated eyes with a Raspberry Pi (not included). The Adafruit Snake Eyes Bonnet drives two high-den...
This complete pack includes everything you need to build animated eyes with a Raspberry Pi (not included). The Adafruit Snake Eyes Bonnet drives two high-density 1.54" TFT displays at 240×240 resolution with IPS wide-angle viewing, delivering sharp, vibrant eye animations with image quality rivalling OLED at TFT pricing.
The bonnet uses hardware-accelerated OpenGL rendering for smooth, antialiased 3D eye graphics, with Python code that's straightforward to customise. Four analog inputs let you connect sensors to control eye movement and behaviour.
Key Features
- Dual 240×240 IPS TFT Displays – High density, wide viewing angle, excellent image quality
- OpenGL Rendering – Hardware-accelerated 3D graphics with antialiasing
- Four Analog Inputs – For sensors to control eye movement and behaviour
- Python Code – Easy to customise eye design and animations
- Complete Pack – Bonnet, displays and cables all included
Also Available
- Animated Eyes Bonnet Mini Kit – Bonnet only, without displays (BYO displays)
Ideal For
- Cosplay masks and helmets
- Halloween props and sculptures
- Animatronics and robots
- Interactive art installations
Package Contents
- 1× Adafruit Animated Eyes Bonnet for Raspberry Pi
- 2× 1.54" 240×240 Wide Angle TFT LCD Display with MicroSD (ST7789)
- 1× Premium Female/Female Jumper Wires (40× 12"/300 mm)
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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