Adafruit
Adafruit PiTFT 2.2 HAT Mini Kit - 320x240 2.2 TFT - No Touch
The Adafruit PiTFT 2.2" HAT Mini Kit is a compact colour display that plugs directly onto your Raspberry Pi's GPIO header. Featuring a 2.2-inch 320×240 pixel...
The Adafruit PiTFT 2.2" HAT Mini Kit is a compact colour display that plugs directly onto your Raspberry Pi's GPIO header. Featuring a 2.2-inch 320×240 pixel TFT with 16-bit colour, it's perfect for use as a mini console, desktop display, image viewer, or video player — all driven over the Pi's high-speed SPI interface.
The HAT form factor fits neatly on top of any Pi with a 40-pin header, and includes four tactile buttons wired to GPIO pins for building simple user interfaces. All unused GPIO pins are broken out on a 25-pin header for connecting additional peripherals.
Key Features
- 2.2" TFT Display – 320×240 resolution with 16-bit colour (65,536 colours)
- SPI Interface – Uses hardware SPI pins (SCK, MOSI, MISO, CE0, CE1) plus GPIO 25
- 4 Tactile Buttons – Wired to GPIO for menus, power control, or custom UI
- 25-Pin GPIO Breakout – All unused GPIO pins accessible along the board edge
- HAT Form Factor – Standard Pi HAT size; fits common Pi cases
- Custom Kernel Support – Easy framebuffer installation over standard Raspberry Pi OS
Compatibility
- Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+ and B+
- Raspberry Pi 2, 3, 4, 5
- Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero 2 W
- Raspberry Pi 1 Model A/B (requires a 2×13 extra-tall header instead of the included 2×20)
Ideal For
- Compact status displays and mini consoles
- Portable Pi projects with a built-in screen
- PiCam image preview and video playback
- Simple menu-driven interfaces using the tactile buttons
Package Contents
- 1× Adafruit PiTFT 2.2" HAT (fully assembled display PCB)
- 1× 2×20 GPIO female header (requires soldering)
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.
- GPIO
- General-purpose input/output pins are microcontroller pins you can set in software to read signals, switch devices on and off, or connect to peripherals. The number of GPIO pins matters because it limits how many buttons, LEDs, sensors, and other parts you can wire directly to the board.
- 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.
- 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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