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Adafruit PiTFT - 320x240 2.8 TFT+Touchscreen for Raspberry Pi
The Adafruit PiTFT 2.8" is a colour touchscreen display designed for the Raspberry Pi. Featuring a 2.8-inch 320×240 pixel TFT with 16-bit colour and a resist...
The Adafruit PiTFT 2.8" is a colour touchscreen display designed for the Raspberry Pi. Featuring a 2.8-inch 320×240 pixel TFT with 16-bit colour and a resistive touch overlay, it works as a mini console, X Window display, image viewer, or video player — all driven over the Pi's high-speed SPI interface.
This board was originally designed for the Pi 1 Model A/B form factor. It also works with any Pi with a 2×20 header (Pi Zero, Pi 2, 3, 4, A+, B+), though the PCB overhangs the USB ports by about 5 mm on those models.
Key Features
- 2.8" TFT Display – 320×240 resolution with 16-bit colour (65,536 colours)
- Resistive Touchscreen – Built-in touch overlay for interactive input
- SPI Interface – Uses hardware SPI pins (SCK, MOSI, MISO, CE0, CE1) plus GPIO 24 and 25
- 4 Tactile Switch Pads – Optional button positions wired to GPIO for custom UI (switches sold separately)
- Fully Assembled – Ready to plug into your Pi; only the optional tactile buttons require soldering
- Custom Kernel Support – Easy framebuffer installation over standard Raspberry Pi OS
Compatibility
- Raspberry Pi 1 Model A and B (designed-for form factor)
- Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+ and B+, Pi 2, 3, 4, 5, Zero (PCB overhangs USB ports by ~5 mm)
Also Consider
- PiTFT 2.4" HAT – Smaller touchscreen in proper HAT form factor, no overhang on modern Pis
- PiTFT 2.2" HAT – Compact non-touch version with 4 built-in tactile buttons
Ideal For
- Touch-enabled menu systems and portable Pi interfaces
- Mini consoles and retro gaming projects
- PiCam preview and image/video display
- Interactive IoT dashboards and control panels
Package Contents
- 1× Adafruit PiTFT 2.8" (fully assembled with display and resistive touchscreen)
Resources
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- 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.
- IoT
- Short for Internet of Things, meaning physical devices that connect to networks or the internet to send data or be controlled remotely. It matters if you want projects such as connected sensors, remote controls or classroom data-logging activities.
- 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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