PiTFT 2.8 TFT 320x240 + Capacitive Touchscreen for Raspberry Pi

The PiTFT 2.8″ is a capacitive touchscreen display that plugs directly onto the Raspberry Pi's GPIO header. Featuring a 320×240 pixel TFT with 16-bit colour and a smooth single-touch capacitive overlay, it's perfect for building compact interfaces, mini consoles, and portable Pi projects.

The display uses the SPI interface for fast screen updates and I2C for the capacitive touch controller. All other GPIO pins remain available, and the I2C bus can be shared with other devices. Four pads for optional slim tactile buttons are included on the PCB for building basic UI controls.

Key Features

• 2.8″ Capacitive Touchscreen – Finger-friendly touch input, no stylus needed
• 320×240 Resolution – 16-bit colour TFT display
• SPI Interface – High-speed display output
• Plugs Directly onto Pi – 2×13 extra-tall female header included
• Shared I2C Bus – Touch controller shares I2C with other sensors and drivers
• 4 Button Pads – Optional GPIO-connected tactile switch locations (buttons not included)
• Comes Assembled – Includes 2×13 female header and 2×13 male header for IDC/cobbler

Specifications

• Display Size – 2.8″ TFT
• Resolution – 320 × 240 pixels
• Colour Depth – 16-bit (65K colours)
• Touch – Single-touch capacitive
• Interface – SPI (display) + I2C (touch)
• GPIO Used – SPI (SCK, MOSI, MISO, CE0), I2C (SDA, SCL), GPIO #24, #25

Compatibility

• Recommended – Raspberry Pi 1 Model A/B rev 2
• Compatible – Pi Zero, Pi 2, Pi 3 (any Pi with 2×20 header; PCB overhangs USB ports by ~5mm)
• Not Compatible – Pi 1 Model B rev 1 (older I2C pin layout)

Ideal For

• Compact touchscreen interfaces and dashboards
• Portable Pi projects and handheld consoles
• Pi-Hole stats display and network monitors
• X11 and PyGame applications

Package Contents

• 1× PiTFT 2.8″ Capacitive Touchscreen (assembled)
• 1× 2×13 extra-tall female header
• 1× 2×13 male header