{"product_id":"13-spi-colour-round-lcd-240x240-breakout-discontinued","title":"1.3\" SPI Colour Round LCD (240x240) Breakout [discontinued]","description":"\u003cp\u003eHigh-res and vibrant, with sweet viewing angles (IPS), this 1.3\" round LCD screen will add some stylish curves to your Raspberry Pi projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eow … ound … round … ground - this unconventional round display is ideally shaped for things like watch faces, speedometers and displaying data in interesting circular ways like pie charts and polar area graphs. You could also use it to add animated eyes to cosplay masks, build a moon phase tracker or just for displaying all the best round GIFs of pizzas, hypnotic spirals and chonky animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esmaller 0.9\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esquarer 1.3\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLCD breakouts, it's an IPS display so it has great viewing angles and it's super-crisp and bright. It's driven by SPI and you should be able to run it at up to ~60FPS, although we've found that anywhere from 10FPS looks good for most uses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can use this breakout completely solder-free with our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBreakout Garden HAT with SPI,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBreakout Garden Mini with SPI\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBreakout Garden 400.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCheck out our full range of Breakout's and Breakout Garden's \u003c\/span\u003ehere\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.3\" colour round LCD (240x240 pixels)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSPI interface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.3V or 5V compatible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverse polarity protection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with all models of Raspberry Pi.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Raspberry Pi Pico.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePython library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC++\/MicroPython libraries for Raspberry Pi Pico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e240x240 pixels (~260 PPI)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActive area: 32.4mm diameter circle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026gt;10000 cd\/m2 brightness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eST7789 driver chip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSoftware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis breakout uses the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esame ST7789 library as the square version. The library makes it straightforward to display images, text or graphics, and even display animated GIFs! If you're using a Raspberry Pi, you can install it with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cpre\u003esudo pip3 install st7789\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may also need to enable I2C and SPI in raspi-config.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen running the generic examples, you'll need to specify that you're using a round display to offset the screen correctly, e.g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cpre\u003epython3 gif.py deployrainbows.gif round\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eConnecting to a Raspberry Pi\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're not using a Breakout Garden, then this is how to connect your LCD Breakout up to your Raspberry Pi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Python library is set up to use SPI 0 by default on the Pi (BCM 7 for CS, BCM 11 for SCK, and BCM 10 for MOSI), BCM 9 for DC, and BCM 19 for the backlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's which pins to connect between your LCD breakout and your Pi's GPIO (\u003cstrong\u003enote that it's BCM pin numbering\u003c\/strong\u003e):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-5V to any 5V or 3V pin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCS to BCM 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSCK to BCM 11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMOSI to BCM 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDC to BCM 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBL to BCM 19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGND to any ground pin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can of course use other pins with your LCD Breakout, but you'll have to change them accordingly when you instantiate the display in your code.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eConnecting to a Raspberry Pi Pico\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe easiest way to use our SPI breakouts with a Raspberry Pi Pico is by plugging them into a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePico Breakout Garden Base or a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePico Breakout Garden Pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you'd rather wire them up to a Pico directly, here's how it goes!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-5V to any 5V or 3V pin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCS to GP17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSCK to GP18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMOSI to GP19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDC to GP16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBL to GP20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGND to any ground pin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: (approx) 36 x 50 x 5mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48624214376666,"sku":"upy1789686734624","price":26.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/8318\/3834\/files\/13-spi-colour-round-lcd-240x240-breakout-discontinued_1.jpg?v=1789686739","url":"https:\/\/memoryfoamwear.shop\/products\/13-spi-colour-round-lcd-240x240-breakout-discontinued","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}