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2.25" graphical display for Pi Zero

jgerred
jgerred over 9 years ago

Does anyone know of (and have any experience) with a 2.25 inch graphical display for a Raspberry Pi Zero?  A quick search of the forums didn't yield any results.

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    0 cj8tacos123 over 9 years ago

    unfortunately there are nearly no screens that are exactly 2.25", however there are several 2.2" displays on listed ebay.com. I have purchased several of these(3x 2.2", 3x 2.8"), and all of them (so far) work with my Pi Zero 1.3

    2.2 inch tft lcd | eBay

    2 2 inch TFT LCD Screen Module SPI Serial Port Trendy Good Style Screen Lo | eBay

    2.4" 240x320 SPI TFT LCD Serial Port Module+3.3V Pbc Adapter SD ILI9341 GM

     

     

    for wiring, use this handy instructable:

    $20 Portable Raspberry Pi Game Console

    see step 3 for the wiring info.

     

    the wiring is the same for most of the red ones from hong kong/china

    just make sure by making sure they are the same format

     

    hopefully this will help you.

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    0 jgerred over 9 years ago in reply to cj8tacos123

    Interesting, thanks for the links, I will dig into them further.  Out of curiosity, have you been able to utilize the micro sd card on any of these?  Are you using the display on your pi zero as the primary display?

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    0 cj8tacos123 over 9 years ago in reply to jgerred

    For the setup, I use a screen over the mini hdmi, after wards the tft screen is the primary display(as it is the only display connected)

    setup: https://learn.adafruit.com/running-opengl-based-games-and-emulators-on-adafruit-pitft-displays/pitft-setup 

    As of now, I have not utilized the micro sd card on my displays, and frankly i don't need more storage.

    It is too much work for the type of projects that i have used the mini screens for (formatting it, soldering, troubleshooting, wiring, etc)

    If you are interested in utilizing a microsd card slot, i would better recommend getting a breakout board rather than using the one built in on the display. It will make it a lot easier and you can mount the sd card wherever you desire.

    microsd card: New Blue Silver Micro SD TF Card Breakout Transfer Board Module MB102 DIY FA | eBay

    Pinout:

    micro sd card pinout

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    0 jgerred over 9 years ago in reply to cj8tacos123

    Thanks for the additional information.  I don't plan on using the microsd card slot on the display, I just noticed it was on the boards you pointed out.  I usually throw a fairly large sd card on the Pi anyway, so am not terribly concerned about storage.  I have made several projects from the various models, but they all were either headless or plugged into a regular display.  I'm working on a small portable project and wanted a display for it and I have no experience with the small displays.

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    0 jgerred over 9 years ago in reply to cj8tacos123

    Thanks for the additional information.  I don't plan on using the microsd card slot on the display, I just noticed it was on the boards you pointed out.  I usually throw a fairly large sd card on the Pi anyway, so am not terribly concerned about storage.  I have made several projects from the various models, but they all were either headless or plugged into a regular display.  I'm working on a small portable project and wanted a display for it and I have no experience with the small displays.

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