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This hat is fairly easy to implement on a raspberry pi zero w although be forewarned it's a bit slow. Works well with the fbtft drivers (using st7735s and telling the driver to rotate 180 so the memory addresses line up) works perfectly on my pi 3 b+....  Read More

Easy to install, found a great test script and got the demo working in just 10min with a couple mods to the system. Vendor provides a link to some demo software.

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Works well with the fbtft drivers (using st7735s and telling the driver to rotate 180 so the memory addresses line up).

Price


I made a mistake, but to return it would cost me more than what i did pay.

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The recommended adafruit display was on back order so i took a chance on this display for my pitrezor wallet project with my ra...  Read More


By default, the display uses 4-pin spi mode plus two gpio pins while the keys/joystick are connected to gpio pins.

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  • This product had a total of 150 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 20 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Python code runs super slow suggesting using the bcm2835 example code in c its certainly fast enough for what i needed


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Apparently it used to be supported by a module called fbtft device but that module no longer exists so you have to program it via the spi interface


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The directions also dont quite cover where to find i2c settings if you have a newer pi


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I havent used any of the programmable buttons or joystick so i dont know how well they work but i have no need for them


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    But if youre going to use it as a display for a mass storage device disable thumbnails in the config file


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The screen is very useful for your small project i got the 128x128 pixel color varian but it doesnt work on my pitrezor project its not supported


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I made a mistake but to return it would cost me more than what i did pay


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Like many lowcost import products the documentation is sparse and the drivers need minor fiddling to make them work

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