Mini PiTFT 1.3″: 240×240 Color TFT Add-on

Mini PiTFT 1.3″: 240×240 Color TFT Add-on for Raspberry Pi

This Adafruit Mini PiTFT display is definitely the smallest and most compact colour screen you can add to a Raspberry Pi project (all models with a 40-pin header). Thanks to its tiny size, this product combined with a Raspberry Pi Zero makes the perfect match for extremely compact projects!

The 240×240 color TFT add-on is the ideal choice if you’re looking for a very small display. It is also compatible with all 40-pin Raspberry Pi boards.

The 240×240 pixel IPS color display of the Mini PiTFT ensures excellent viewing from all angles. This TFT uses only the SPI port, so not only is it very fast, but it also leaves several pins available for buttons, LEDs, sensors, or other components. Additionally, thanks to its size, it can fit into almost any enclosure.

In fact, the screen has a 1.3″ diagonal, making it very compact. Despite its size, it remains highly readable thanks to its high contrast and visibility, as it is an IPS display.

A small space in the top-left corner has been used by Adafruit to provide two tactile buttons connected to GPIO pins, allowing you to create a simple user interface. Similarly, at the bottom there is a Qwiic/STEMMA QT connector for I2C sensors and devices, which will work automatically with any STEMMA QT-compatible device.

Using this display is very simple. A kernel driver and a Python library for the ST7789 chipset by Adafruit are available. You can mount the display as an output console to view both text and a user interface through Raspberry Pi OS, or you can draw images, text, and more using the Python imaging library. Tests have shown update rates of around ~15 FPS, meaning you can also display GIF animations and/or simple videos.

Since the Mini PiTFT display is shipped fully pre-assembled and tested, you only need to connect it and install the Python code.

Technical details of the Mini PiTFT 1.3″ display:

• Dimensions: 38.4 × 31.5 × 7.2 mm / 1.5″ × 1.2″ × 0.3″

Adafruit name: Mini PiTFT 1.3″ – 240×240 TFT Add-on for Raspberry Pi [ADA4484]