{"id":13278,"date":"2019-12-15T19:17:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T18:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pilover.com\/negozio\/1-3-spi-colour-square-lcd-240x240-breakout\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T15:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:17:21","slug":"1-3-spi-colour-square-lcd-240x240-breakout","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.pilover.com\/en\/shop\/1-3-spi-colour-square-lcd-240x240-breakout\/","title":{"rendered":"1.3\u2033 Colour LCD Display (SPI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>1.3\u2033 Colour LCD Display Breakout (SPI)<\/h2>\n<p>If you are looking for a fantastic addition to your Raspberry Pi or Arduino projects, you\u2019ll agree that this Pimoroni <strong>colour LCD display<\/strong>\u2014with <strong>its 1.3\u2033 square format, 240\u00d7240 pixels, high speed, high resolution, and excellent viewing angles (IPS)<\/strong>\u2014is the perfect LCD display for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilover.com\/?attachment_id=3371\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3371 noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pilover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/square-lcd-breakout-1_1024x1024.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3371\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This display can accommodate a large amount of information, such as graphs, data, and photo albums, thanks to its square shape. Like the smaller 0.9\u2033 LCD breakout, this 1.3\u2033 version features an IPS display with incredible viewing angles, high brightness, and excellent speed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It communicates via SPI and can run at up to ~50 FPS<\/strong>, although even from 10 FPS it performs well for most applications.<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer not to solder this breakout, you can use it with the Breakout Garden (SPI).<\/p>\n<h3>Features of the 1.3&#8243; SPI Colour LCD Breakout:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1.3&#8243; colour LCD (240\u00d7240 pixels)<\/li>\n<li>SPI interface<\/li>\n<li>It is 3.3V or 5V compatible<\/li>\n<li>Reverse polarity protection<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with Arduino and all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilover.com\/en\/category\/official-raspberry-pi\/raspberry-pi-boards\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">models of Raspberry Pi<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Python library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Display specifications of the 1.3\u2033 SPI Colour LCD Breakout:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Driver chip: ST7789V<\/li>\n<li>240&#215;240 pixels (~260 PPI)<\/li>\n<li>Active area: 23.4 \u00d7 23.4 mm<\/li>\n<li>Luminosit\u00e0 250m2 <\/li>\n<li>Contrast ratio: 800:1<\/li>\n<li>Viewing angle: 160\u00b0 (horizontal and vertical)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Software<\/strong><br \/>\nAn <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/st7789-python\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">existing Python library<\/a> has been adapted to control this display. By using it, you\u2019ll find that displaying images, text, graphs, or even animated GIFs is very easy.<\/p>\n<h3>How to connect the 1.3\u2033 SPI Colour LCD Breakout to your Raspberry Pi<\/h3>\n<p>If you are not using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilover.com\/it\/shop\/breakout-garden-hat-i2c-spi\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Breakout Garden HAT with SPI,<\/a> see below.<\/p>\n<p>The Python library is set up to be used on Raspberry Pi, using SPI 1 by default (BCM 7 for CS, BCM 11 for SCK, and BCM 10 for MOSI), BCM 9 for DC, and BCM 19 for the backlight.<\/p>\n<p>Pay attention to the pin connections between your 1.3\u2033 LCD Breakout and the GPIO of your Raspberry Pi, as the numbering uses BCM pin numbering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3\u20135V to any 5V or 3V pin<\/li>\n<li>CS to BCM 7<\/li>\n<li>SCK to BCM 11<\/li>\n<li>MOSI to BCM 10<\/li>\n<li>DC to BCM 9<\/li>\n<li>BL to BCM 19<\/li>\n<li>GND to any ground pin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, you can also use different pins with your LCD Breakout; in that case, you will need to modify them when initializing the display in your code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong><br \/>\nDimensions: 41.2 \u00d7 26.6 \u00d7 5.5 mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pimoroni name:<\/strong> 1.3&#8243; SPI Colour Square LCD (240&#215;240) Breakout [PIM476]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1.3\u2033 Colour LCD Display Breakout (SPI) If you are looking for a fantastic addition to your Raspberry Pi or Arduino projects, you\u2019ll agree that this Pimoroni colour LCD display\u2014with its 1.3\u2033 square format, 240\u00d7240 pixels, high speed, high resolution, and excellent viewing angles (IPS)\u2014is the perfect LCD display for you. 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