DESCRIPTION
The PiTFT Plus capacitive touchscreen display for the Raspberry Pi features a 2.8″ display with 320×240 16-bit colour pixels and a capacitive touch overlay. The screen looks much nicer than previous versions, with a black bezel and glass overlay.
This updated design fits perfectly onto the Pi Model A+, B+, or Pi 2 and works just like the Model B version, but matches the outline of the Raspberry Pi 2 and Model B+. It also has all 40 GPIO pins brought out so you can connect a 40-pin GPIO cable underneath.
The display and touchscreen use the hardware I2C Pins (SDA & SCL), SPI pins (SCK, MOSI, MISO, CE0) as well as GPIO #25 and #24. All other GPIO are unused and you can still share the I2C pins with sensors, LED drivers, etc. There are 4 slim tactile switches wired to four GPIOs, that you can use if you want to make a basic user interface. For example, you can use one as a power on/off button.
Please Note:
- Raspberry Pi computer and enclosure not included! This display comes fully assembled with tactile switches.
- The PiTFT can be used for console access or easily pop up X11 onto the PiTFT for a mini monitor, although it’s rather small at 320×240. Instead, we recommend using PyGame or other SDL-drawing programs to write onto the frame buffer.
FEATURES
- Screen Dimensions: 50mm x 69mm x 4mm / 2″ x 2.7″ x 0.16″
- PCB Dimensions: 56mm x 85mm x 11mm / 2.2″ x 3.3″ x 0.4″
- Weight: 47g
RESOURCES
- Tutorial 2.8″ PiTFT – Capacitive Touch
- DIY WiFi Raspberry Pi Touchscreen Camera
- Processing on the Raspberry Pi & PiTFT