From b4235cafd3e73f8ef81fe1e49fc75ea47a48116a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Konrad Roeder Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 19:53:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Displays (markdown) --- Displays.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Displays.md b/Displays.md index 3389b07..07c698c 100644 --- a/Displays.md +++ b/Displays.md @@ -3,22 +3,28 @@ If your board does not come with a display, you will need to obtain an SSD1306 d # SSD1306 OLED with VCC-GND-SCL-SDA pin order (preferred) This is the SSD1306 display that matches the TTGO T-Beam boards: ![SSD1306 VCC-GND-SCL-SDA OLED](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3480859/184472377-ec0e1f14-72da-4e5c-957b-54164bec3400.jpg) +Photo courtesy Konrad Roeder, WA4OSH When the display has the proper pin order, the pins line up like this: ![SSD1306 VCC-GND-SCL-SDA OLED side view](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3480859/184507418-f6d14463-e922-42a2-bf9e-162d4d307d62.jpg) +Photo courtesy Konrad Roeder, WA4OSH This tracker has a display with the preferred pin order VCC-GND-SCL-SDA soldered-on: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3480859/184508016-6c63da36-f725-410e-8bbe-76cddda7c777.png) +Photo courtesy Konrad Roeder, WA4OSH # SSD1306 OLED with GND-VCC-SCL-SDA pin order This SSD1306 display has the wrong pin order for the TTGO T-Beam boards: ![SSD1306-GND-VCC-SCL_SDA](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3480859/184472625-491d9220-3dba-4038-913b-c26356184e4b.PNG) +(Photo borrowed from the internet-- will find another one soon.) In order to use this OLED display, solder the OLED board onto the main board this way: ![SSD1306 GND-VCC-SCL-SDA OLED](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3480859/184472168-ab97ba4a-4cbd-4e3f-bed6-7ce6a73a5339.jpg) +Photo courtesy Konrad Roeder, WA4OSH ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3480859/184508239-a4d37113-0f94-44c6-a53d-dfd407a06e74.png) -Photo courtesy Manuel Lausman +Photo courtesy Michael Multerer Here's the finished product: ![photo_2022-06-21_14-33-54](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3480859/184507885-74e21819-61f6-4aa2-8d2c-35f631641d33.jpg) +Photo courtesy Konrad Roeder, WA4OSH