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Waveshare 2.8inch Touch LCD Shield

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The Waveshare 2.8-inch Touch LCD Shield offers a vibrant 320×240 resistive touchscreen display, designed for seamless integration with Arduino UNO and similar ATMEGA328-based boards. This shield provides an easy plug-and-play solution for adding a graphical user interface and local storage capabilities to your Arduino projects.

Features

  • 2.8-inch TFT LCD with 320×240 resolution and 65K colors for clear visuals.
  • Resistive touchscreen for interactive user input without external wiring.
  • Standard Arduino interface ensures broad compatibility with UNO, Leonardo, and NUCLEO boards.
  • Integrated Micro SD slot for convenient storage of images and data.
  • Utilizes SPI communication, minimizing pin usage on your Arduino board.

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Description

Enhance your Arduino UNO projects with the Waveshare 2.8-inch Touch LCD Shield, a fully assembled and tested solution that adds significant display and interaction capabilities. This shield integrates a bright 2.8-inch TFT display, offering 320×240 pixel resolution and 18-bit color depth (262,000 shades), making it ideal for creating intuitive graphical user interfaces and data visualizations.

Beyond its vibrant visuals, the shield incorporates a responsive resistive touchscreen, allowing for direct user interaction and menu navigation. An onboard stand-alone touch controller ensures accurate and reliable touch detection, surpassing basic AD pin-based solutions. Furthermore, a built-in Micro SD slot provides ample storage for bitmap images, data logging, or configuration files, while SPI control minimizes the number of Arduino pins required. The backlight is programmatically adjustable, enabling power optimization for various applications.

Key Features

  • Resistive touch screen TFT LCD, 2.8-inch diagonal size.
  • Display resolution of 320x240 pixels with individual pixel control.
  • Standard Arduino interface ensures compatibility with Arduino UNO, Leonardo, UNO PLUS, NUCLEO, and XNUCLEO.
  • Onboard dedicated touch controller for superior touch performance.
  • Integrated Micro SD slot for easy storage and retrieval of display content.
  • Controlled via SPI interface, conserving valuable Arduino I/O pins.
  • Programmatically adjustable backlight for flexible power management.
  • I/O Voltage compatibility with both 3.3V and 5V systems.
  • Utilizes the ST7789 LCD controller for robust display management.

Applications

  • Creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for Arduino projects.
  • Embedded sensing and data visualization systems.
  • Home automation control panels.
  • Educational prototyping and interactive displays.
  • Portable device interfaces requiring user input.

Technical Specifications

Display Resolution320x240 pixels
Touch TypeResistive
LCD ControllerST7789
Interface TypeSPI
I/O Voltage3.3V/5V
LCD TypeTFT
Color DepthRGB, 65K colors
Length72 mm
Width55 mm
Weight38 g

Frequently Asked Questions

What Arduino boards are compatible with the Waveshare 2.8inch Touch LCD Shield?

This shield is designed for standard Arduino interfaces, making it compatible with development boards like Arduino UNO, Leonardo, UNO PLUS, NUCLEO, and XNUCLEO. Its plug-and-play nature ensures easy integration with most ATMEGA328-based Arduino boards, minimizing setup time for your projects.

How does the touchscreen functionality work on this shield?

The shield features a resistive touchscreen controlled by an onboard dedicated touch controller. This ensures more accurate and reliable touch detection compared to solutions that directly use analog-to-digital (AD) pins for touch control. It allows for single-point touch input for menu navigation and interaction.

What display controller does this LCD shield use and how is it connected?

The Waveshare 2.8inch Touch LCD Shield utilizes the ST7789 LCD controller, providing robust control over the 320x240 pixel TFT display. It communicates with the Arduino via a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), which is efficient and only requires a few pins (typically MOSI, MISO, SCK, CS, DC, RST) for full functionality.

Can I store images or data on the Waveshare 2.8inch LCD Shield?

Yes, the shield includes an integrated Micro SD card slot. This feature allows you to store various forms of data, such as bitmap images for display, project-specific configuration files, or sensor data logs. It provides a convenient and flexible way to expand storage for your Arduino applications.

Is the backlight brightness adjustable, and what is the operating voltage?

Yes, the backlight brightness of the 2.8-inch TFT LCD is programmatically adjustable, allowing you to optimize power consumption based on your application's requirements. The shield supports an I/O voltage range of both 3.3V and 5V, making it versatile for different Arduino board voltage levels.

Package Includes

  • 1 x Waveshare 2.8inch Touch LCD Shield for Arduino

Additional Information

Weight 0.038 kg
Dimensions 7.2 × 5.5 cm