Quick question about mini oled displays.

[ReWallt]

If I connect a mini oled display (the size of a coin) to a raspberry pi, can an OS like raspbian be displayed on it (the internet only displays pictures or small text, no raspbian). I know it can be done with TFT displays and the like, but I'm looking for a small screen for my project. I'm asking this before I buy the components, because buying it and then realizing it doesn't will be a waste of money.

thanks in advance

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

You can IF someone has written a driver for it, or you write it yourself, however the resolution is probably too low to be of very much use.

 

[gophert]

If I connect a mini oled display (the size of a coin) to a raspberry pi, can an OS like raspbian be displayed on it (the internet only displays pictures or small text, no raspbian). I know it can be done with TFT displays and the like, but I'm looking for a small screen for my project. I'm asking this before I buy the components, because buying it and then realizing it doesn't will be a waste of money.

thanks in advance

assuming it takes 8 pixels high by 5 pixels wide to display one character, you'll have to determine how much Information you need to run Raspian. I would have calulated it if you'd have shown the display. But a pioneer 1.3" display Has resolution of 128x128 pixels so that is about 25 characters wide by 16 rows of text.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

assuming it takes 8 pixels high by 5 pixels wide to display one character, you'll have to determine how much Information you need to run Raspian. I would have calulated it if you'd have shown the display. But a pioneer 1.3" display Has resolution of 128x128 pixels so that is about 25 characters wide by 16 rows of text.

I presumed 128x64, which is the standard OLED size - there's also a slim version, 128x32.

 

[gophert]

I presumed 128x64, which is the standard OLED size - there's also a slim version, 128x32.

There is no standard anymore. Maybe in the DIY/eBay market but new size/pitch/aspect ratios are coming every week from the manufacturers.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

There is no standard anymore. Maybe in the DIY/eBay market but new size/pitch/aspect ratios are coming every week from the manufacturers.

And you don't think he's using a DIY/Ebay display? - he's already mentioned it's tiny size - so regardless it's low resolution.

 

[gophert]

- he's already mentioned it's tiny size - so regardless it's low resolution.

Define resolution, or, at least your definition of resolution.

I have a huge 65" HDTV with 1920x1080 pixels. The 1.3" display with 128 x 128 pixels is quite good resolution compared to that (by my definition).

 

[gophert]

And note - you get RGB.and 128pixels.in each color. So I think you are confused with LCD displays as the 128x64 Bei g some type of standard. On the search of digikey for coin-sized (30mm x30mm or less) RGB OLED displays, not a single one shows up as 64x128 pixels.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Have you nothing better to do than argue for no reason?, you're not helping the OP in any way with such pointless posts.

And of course I wasn't thinking of LCD, the 128x64 is the standard cheap OLED display size:

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There's little else available, at sensible prices.

 

[ReWallt]

I want to thank you guys for your help and reply's, after searching through the internet I decided to start of a little simpler on this project.

You can IF someone has written a driver for it, or you write it yourself, however the resolution is probably too low to be of very much use.

I looked on the internet for this for days, but couldn't find a right driver for it. I'm very interested to make a my own driver though, but I have no exeperience with it (only following youtube tutorials on how to make a clock with arduino). Could u perhaps give me a link on or instructions on were to start with making a driver by yourself, I'm really interested in it.

Again, thank you

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

I want to thank you guys for your help and reply's, after searching through the internet I decided to start of a little simpler on this project.




I looked on the internet for this for days, but couldn't find a right driver for it. I'm very interested to make a my own driver though, but I have no exeperience with it (only following youtube tutorials on how to make a clock with arduino). Could u perhaps give me a link on or instructions on were to start with making a driver by yourself, I'm really interested in it.

Again, thank you

I've no idea what a driver looks like for Pi, the actual OLED part is well documented for the Arduino, and easily converted for use on a Pi.

There are examples of larger (but still small) touchscreen LCD panels for Pi, presumably they provide drivers?, you could perhaps get ideas from there.

 

[gophert]

I want to thank you guys for your help and reply's, after searching through the internet I decided to start of a little simpler on this project.




I looked on the internet for this for days, but couldn't find a right driver for it. I'm very interested to make a my own driver though, but I have no exeperience with it (only following youtube tutorials on how to make a clock with arduino). Could u perhaps give me a link on or instructions on were to start with making a driver by yourself, I'm really interested in it.

Again, thank you

Nigel claims you are limited to buying one from eBay or ther DIY source.

he's using a DIY/Ebay

Too bad he has restricted you to that because some manufacturers offer a lot of support for single board computers like a Pi running a Linux build. The whole automotive 8ndustry is trending to Linux so more display support is coming.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Nigel claims you are limited to buying one from eBay or ther DIY source.

Too bad he has restricted you to that because some manufacturers offer a lot of support for single board computers like a Pi running a Linux build. The whole automotive 8ndustry is trending to Linux so more display support is coming.

I see you're been as helpful as usual?, if you've nothing to contribute why bother posting?.

 

[gophert]

Because posting and saying nothing s one step better than the mis-information that a certain moderator is posting - and he insists on posting over and over again. He even bothers posting about posts that have nothing to contribute.