2.4inch LCD Module

2.4inch LCD Module

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Overview

This is a 2.4inch LCD display module, supports 65K RGB colors. The display has 240×320 resolution, SPI Interface.

Specification

• Operating voltage: 3.3V
• Interface: SPI
• LCD Type: TFT
• Controller: IL9341
• Resolution: 240(V) x 320(H)RGB
• Display Size: 36.72（H）x 48.96（V）mm
• Pixel Size: 0.153（H）x 0.153（V）mm
• Dimenstion: 70.5 x 43.3(mm)

Pinout

PIN	Description
VCC	3.3V
GND	GND
DIN	SPI data input (MOSI)
CLK	SPI clock input (SCLK)
CS	Chip selection (low active)
DC	Data/Command control
RST	Reset
BL	Backlight

Hardware Description

LCD & Controller

The controller of this display supports 12bits, 16bits and 18 bits color format, that are RGB44, RGN565 and RGB66. We use the RGB565 for color displying.
For faster communication and reduce the pins, this display use SPI interface.

Communication protocol

Note: It is not like the traditional SPI protocol, it only uses MOSI to send data from master to slave for the LCD display. For details please refer to Datasheet Page 105.

RESX: Reset, should be pull-down when power on, set to 1 other time.

CSX: Slave chip select. The chip is enabled only CS is set Low

D/CX: Data/Command selection; DC=0, write command; DC=1, write data

SDA: Data transmitted. (RGB data)

SCL: SPI clock

The SPI communication protocol of the data transmission uses control bits: clock phase (CPHA) and clock polarity (CPOL):

CPOL defines the level while the synchronization clock is idle. If CPOL=0, then it is LOW.

CPHA defines at whish clock’s tick the data transmission starts. CPHL=0 – at the first one, otherwise at the second one

This combination of two bits provides 4 modes of SPI data transmission. The commonly used is SPI0 mode, i.e. GPHL=0 and CPOL=0.

According to the figure above, data transmitting begins at the first falling edge, 8bit data are transmitted at one clock cycle. It is SPI0. MSB.

Hardware connection

Please connect the LCD to your Raspberry Pi by the 8PIn cable according to the table below

Connect to Raspberry Pi

LCD	Raspberry Pi
	BCM2835	Board
VCC	5V	5V
GND	GND	GND
DIN	MOSI	19
CLK	SCLK	23
CS	CE0	24
DC	25	22
RST	27	13
BL	18	12

The color of actual cable may be different with the figure here, please connect them according to the pins instead of color.

Enable SPI interface

• Open terminal, use command to enter the configuration page
  

sudo raspi-config
Choose Interfacing Options -> SPI -> Yes  to enable SPI interface

Reboot Raspberry Pi：

sudo reboot

Please make sure that SPI interface was not used by other devices

Install Libraries

• Install BCM2835 libraries

wget http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835/bcm2835-1.60.tar.gz
tar zxvf bcm2835-1.60.tar.gz 
cd bcm2835-1.60/
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make check
sudo make install
#For more details, please refer to http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835/

• Install wiringPi libraries

sudo apt-get install wiringpi

#For Pi 4, you need to update it：
cd /tmp
wget https://project-downloads.drogon.net/wiringpi-latest.deb
sudo dpkg -i wiringpi-latest.deb
gpio -v
#You will get 2.52 information if you install it correctly

• Install Python libraries

#python2
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python-pip
sudo apt-get install python-pil
sudo apt-get install python-numpy
sudo pip install RPi.GPIO
sudo pip install spidev
#python3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
sudo apt-get install python3-pil
sudo apt-get install python3-numpy
sudo pip3 install RPi.GPIO
sudo pip3 install spidev

Download Examples

Open Raspberry Pi terminal and run the following command

sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
sudo wget  https://www.waveshare.net/w/upload/a/a8/LCD_Module_RPI_code.7z
7z x LCD_Module_RPI_code.7z -O./LCD_Module_code
cd LCD_Module_code/RaspberryPi/

Run the demo codes

Please go into the RaspberryPi directory (demo codes) first and run the commands in terminal

C codes

• Re-compile the demo codes
  

cd c
sudo make clean
sudo make -j 8

This examples are made for multi-dusplay, you can input the type of the LCD when using.

sudo ./main <<type of LCD>>

Use the command according to LCD:：

sudo ./main 0.96
sudo ./main 1.14
sudo ./main 1.3
sudo ./main 1.54
sudo ./main 1.8
sudo ./main 2
sudo ./main 2.4

python

• Enter the python directory and run ls -al
  

cd python/examples
ls -l

You can check all the files which are listed in type:

0inch96_LCD_test.py	0.96inch LCD example
1inch14_LCD_test.py	1.14inch LCD example
1inch3_LCD_test.py	1.3inch LCD example
1inch54_LCD_test.py	1.54inchLCD example
1inch8_LCD_test.py	1.8inch LCD example
2inch_LCD_test.py	2inch LCD example
2inch4_LCD_test.py	2.4inch LCD example

• Run the example
  

# python2
sudo python 0inch96_LCD_test.py
sudo python 1inch14_LCD_test.py
sudo python 1inch3_LCD_test.py
sudo python 1inch54_LCD_test.py
sudo python 1inch8_LCD_test.py
sudo python 2inch_LCD_test.py
sudo python 2inch4_LCD_test.py
# python3
sudo python3 0inch96_LCD_test.py
sudo python3 1inch14_LCD_test.py
sudo python3 1inch3_LCD_test.py
sudo python3 1inch54_LCD_test.py
sudo python3 1inch8_LCD_test.py
sudo python3 2inch_LCD_test.py
sudo python3 2inch4_LCD_test.py

Hardware Coonnection

The examples are based on STM32F103RBT6 as well as the connection table. If you want to use other MCU, you need to port the project and change the connection according to the actual hardware.

Connect to STM32F103RBT6

LCD	STM32
VCC	3.3V/5V
GND	GND
DIN	PA7
CLK	PA5
CS	PB6
DC	PA8
RST	PA9
BL	PC7

Use Waveshare XNUCLEO-F103RB as examples

About the examples

The examples use HAL libraries. Download demo codes, unzip, and find the STM32 projects. Open LCD_demo.uvprojx which is located in STM32\STM32F103RBT6\MDK-ARM directory by Keil project

Open main.c file, you can configure the types for actual displays, recompile the project and download it to your board.

LCD_0in96_test()	0.96inch LCD example
LCD_1in14_test()	1.14inch LCD example
LCD_1in3_test()	1.3inch LCD example
LCD_1in54_test()	1.54inch LCD example
LCD_1in8_test()	1.8inch LCD example
LCD_2in_test()	2inchLCDexample

The examples are all tested with Arduino UNO and the instruction are based on Arduino, if you use other types, please change the connection according to the actual boards.

Hardware Connection

Connecte to Arduino UNO

LCD	UNO
VCC	3.3V
GND	GND
DIN	D11
CLK	D13
CS	D10
DC	D7
RST	D8
BL	D9

Run the dem ocodes

Download the demo codes and unzip it. The Arduino project is located in ~/Arduino/…

Run the project according to the actual display type

For examples: 1.54inch LCD Module. Enter the LCD_1inch54 directory and run the LCD_1inch54.ino file
Run the project and choose Arduino UNO as Board

Select the COM Port according to your Device Manager

Compile and download it to your board

Docuemnts

• Schematic
• IL9341 Datasheet

Demo codes

• Demo codes
  

3D Drawing

• 2.4inch LCD Module 3D Drawing

Question: The LCD is blank when using with Raspberry Pi?

Answer: a)Make sure that you have enabled the SPI interface b)Check the output of BL pin, if it doesn't have any value, please try to disconnect it.

Question: How to change the display orientation

Answer: If you use the C codes, you can use Paint_SetRotate(Rotate) function to set the display orientation, only 0°, 90°, 180°, and the 270° are available. If you use Python codes, you can use the rotate(Rotate) function to change the orientation in any angle.

Question: Python Image libraries If you get libraries error when running the python example, please try to install the PIL libraries by command: sudo apt-get install python-imaging

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