last updated: 28/09/18
OLED displays are getting cheaper. They need less power, are brighter and have a greater temperature range then LCDs. At mouser.com I found an 128x64 monochrome display from Newhaven with 2.7' to possibly replace the GTK-281.
The display can be used in parallel mode or over SPI. As I needed I2C I modified the parallel to I2C board from the GTK281 PCB to use it for the new display.
The diplay is working like a charm, but it is quite slow.
The board was designed in Kicad. The schematic is already changed, but the PCB has still to be modified in Kicad.
I used the parallel to I2C board from the GTK281 PCB with the following changes:
To install the library download SSD1322_I2C.zip
, and click in Arduino IDE Sketch > Include Library > Add .ZIP Library...
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The library has two examples, the second to set and test the onboard RTC.