Description
This 2.4 Inch LCD TFT Colour Display module comes with an integrated SD card slot, making it perfect for projects that require image storage and retrieval. The screen, powered by the reliable ILI9341 driver, delivers rich colours and sharp images. The SD card slot offers expanded functionality, allowing for easy storage of graphics and data logs. With its bright and crisp TFT display, this module provides vivid and clear visual feedback for your projects. The 240×320 pixel resolution allows for detailed graphics and text, making it perfect for displaying data, images, and even simple animations.
This screen can be used to make simple Human Machine Interfaces (HMI).
Easy to use and integrate into your projects, this display module has example code and libraries listed in the resources section of this listing, making it simple to get started. The display is also highly customizable, allowing you to adjust the brightness, contrast, and other display parameters to suit your specific needs. The display module comes with pre-soldered headers for your convenience.
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Specifications
- Display Technology: Thin Film Transistor (TFT) Display
- Display Colour: Multicolour – (262K colours)
- Screen Size: 2.4 inches diagonal
- Resolution: 240×320 pixels
- Communication Interface: SPI
- Display Driver Chip: ILI9341
- Voltage Input: 3.3V – 5V
- Viewing angle: 60 Degrees
- Dimensions: (LxW) 77mm x 42.5mm
Included
- 2.4 Inch LCD TFT Colour Display – SPI – Pre-soldered
Pinout
Following the pinout displayed by the diagram below, the pin names and descriptions are shown below.
Main LCD Display Control Pin Description.
| Pin Number | Pin Name | Pin Description |
| 1 | SD0 (MISO) | SPI bus data signal (Read) |
| 2 | LED | LED Backlight control |
| 3 | SCK | SPI bus clock signal |
| 4 | SDI (MOSI) | SPI bus data signal (Write) |
| 5 | DC |
LCD register/data selection signal |
| 6 | RESET | LCD reset signal |
| 7 | CS | LCD chip select signal |
| 8 | GND | Power ground pin |
| 9 | VCC | 5V/3.3V power input |
SD Card Control Pin Description
This display comes with an SD card slot that. This pinout is shown in the image above by pins 10-13.
| Pin Number | Pin Name | Pin Description |
| 10 | SD_SCK | Clock pulse input pin |
| 11 | SD_MISO | SPI output pin |
| 12 | SD_MOSI | SPI input pin |
| 13 | SD_CS | CS select pin |
Power and Communication
The 2.4-inch TFT display can be interfaced with either 3.3V or 5V compatible microcontrollers such as the ESP32, Teensy or Arduino microcontrollers without a need for a level shifting module.
Dimensioned Drawings
Note: Dimensions are in mm
Uses:
- Telemetry display.
- Home automation.
- Human-machine interfaces.
Please Note:
- This 2.4 inch display module comes with its main headers pre-soldered for your convenience. For SD Card interface, you will need to solder a set of 4 male headers.
- This module uses the ILI9341 chip.
- This module is not a touchscreen variant.
Resources:
To control this display, install the following library in the Arduino IDE:
