1.28” Round LCD HAT for Raspberry Pi Pico

The 1.28” Round LCD HAT is a 1.28′ display HAT for the Raspberry Pi Pico with a round IPS LCD, 240 x 240 resolution, 65K RGB colours, clear and colourful display and a joystick!

The HAT is designed for the Raspberry Pi Pico and communicates via SPI. It uses a GC9A01 display driver and SPI interface to reduce the number of your Pico’s GPIO pins used by the board.

The display can be programmed using MicroPython, with handy examples provided to get you started.

Below the round display, you’ll find a 5-input joystick that’s connected to the Pico’s GPIO pins as follows:

• Up = GP18
• Down = GP20
• Left = GP21
• Right = GP17
• Select = GP19

Note: Raspberry Pi Pico not included. You’ll need a Pico with male headers soldered to it. You can grab a Pico here and Pico male headers here, or buy a Pico with pre-soldered headers.

Software not currently compatible with the Pico W without losing wireless comms!

Features

• Compatible with the Raspberry Pi Pico
• 1.28′ Round IPS LCD
• 65K RGB colours
• 4-wire SPI Communication
• Joystick with 4 directions + select functions tied to GPIO pins
• MicroPython examples

Specifications

• Operating Voltage – 3.3 V
• Pixels – 240×240 resolution
• Pixel Size – 0.135 × 0.135mm
• Display Colour – 65K RGB
• Display Driver – GC9A01
• Dimensions – 57.6mm x 35.3mm

Resources

• Product Documentation
• GitHub Repo

Package Contents

• 1x Round LCD HAT for Pico

Raspberry Pi Pico not included

Pinout

PICO 1.28′ LCD HAT	PICO Pins
LCD DIN	GP11
LCD CLK	GP10
LCD DC	GP8
LCD CS	GP9
LCD RST	GP12
LCD BL	GP13
JOYSTICK UP	GP18
JOYSTICK DOWN	GP20
JOYSTICK LEFT	GP21
JOYSTICK RIGHT	GP17
JOYSTICK SELECT	GP19