Flexible Grayscale OLED Hookup Guide

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Hardware Overview

Let's look over a few characteristics of the flexible OLED so we know a bit more about how it behaves.

CharacteristicRange
Operating Voltage3.5V - 5V
Operating Temperature-40°C - 60°C
Resolution160 x 32
Bend Radius40 mm
Pixel Density88 DPI
Grayscale Resolution4 bit

Pins

The characteristics of the available pins on the flexible OLED breakout are outlined in the table below.

Pin LabelPin FunctionNotes
CSChip SelectChip Select, active low, part of SPI interface. 3.3V or 5V logic
SCLKSerial ClockProvides the clock signal for the serial interface. 3.3V or 5V logic
SDINMaster OutputData output from master. All image data is sent on this line. 3.3V or 5V logic
RESResetResets the display, active low. 3.3V or 5V logic
GNDGround0V/common voltage.
VINPower SupplyShould be between 3.5V - 5V

Pinout of Flexible Grayscale OLED Breakout