Photon OLED Shield Hookup Guide

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Introduction

Want your Photon projects to display sensor readings, play pong, or draw little doodles? The Photon OLED Shield might be the perfect fit, and we're going to show you how to use it.

If the OLED screen in the picture above looks familiar, it's probably because we use the same component in our Microview and Micro OLED Breakout products, as well as the OLED Block for the Edison. We love it for it's combination of small footprint yet surprisingly clear graphics -- the screen itself is 0.66" across, with a display area measuring 64 pixels wide by 48 pixels tall.

Please Note: All SparkFun shields for the Photon are also compatible with the Core from Particle. The WKP, DAC and VBT pins on the Photon will be labeled A7, A6 and 3V3*, respectively, on the Core, but will not alter the functionality of any of the Shields.

Covered in this Tutorial

This tutorial will cover the functionality of the OLED shield, how to hook it up in your project, and how to program with it using the SparkFun Micro OLED Library.

Required Materials

All you need to get started with the Photon OLED Shield is a Photon, a micro-USB cable, and the OLED shield. You'll also want to sign up for an account on particle.io and register your photon. Instructions on how to do this can be found at docs.particle.io.