Qwiic Micro OLED Hookup Guide

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Introduction

The Qwiic Micro OLED is a Qwiic enabled version of our micro OLED display! This small monochrome, blue-on-black OLED display displays incredibly clear images

SparkFun Micro OLED Breakout (Qwiic)

SparkFun Micro OLED Breakout (Qwiic)

LCD-22495
$18.50

This hookup guide will show you how to get started drawing objects and characters on your OLED.

Required Materials

To get started, you'll need a microcontroller or a single board computer to, well, control everything.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+

Raspberry Pi 3 B+

DEV-14643
$35.00
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SparkFun RedBoard Qwiic

SparkFun RedBoard Qwiic

DEV-15123
$21.50
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SparkFun IoT RedBoard - ESP32 Development Board

SparkFun IoT RedBoard - ESP32 Development Board

WRL-19177
$29.95
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SparkFun ESP32 Thing

SparkFun ESP32 Thing

DEV-13907
$23.50
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Now to get into the Qwiic ecosystem, the key will be one of the following Qwiic shields to match your preference of microcontroller:

SparkFun Qwiic HAT for Raspberry Pi

SparkFun Qwiic HAT for Raspberry Pi

DEV-14459
$6.50
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SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Arduino

SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Arduino

DEV-14352
$7.50
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SparkFun Qwiic SHIM for Raspberry Pi

SparkFun Qwiic SHIM for Raspberry Pi

DEV-15794
$1.05
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SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Teensy

SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Teensy

DEV-17119
$4.25 $1.75
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You will also need a Qwiic cable to connect the shield to your OLED, choose a length that suits your needs.

Flexible Qwiic Cable - 200mm

Flexible Qwiic Cable - 200mm

PRT-17258
$1.60
Qwiic Cable - 50mm

Qwiic Cable - 50mm

PRT-14426
$0.95
Qwiic Cable - 100mm

Qwiic Cable - 100mm

PRT-14427
$1.50

Qwiic Cable - 500mm

PRT-14429
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Suggested Reading

If you aren't familiar with the Qwiic system, we recommend reading here for an overview.

Qwiic Connect System
Qwiic Connect System

We would also recommend taking a look at the following tutorials if you aren't familiar with them.

I2C

An introduction to I2C, one of the main embedded communications protocols in use today.

Qwiic Shield for Arduino & Photon Hookup Guide

Get started with our Qwiic ecosystem with the Qwiic shield for Arduino or Photon.