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An OLED (organic light-emitting diode) contains a film of organic material that emits light when current is applied. They may be used to create digital displays that do not require a backlight giving a deeper black level and higher contrast than LCD displays.

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OLED display using dspic33f i2c

I am trying to use OLED display in a dspic33f microchip. I've successfully initialized and sent data using I2C to OLED. I managed to display a small font(8pt) on the OLED. However, when I tried a ...
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Refresh synchronisation with an SSD1322

Question: Is it possible to determine when the SSD1322 OLED driver module is "between redraws" of the screen? I'm thinking in a similar way to how game consoles/PCs are able to wait until ...
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SSD1306 horizontal mode not working

I'm trying to fill the screen of SSD1306 white. I'm using horizontal page addressing mode to not set page address manually using commands. According to SSD1306 datasheet, when the column address ...
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How can I maximize the refresh rate of this OLED display?

I have a single-color 1.5" 128x64 transparent OLED display with an integrated SSD1309 controller. It came with a small driver board that supports the SPI and I2C interfaces on the chip. I need to ...
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What determines the current consumption in LEDs?

I analyzed some data obtained for some experimental LEDs, and I have asked myself why in some LEDs, the current and current density is higher than others. Obviously, I am using different materials ...
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Display Design - would combining OLED with a white source be more efficient?

To be clear, I'm not an electrical engineer, nor do I claim complete knowledge of how displays work. However, I have done research into displays (televisions, computer monitors, AMOLED phone screens)...
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16x2 Charater display for outdoor use

I currently have a project installed in an outdoor location. It currently uses a 16x2 blue OLED display for simple messages to the user. Over the past 4 years I have had to replace the display ...
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OLED Custom Character not being displayed correctly on Arduino Uno? Too Many?

So I have a bunch of custom characters and they are created like this ...
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OLED SSD1306 Lower and upper column addresses

I am currently working with an SSD1306 OLED display. I'm stack with understanding concept of the lower and upper column start addresses. I become interested in them cause I'm trying to find a way to ...
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Detecting OLED display refresh frequency using phototransistor

I am trying to detect the refresh frequency of an OLED display driven by an SSD1309 display controller. During the refresh cycle, each row of a frame is charged and driven for 65 DCLKS in a sequential ...
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Can't get SH1106 1.3 oled to work (SPI)

It's my first project this big - an arduino (Pro Micro) based midi controller. After all the research, schematics and pcb designing I got to assembly and wanted to try out the display, but then I can'...
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Pixel shift: SPI display cause?

Does anyone know why my image is shifted by one pixel at this exact coordinate here every time? I am receiving the data over serial USB and writing it to the display controller RAM over the SPI ...
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Connect OLED display to dev board

I want to use a small OLED display for a project. I need a color display as small as possible and I found these models that would be good for my application: MDT0096AIH-SPI MDT0096AISC-SPI I will ...
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STM32 Nucleo f401RE 1.44 inch OLED ST7735

I try to drive ST7735 OLED display with nucleo board. I worked with a ready-made example I found on the internet, but I could not print anything to the screen. When I compile my code, I don't get any ...
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OLED screen not working when I change code on Arduino from 128x32 to 128x64

I am having an issue with my new OLED screen (128x64). I was using the SSD1306 driver to run an OLED 128x32 screen without any issues with the Arduino. Then I swapped out the screen with a bigger ...
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How to supply an OLED module with 13V?

I have an OLED module that uses 3V for logic signals and 13V for the LEDs. What is the common way to drive the 13V for OLEDs? With a regulator or some kind of special LED driver? I have seen some LED ...
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Why do IPS/OLED need to be covered with glass when e-paper does not?

I wonder why the major criteria of comparison of IPS/OLED displays is how reflective they are, but e-paper seems just to "enjoy" direct incoming light without that side effect. I've tried ...
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Can't connect SSD1327 I2C

I just recieved 2 OLED displays SSD1327 128x128 16bits, 1.5", but I can't connect them to my arduino uno R3. I first tried with the Adafruit library, set the address 0x78 as printed on the ...
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I2C OLED does not display properly

I am using a 1.3' 128x64 OLED display bought from a site I don't remember(probably no-name), using the SSD1306 drivers, with an Arduino Nano. I have connected the SDA->A4, SCL->A5, as indicated ...
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PCF8574 and OLED SSD1306 I2C conflict

I have a ESP12 module which is connected to multiple I2C devices such as an 24C08 EEPROM, DS1307 RTC and a PC8574 expander. Everything works fine until I decided to add an OLED module to this setup. ...
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Are OLEDs in cell phone applications able to be restored?

OLED displays on cellphones have a display burn in, which creates colormetric non-uniformity in the display. Is this degredation recoverable? There are applications which display bright constant ...
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How do I connect display to board

I’m experimenting when some OLED displays similar to this and here’s the data sheet. My question is how do I connect the display to the PCB? I’m unfamiliar with the flat ribbon type cable and how to ...
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Drive 50 SPI oled displays with a single ESP32

i need for a logistics project to use A LOT of Oled Displays in the mezzanine warehouse to show some details about the items. Now, i want to use this base hardware and build around them the needed ...
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OLED SS1306 displays on one side only when using AVR

I have an I2C 128x64 OLED display here. I've tried using Arduino and everything works flawlessly. Now I'm trying this but just writing in straight-up C code. Majority of the display is garbled up. I'...
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Terminology - VDD vs VSS?

What is the correct voltage terminology for VDD and VSS? I've been installing a Winstar WEH001602D OLED and was struggling until I realised that it appears to have pins 1 and 2 reversed compared to ...
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Can I use a touch screen from an old Blackberry on a Raspberry PI?

I have a pile of old Blackberry phones with capacitive touch screens and I'm hoping they can be reused as, at the very least, output devices for Raspberry PIs or even microprocessors. Is this even a ...
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I2C problem in pic18f26j50

I've been trying to interface an i2c Oled display on pic18f26j50 microcontroller but i can't get it to work. I'm using mikroC pro for pic. ...
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ssd1306 (30 pin) oled display eagle library

I am designing an electronic project in Eagle PCB software. The project having a 30Pin SSD1306 Oled Display. I searched in the internet for the eagle library and i cloud not find a matching one. The ...
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