Adafruit_CircuitPython_SSD1306

Introduction

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Adafruit CircuitPython driver for SSD1306 or SSD1305 OLED displays. Note that SSD1305 displays are back compatible so they can be used in-place of SSD1306 with the same code and commands.

This driver implements the adafruit_framebuf interface <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/framebuf/en/latest/>__. It is not the displayio driver for the SSD1306. See the Adafruit CircuitPython DisplayIO SSD1306 <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_DisplayIO_SSD1306/>_ driver for displayio support.

Dependencies

This driver depends on:

• Adafruit CircuitPython <https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython>_
• Bus Device <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BusDevice>_
• Adafruit framebuf <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_framebuf>_

Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Bundle>_.

Installing from PyPI

On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/adafruit-circuitpython-ssd1306/>_. To install for current user:

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pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-ssd1306

To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):

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sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-ssd1306

To install in a virtual environment in your current project:

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mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-ssd1306

Usage Example

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Basic example of clearing and drawing pixels on a SSD1306 OLED display.

This example and library is meant to work with Adafruit CircuitPython API.

Author: Tony DiCola

License: Public Domain

Import all board pins.

from board import SCL, SDA import busio

Import the SSD1306 module.

import adafruit_ssd1306

Create the I2C interface.

i2c = busio.I2C(SCL, SDA)

Create the SSD1306 OLED class.

The first two parameters are the pixel width and pixel height. Change these

to the right size for your display!

display = adafruit_ssd1306.SSD1306_I2C(128, 32, i2c)

Alternatively you can change the I2C address of the device with an addr parameter:

#display = adafruit_ssd1306.SSD1306_I2C(128, 32, i2c, addr=0x31)

Clear the display. Always call show after changing pixels to make the display

update visible!

display.fill(0)

display.show()

Set a pixel in the origin 0,0 position.

display.pixel(0, 0, 1)

Set a pixel in the middle 64, 16 position.

display.pixel(64, 16, 1)

Set a pixel in the opposite 127, 31 position.

display.pixel(127, 31, 1) display.show()

More examples and details can be found in the adafruit_framebuf docs <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/framebuf/en/latest>__.

Documentation

API documentation for this library can be found on Read the Docs <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/ssd1306/en/latest/>_.

For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide <https://learn.adafruit.com/creating-and-sharing-a-circuitpython-library/sharing-our-docs-on-readthedocs#sphinx-5-1>_.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct <https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit_CircuitPython_SSD1306/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md>_ before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.