This OLED display might be small at just 1.27″, but the folks at Waveshare have managed to pack a 128×96 resolution into the panel, along with 262K colours.

This makes it great for making a tiny data display, and unlike traditional greyscale/one-colour OLEDs, you can use pretty much any colours you like to bring that information to life – be it from a weather API, 3D printer status, robotics feedback or any other data you want to throw at it.

The module uses an SSD1351 driver with SPI for communication (4-wire by default). This minimises your pin usage, keeping your GPIO for sensors and other components you want to feed this display with.

The package comes with a matching 7-pin cable with female header ends, ready to plug into your microcontroller’s GPIO pins. Demo code is provided for the Raspberry Pi and Arduino.

Note: the display ships with 4-wire SPI mode enabled by default. Changing the mode to 3-wire SPI requires careful desoldering and movement of the small SMT resistors on the rear(not for beginners!).

Connection Example – Raspberry Pi

Connection Example – Arduino

Features

• 1.27″ RGB OLED display
• 262K colours
• 128×96 pixels
• Operating voltage: 3.3V/5V
• Support interface: 4-wire SPI, 3-wire SPI (4-wire by default, SMT soldering required to change)
• Controller: SSD1351
• Resolution: 128(H)RGB x 96(V)
• Dimension: 25.708mm x 19.28mm
• Pixel size: 0.047mm x 0.185mm

Resources

• Product Wiki

Pinout

Package Contents

• 1x 1.27″ RGB OLED Module
• 1x 7-pin GH1.25 cable