“I was able in a few hours to program this device as a readout to my temperature/air quality sensor.
The device updates (monochrome) in 2-3 seconds, and the provided example code was a good basis for my readout. Its power consumption is minimal - the Pi Zero W to which it is attached runs all day from a 5000mAh battery pack.
I'm very pleased with this device, and would definitely recommend it. Even during lockdown it arrived the day after I ordered it, there are some good examples so it is displaying something within an hour of unpacking, after which it's down to the imagination of the programmer.
NB, you must have a GPIO header on your Pi - recommend Pimoroni's Pi Zero with a pre-soldered header.”
“Lovely little display. the software can take a while to pull down onto the pi zero (it does warn you about this) but the examples are easy to follow and give you a great little display for low power usage. Fits perfectly on top of the pi zero for a really neat portable package.”
“I purchased the item as a Christmas present, it arrived in time and then it was greatly appreciated! I recommend it and I will be buying from Pimoroni again”
“Very good refresh times, works out of the box, and the cleaning script to get rid of ghosting works as expected. Using it for a pi-hole summary, updating every 30mn. I used a Booster Header to install it on top of a fanshim.”
“A fantastic product that has exceeded my expectations low power very high quality design and construction. The norm for these pirate products. Only down side is I’m now a python junkie and spending all my beer money with pimoroni.”
