esphome-docs/components/display/pcd8544.rst

PCD 8544 Display (Nokia 5110/3310)
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.. seo::
    :description: Instructions for setting up PCD8544 display drivers.
    :image: pcd8544.jpg

.. _pcd8544:

Usage
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The ``pcd8544`` display platform allows you to use
PCD8544 (`Adafruit <https://www.adafruit.com/product/338>`__)
displays with ESPHome. Connection to this display is made using the 4-Wire :ref:`SPI bus <spi>`.

It's a monochrome LCD display was used in old Nokia 5110/3310 cell phones.

The resolution of the display is 84x48 pixels.

.. figure:: images/pcd8544-full.jpg
    :align: center
    :width: 75.0%

    PCD8544 Display

Connect CLK, DIN, CS (CE), DC, and RST to pins on your ESP. For power, connect
VCC to 3.3V and GND to GND.

.. code-block:: yaml

    # Example configuration entry
    spi:
      clk_pin: D5
      mosi_pin: D7

    display:
      - platform: pcd8544
        reset_pin: D0
        cs_pin: D8
        dc_pin: D1
        contrast: 0x7f
        lambda: |-
          it.print(0, 0, id(font), "Hello World!");


Backlight
*********

To use a backlight LIGHT pin needs to be connected to ground. If connected to GPIO pin it can be controlled from ESPHome. See :doc:`/components/light/monochromatic`.


Configuration variables:
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- **reset_pin** (**Required**, :ref:`Pin Schema <config-pin_schema>`): The RESET pin.
- **cs_pin** (**Required**, :ref:`Pin Schema <config-pin_schema>`): The CS pin.
- **dc_pin** (**Required**, :ref:`Pin Schema <config-pin_schema>`): The DC pin.
- **lambda** (*Optional*, :ref:`lambda <config-lambda>`): The lambda to use for rendering the content on the display.
  See :ref:`display-engine` for more information.
- **update_interval** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-time`): The interval to re-draw the screen. Defaults to ``5s``.
- **pages** (*Optional*, list): Show pages instead of a single lambda. See :ref:`display-pages`.
- **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Manually specify the ID used for code generation.
- **contrast** (*Optional*, int): Set screen contrast (0-255). Defaults to ``0x7f``.


See Also
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- :doc:`index`
- :apiref:`pcd8544/pcd8544.h`
- `Tutorial from Adafruit <https://learn.adafruit.com/nokia-5110-3310-monochrome-lcd>`__
- `PCD8544 Library <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-PCD8544-Nokia-5110-LCD-library>`__ by `Adafruit <https://www.adafruit.com/>`__
- :ghedit:`Edit`