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FireBeetle OSD Character Overlay Module

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FireBeetle OSD Character Overlay Module - DFRobot - DFR0515

On-screen display module using the AT7456E chip, overlaying characters and timestamps onto analog video (NTSC/PAL) via SPI. Supports 16x30 character display; for FPV and video annotation applications.

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FireBeetle OSD Character Overlay Module — DFRobot — DFR0515

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Offers

  • DFRobot$9.90
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Pinout

  • Video Signal InputOfficial table 2 row 1

    RCA A/V_IN or PH2.0 IN

    Type · digital io
  • Video Signal OutputOfficial table 2 row 2

    RCA A/V_OUT or PH2.0 OUT

    Type · digital io
  • OSD (On-screen Display) ControlOfficial table 2 row 3

    SPI Interface

    Type · spi
  • RSTOfficial table 2 row 4

    Reset button of OSD chip

    Type · digital io
  • D2-D5Official table 2 row 5

    Chip selection is available with dial switch

    Type · digital io
PinPositionTypeFunctionVoltage
Video Signal InputOfficial table 2 row 1digital ioRCA A/V_IN or PH2.0 IN
Video Signal OutputOfficial table 2 row 2digital ioRCA A/V_OUT or PH2.0 OUT
OSD (On-screen Display) ControlOfficial table 2 row 3spiSPI Interface
RSTOfficial table 2 row 4digital ioReset button of OSD chip
D2-D5Official table 2 row 5digital ioChip selection is available with dial switch

Start wiring

SPI · I2C · 3.3 V · 3.3 – 5 V · Breakout

Adafruit describes product 398 as a 16x2 RGB backlight LCD using digital pins for LCD control and PWM pins for the backlight; the product…

Module pins: OSD (On-screen Display) Control. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

TFT & LCD

185 other options

16×2 and 20×4 character LCDs (parallel, I2C backpack, Qwiic, Grove), SPI TFTs from 0.71 to 3.5 inches, and large DSI and HDMI capacitive-touch panels up to 13.3 inches.

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  • 0.71" Round LCD Display Module - 160x160, SPI, 65K Colors visual preview

    0.71" Round LCD Display Module - 160x160, SPI, 65K Colors

  • 0.71inch Double Eye Round LCD Display Module, 160×160 Resolution, SPI Interface, 65K Colors visual preview

    0.71inch Double Eye Round LCD Display Module, 160×160 Resolution, SPI Interface, 65K Colors

  • 0.96" IPS LCD Display Module - 160x80, SPI visual preview

    0.96" IPS LCD Display Module - 160x80, SPI

  • 1.28inch Round Touch LCD Module, 240×240, IPS, SPI/I2C visual preview

    1.28inch Round Touch LCD Module, 240×240, IPS, SPI/I2C

  • 1.3" SPI Colour Square LCD (240x240) Breakout visual preview

    1.3" SPI Colour Square LCD (240x240) Breakout

  • 1.3inch LCD Module, 240×240, IPS, SPI visual preview

    1.3inch LCD Module, 240×240, IPS, SPI

  • 1.44inch LCD HAT for Raspberry Pi, 128×128, SPI visual preview

    1.44inch LCD HAT for Raspberry Pi, 128×128, SPI

  • 1.54inch LCD Module, 240×240, IPS, 65K RGB, SPI visual preview

    1.54inch LCD Module, 240×240, IPS, 65K RGB, SPI

  • 1.54inch Touch LCD Module, 240×240, IPS, SPI/I2C visual preview

    1.54inch Touch LCD Module, 240×240, IPS, SPI/I2C

  • 1.5inch LCD Module, 240×280, IPS, Rounded, SPI visual preview

    1.5inch LCD Module, 240×280, IPS, Rounded, SPI

  • 1.8" TFT LCD 160x128 RGB visual preview

    1.8" TFT LCD 160x128 RGB

    Raw 1.8 inch 160x128 RGB TFT panel. SparkFun notes 9-bit SPI support, so treat it as a lower-level panel, not a drop-in for easier breakout boards.

    $2.95
  • 1.83inch Touch LCD Module, 240×284, IPS, SPI/I2C visual preview

    1.83inch Touch LCD Module, 240×284, IPS, SPI/I2C

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1.54inch e-Paper Module, 200×200, SPI visual preview

E-paper

Waveshare makes up the large majority of parts here and often sells the same panel twice: once as a raw display needing a separate driver board, and once as a module or HAT+ with the SPI controller attached.

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LED displays

Adafruit HT16K33 backpacks, MAX7219 daisy-chains, NeoPixel and DotStar grids, HUB75 RGB matrix panels, charlieplexed arrays, bare clock displays, and two VFD character modules — almost 90 parts, none wired the same way.

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OLED

About 30 parts: monochrome I2C modules from 0.49 to 1.3 inches, SPI/I2C grayscale and 65K-color RGB panels up to 1.5 inches, a transparent OLED, and ecosystem-specific units for Raspberry Pi, FireBeetle and M5Stack Grove.

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1.75mm PLA (1kg) - Green visual preview
1.75mm PLA (1kg) - Natural visual preview

3D printing

DFRobot 1.75 mm PLA in 1 kg spools makes up the bulk of the group, in over 15 colors. Specialty options include PVA in both diameters, NinjaFlex flexible filament, Proto-Pasta conductive PLA, and wood-fill. OverLord printer spares and OverLord printers round out the hardware side.

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