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EYESPI Cable - 18-pin 200mm FPC A-B Type

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EYESPI Cable - 18-pin 200mm FPC A-B Type - Adafruit - 5240

200 mm flexible PCB (FPC) cable with 18-pin connectors in A-B orientation (pin 1 matches pin 1 on both ends). Used with Adafruit EYESPI displays and breakouts where more reach is needed.

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EYESPI Cable - 18-pin 200mm FPC A-B Type — Adafruit — 5240

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
EYESPI CABLE - 18-PIN VinTCSGndGP1SCLGP2SDATSCSSCKMEMCSMOSISDCSMISOLiteDCBUSYRSTINT
  • Vin

    Display/interface power pin. Adafruit says to connect to the same power as the microcontroller logic level, for example 3V on a Feather or 5V on an Arduino.

    Type · Power
  • Gnd

    Common ground for power and logic.

    Type · Ground
  • SCL

    I2C serial clock line.

    Type · I2C
  • SDA

    I2C serial data line.

    Type · I2C
  • SCK

    SPI clock input.

    Type · SPI
  • MOSI

    SPI MOSI line, used to send data from the microcontroller to the SD card and/or display.

    Type · SPI
  • MISO

    SPI MISO line, used for the SD card; Adafruit notes it is not used for the write-only display path.

    Type · SPI
  • DC

    Display SPI data/command selector.

    Type · Control
  • RST

    Display reset line. Connecting to ground resets the display.

    Type · Control
  • TCS

    TFT or eInk SPI chip select.

    Type · Unknown
  • GP1

    General-purpose GPIO line on the EYESPI interface.

    Type · GPIO
  • GP2

    General-purpose GPIO line on the EYESPI interface.

    Type · GPIO
  • TSCS

    Touch screen chip select.

    Type · Unknown
  • MEMCS

    Memory chip select, required for communicating with onboard RAM when present.

    Type · Unknown
  • SDCS

    SD card chip select, required for communicating with onboard SD card holder when present.

    Type · Unknown
  • Lite

    PWM input for backlight control, pulled high by default; can be PWM-controlled or pulled down to turn the backlight off.

    Type · Control
  • BUSY

    Busy-detect line used by eInk displays; optional according to Adafruit.

    Type · Signal
  • INT

    Capacitive touch interrupt line; goes low when a touch is detected and is only needed for capacitive touch displays.

    Type · Signal
PinTypeFunction
VinPowerDisplay/interface power pin. Adafruit says to connect to the same power as the microcontroller logic level, for example 3V on a Feather or 5V on an Arduino.
GndGroundCommon ground for power and logic.
SCLI2CI2C serial clock line.
SDAI2CI2C serial data line.
SCKSPISPI clock input.
MOSISPISPI MOSI line, used to send data from the microcontroller to the SD card and/or display.
MISOSPISPI MISO line, used for the SD card; Adafruit notes it is not used for the write-only display path.
DCControlDisplay SPI data/command selector.
RSTControlDisplay reset line. Connecting to ground resets the display.
TCSUnknownTFT or eInk SPI chip select.
GP1GPIOGeneral-purpose GPIO line on the EYESPI interface.
GP2GPIOGeneral-purpose GPIO line on the EYESPI interface.
TSCSUnknownTouch screen chip select.
MEMCSUnknownMemory chip select, required for communicating with onboard RAM when present.
SDCSUnknownSD card chip select, required for communicating with onboard SD card holder when present.
LiteControlPWM input for backlight control, pulled high by default; can be PWM-controlled or pulled down to turn the backlight off.
BUSYSignalBusy-detect line used by eInk displays; optional according to Adafruit.
INTSignalCapacitive touch interrupt line; goes low when a touch is detected and is only needed for capacitive touch displays.
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
EYESPI CABLE - 18-PIN VinTCSGndGP1SCLGP2SDATSCSSCKMEMCSMOSISDCSMISOLiteDCBUSYRSTINT

Pin details

18 connections
  1. Vin

    Display/interface power pin. Adafruit says to connect to the same power as the microcontroller logic level, for example 3V on a Feather or 5V on an Arduino.

    Power
  2. Gnd

    Common ground for power and logic.

    Ground
  3. SCL

    I2C serial clock line.

    I2C
  4. SDA

    I2C serial data line.

    I2C
  5. SCK

    SPI clock input.

    SPI
  6. MOSI

    SPI MOSI line, used to send data from the microcontroller to the SD card and/or display.

    SPI
  7. MISO

    SPI MISO line, used for the SD card; Adafruit notes it is not used for the write-only display path.

    SPI
  8. DC

    Display SPI data/command selector.

    Control
  9. RST

    Display reset line. Connecting to ground resets the display.

    Control
  10. TCS

    TFT or eInk SPI chip select.

    Unknown
  11. GP1

    General-purpose GPIO line on the EYESPI interface.

    GPIO
  12. GP2

    General-purpose GPIO line on the EYESPI interface.

    GPIO
  13. TSCS

    Touch screen chip select.

    Unknown
  14. MEMCS

    Memory chip select, required for communicating with onboard RAM when present.

    Unknown
  15. SDCS

    SD card chip select, required for communicating with onboard SD card holder when present.

    Unknown
  16. Lite

    PWM input for backlight control, pulled high by default; can be PWM-controlled or pulled down to turn the backlight off.

    Control
  17. BUSY

    Busy-detect line used by eInk displays; optional according to Adafruit.

    Signal
  18. INT

    Capacitive touch interrupt line; goes low when a touch is detected and is only needed for capacitive touch displays.

    Signal

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