ILI9341 Display Kit

A 240x320 color TFT that can draw smooth analog clock faces.

Source book: Clocks and Watches
Kit page: https://dmccreary.github.io/clocks-and-watches/kits/ili9341/
Printable one-pager: ili9341-one-pager.html

Features

• Lab: Rainbow Test
• Lab: Creating a Hardware Configuration File

Benefits

• Free, open lessons: the Clocks and Watches textbook has the kit page, wiring, and MicroPython code.
• Ready-made curriculum: 2 additional lab pages walk students through the build step by step.
• Instant feedback: students see their code's results on lights or a display.
• Budget: about $17 (2.4"–2.8" display about \(6–\)8.50, Pico W $5, breadboard $2, wires $1, USB cable $2).

Parts

• Raspberry Pi Pico ($4) — Microcontroller
• ILI9341 2.8" TFT — Display
• 830-Point Breadboard ($1.10) — Breadboard
• Micro-USB Data Cable ($2.50) — Power and programming cable