SPIDER Automation 2.4 Inch Touch Screen TFT Display Shield | TFT Display & Touch Shield | Arduino Graphics & UI Module
Description
The SPIDER Automation 2.4 Inch Touch Screen TFT Display Shield brings a bright, colorful, and large touchscreen interface to your Arduino projects. Featuring a 2.4-inch diagonal display with a sharp 240×320 pixel resolution and individual pixel control, it provides significantly higher detail than standard monochrome screens.
Engineered for plug-and-play stacking on Arduino Uno and Mega boards, the shield utilizes an 8-bit digital interface plus 4 control lines, leaving several pins free for auxiliary sensors. It includes an onboard 3.3V 300mA LDO voltage regulator for safe logic operation and integrates a micro-SD card socket, making it an ideal all-in-one solution for interactive graphical user interfaces and data logging systems.
Key Features
- High-Resolution Color Screen: 2.4-inch diagonal TFT display supporting 240×320 pixels with 18-bit (262,000) color depth.
- Resistive Touch Panel: Integrated touch sensing layer for responsive button presses and on-screen user input.
- Onboard Micro-SD Card Holder: Dedicated storage slot for loading bitmap graphics, UI assets, and saving runtime data logs.
- Flexible Logic Compatibility: Fully 5V compatible design operates safely with both 3.3V and 5V Arduino microcontroller boards.
- Regulated Power Supply: Built-in 3.3V 300mA low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulator ensures stable power delivery.
- Optimized Pin Mapping: Uses digital pins 5–13 and analog pins 0–3, leaving pins 2, 3, and analog 4/5 free for peripheral modules.
Benefits
- Elevates Project Interactivity: Transforms basic text-based monitors into modern, touch-controlled graphical embedded devices.
- Eliminates Complex Wiring: Shield form-factor stacks directly onto Arduino Uno and Mega pins without messy breadboards.
- Expands Data Capacity: Micro-SD card slot lets you display high-resolution images without consuming limited microcontroller flash memory.
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Robust Operating Range: Engineered to perform reliably across a wide temperature range from -30°C to 70°C.
Applications
- Smart Home Control Panels: Building interactive touch-screens for managing lighting, climate control, and home automation systems.
- Portable Diagnostic Instruments: Displaying real-time sensor graphs, menus, and system states on industrial test benches.
- Handheld Gaming & Toys: Creating retro mini-games with responsive touch inputs and graphical feedback.
- Data Logging Dashboards: Rendering live sensor charts while concurrently saving telemetry logs to the onboard micro-SD card.
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Educational STEM Project Kits: Teaching students graphics programming, UI design, and embedded display interfacing.
Package Includes
- 1 x 2.4″ Inch Touch Screen TFT Display Shield for Arduino UNO Mega
- 1 x Stylus Pen
Technical Specifications
| Item Type | Touch Screen TFT Display & Storage Shield |
| Brand / Series | SPIDER Automation (Arduino Compatible Shield) |
| Controller Compatibility | Arduino Uno and Arduino Mega Boards |
| Display Size & Type | 2.4-Inch Diagonal Touch LCD TFT Display |
| Resolution & Colors | 240 × 320 Pixels, 18-Bit (262,000) Color Depth |
| Interface Architecture | 8-Bit Digital Interface + 4 Control Lines & SPI (for SD Card) |
| Logic Compatibility | 5V Compatible (Works with 3.3V or 5V Microcontroller Logic) |
| Onboard Regulation | 3.3V 300mA LDO Voltage Regulator |
| Pin Allocation | Digital Pins 5–13, Analog Pins 0–3 (Pin 12 available if SD is unused) |
| Working Temperature | -30 °C to +70 °C |
| Board Dimensions (L x W x H) | 72 × 52 × 12 mm |
| Shipping Weight | 0.1 kg |
| Shipping Dimensions | 5 × 5 × 1 cm |
