August 22, 2020 2 min to read

Nokia 1208 Colour Display With Arduino

Overview

In this Arduino Tutorial, we will learn how to use Nokia 1600, 1208, 1209, 2310, 2126 CDMA, (6125small, 6136, N71small) colour display with Arduino.

These displays use SPI 9-bits to communicate, 3 or 4 pins are required to the interface (RST is optional).

In my case, I am using a Nokia 1208 display.

Parts needed for this Arduino Tutorial

Arduino UNO / Nano or compatible board
Nokia 1208 display or any display in the above list
SMD to DIP SOP MSOP SSOP TSSOP SOT23 10 PIN converter
Display connector
1N4007 Diode
Jumper wires
9v power supply

Notes

Connect +Vled to +9V and -Vled to GND
All communication lines use 3.3v logic level. So use a Level shifter
These displays are 9bit SPI protocol, so we need a Library for interfacing with Arduino.

Step 1: LCD Connector and Breakout Board

Solder the display connector in 10 Pin SMD to DIP converter board.

Step 2: Electrical Interfacing

Pinout

 1: SCLK
 2: SDA                                        1  _+--+_ 10
 3: GND                                        2  _+--+_  9
 4: /CS                                        3  _+--+_  8
 5: /RES                                       4  _+--+_  7
 6: +Vled                                      5  _+--+_  6
 7: -Vled                        +-----------------+--+---+
 8: ------                       |+----------------------+|
 9: Vdda +2.8v (2.4v - 3.3V)     ||      Nokia 1600      ||
10: Vddio +1.8v (1.65v - 3.0v)   ||         LCD          ||
                                 ||       (98x70)        ||
                                 ||    visible 96x68     ||
                                 ||                      ||    
                                 |+----------------------+|
                                 +------------------------+

Wiring/Circuit Diagram

Code

#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>    // Core graphics library
#include <ST7628.h> // Hardware-specific library

#define TFT_CS     5
#define TFT_RST    6 // you can also connect this to the Arduino reset, in which case, set this #define pin to 0!
#define TFT_SCLK   7 // set these to be whatever pins you like!
#define TFT_MOSI   8 // set these to be whatever pins you like!
ST7628 tft = ST7628(TFT_CS, TFT_MOSI, TFT_SCLK, TFT_RST);

void setup() {
  tft.init();   // initialize a ST7628 chip
  tft.fillScreen(ST7628_BLACK);
  tft.drawRGBBitmap(0,0, cblossomCBM, 64, 64);
  delay(3000);
  tft.fillScreen(ST7628_BLACK);
  
  tft.setCursor(0, 60);
  tft.setTextColor(ST7628_BLUE);
  tft.setTextWrap(true);
  tft.print("Hello World!");
}

void loop() {
}