We've seen transparent displays in several Si-Fi movies and we as electronics enthusiasts curious to use transparent displays finally DF Robot launched Fermion 1.51” OLED Transparent Display module. DFRobot Fermion is a 1.51-inch transparent OLED display with 128-64 resolution that is linked to the host MCU through SPI or GDI (General Display Protocol) interface. It is an amazing transparent display I've ever seen.
Introduction - Fermion 1.51” OLED Transparent Display
There are two ways to connect the display to a development board: a flat cable with a GDI connection to a board such as the DFRobot Firebeetle ESP32-E board with a specific connector to connect external displays, or a flat cable with a GDI connection to a board such as the DFRobot Firebeetle ESP32-E board with a specific connector to connect external displays.
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The Arduino IDE and U8g2 Arduino library may be used to program, as stated in the Wiki, which also includes Arduino sketches for handling fonts, graphics, and different languages, as well as hardware documentation. A quick demo is the best way to see what it looks like in action.
Features:
- Transparent OLED display
- Full-view display
- High resolution
- Blue display
Specifications:
- Screen Interface: 8-bit 68xx/80xx Parallel, 3-/4-wire SPI, 12C
- Adapter Interface: SPI, GDI
- Adapter Size: 18 x 28mm/0.71 x 1.10inch
- Working Voltage: 3.3V
- View Angle: full view
- Driver Chip: SSD1309
- Display Color: blue
- Display Area: 35.05 x 15.32 (mm)/1.40 x 0.60inch
- Pixel Pitch: 0.274 x 0.274mm
- Pixel Size: 0.254 x 0.254mm
- ScreenSize: 41.92x27.08mm/1.65 x 1.07inch
- The fully transparent region resolution :128*56
- Working Temperature: -40~70 ℃
DFRobot provided a full tutorial for the Fermion 1.51-inch transparent OLED display on their wiki and it's available to buy on their shop for from $32 to $34.90 plus shipping.
If you've made any project using DFRobot's Fermion, let me know in the comment box.