The Pimoroni Display-O-Tron HAT packs a 16×3 character LCD display, six-zone RGB backlight, bar graph LEDs, and six capacitive touch buttons into one slim HAT for Raspberry Pi. It's ideal for internet radio, home automation dashboards, and any project that needs a compact display with input controls.

Comes fully assembled — just pop it on your Raspberry Pi and install the Python library to get started. The library includes examples for backlighting, bar graphs, touch buttons, menus, games, and even an internet radio.

Key Features

• 16×3 Character LCD – Full ASCII character set with eight custom glyphs
• Six-Zone RGB Backlight – Individually controllable colour zones (SN3218 driver)
• Six Bar Graph LEDs – Bright white, individually dimmable
• Six Capacitive Touch Buttons – Microchip CAP1166 driver for reliable touch input
• Breakout Pins – Power, I2C, SPI, UART, PWM, and five GPIO pins broken out
• Fully Assembled – Ready to use (breakout header pins require soldering)

Compatibility

• Raspberry Pi 3B+, 3, 2, B+, A+
• Raspberry Pi Zero and Zero W
• Any Raspberry Pi with a 40-pin GPIO header

Ideal For

• Internet radio and media player interfaces
• Home automation dashboards
• System monitoring and status displays
• Interactive menu-driven projects

Resources

• Python Library (GitHub)
• Display-O-Tron HAT Pinout