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WIO - SPI Clock (GC9A01)

WIO First Steps

Fritzing setup by HolgerW

Description

The WIOpico supports as from version 1027 the Adafruit GC9A01 display.
The option WIODialog → Setup → Extra → SPI Clock must be set.
The clock depends on the Rocrail clock events and will first start after the one came in. The clock will not run stand alone.
If the weather is active in Rocrail the brightness will be used for dimming the display.
The second hand will tick slightly faster and wait at 12 until the new clock event did arrive.

Credits

Thanks to HolgerW for providing the graphical implementation. 👍
See for more information the Forum thread (DE)


Wiring

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GC9A01 Pico WIOpicoW-01 Remark Pull-up on WIOpicoW-01
CS GP14 I/O1-7 SPI Chip select Remove
DC GP15 I/O1-8 Data/Command selector Remove
SDA GP19 I/O2-4 SPI MOSI(TX) Remove
SCL GP18 I/O2-3 SPI SCK(Clock) Remove
VCC 3V3(OUT) I/Ox-1
GND GND I/Ox-2

See WIOpicoW-01 I/O for connector pin mapping.
Note: Do not mount RN1 and RN2 on the WIOpicoW-01.


Video

This video does not show the final version but gives a good impression.


Two displays

To make clock with two faces, two displays can be connected parallel to one PicoW:

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Front Back


Stand alone sketch

Sketch by HolgerW: