Build Instructions

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  Step 1

  PI OLED Module

  the pi oled is 0.91 inch iic oled.

  It is very easy to use. Just plug to your pi will ok.

  Update the pi system and Python

  Before use the pioled, please install the Raspbian or Raspbian Lite to your computer.

  Run the standard updates:

  sudo apt-get update

  sudo apt-get upgrade

  and

  sudo pip3 install --upgrade setuptools

  If above doesn't work try

  sudo apt-get install python3-pip

  Install the library for the Pi OLED

  enter the following into the terminal:

  sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-ssd1306

  If that complains about pip3 not being installed, then run this first to install it:

  sudo apt-get install python3-pip

  Enable I2C

  The I2C interface is disabled by default so you need to enable it. You can do this within the raspi-config tool on the command line by running :

  sudo raspi-config

  For additional details on this step please see here.

  After you've enabled I2C you will need to shutdown with:

  sudo shutdown -h now

  With the I2C libraries installed I used the i2cdetect command to find the module on the I2C bus.

  i2cdetect -y 1

  and I got the following result :

  cd Adafruit_Python_SSD1306

  sudo python3 setup.py install

  Example Python Scripts

  Now we are ready to test some examples scripts. Navigate into the “examples” directory :

  cd examples

  In there you should find a number of example scripts such as :

  animate.py buttons.py image.py shapes.py stats.py

  These examples can be run using :

  python3  shapes.py

  The examples should give you screens that appear in the examples below :

  By modifying these scripts you can create your own graphics with shapes, images and text depending on your project.

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