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Gorillacell Module 011: 8x8 Dot Matrix I2C

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This module works similarly to the previous 8x8 Dot Matrix Display with SPI interface but this one uses a different driver chip and different interface.

Gorillacell ESP32 development kit comes with 1 piece of 8x8 Dot Matrix display module that is driven using HT16K33 driver chip to simplify wiring connection and to provide an I2C communication interface.

BASIC INFORMATION

Device Category Interface Chipset Description
Output Display Cell Serial I2C HT16K33 I2C = 0x70

PINOUT

It has 4 pins which are

  1. GND - for the ground pin,
  2. VCC - for the supply voltage,
  3. SDA – for the I2C serial data pin, and
  4. SCL – for the I2C serial clock pin.

The 8x8 Dot Matrix Display with I2C interface can be access through I2C address 0x70.

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