# \[Pico Display\] Setting up on non-pico Raspberry

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**Created:** [August 18, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pico-display-setting-up-on-non-pico-raspberry/17719 "2021-08-18T13:10:33Z")\
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Dear all,  
I’ve recently acquired a “Pico Display pack”, and joined the Pimoroni forums.  
I intend to connect the LCD screen to a Raspberry Pi Zero W, but I found very limited documentation, tutorial or datasheet that could help, once I connected the screen pins.

If anyone know if this usecase has been discussed already, or if you could point me to the product datasheet or setup instruction, I would be very grateful :)

Thank you in advance  
Best regards

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**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pico-display-setting-up-on-non-pico-raspberry/17719/2 "2021-08-18T15:15:22Z")

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The st7789 driver should work.

> **[GitHub - pimoroni/st7789-python: Python library to control an ST7789 240x240...](https://github.com/pimoroni/st7789-python)**
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> Python library to control an ST7789 240x240 1.3" TFT LCD display. - GitHub - pimoroni/st7789-python: Python library to control an ST7789 240x240 1.3" TFT LCD display.

You will need to edit the examples to match the different height of 135 pixels.  
And the display seetings in the files like

```auto
# Create ST7789 LCD display class.
disp = ST7789.ST7789(
    port=0,
    cs=ST7789.BG_SPI_CS_FRONT, # BG_SPI_CS_BACK or BG_SPI_CS_FRONT
    dc=9,
    backlight=19, # 18 for back BG slot, 19 for front BG slot.
    spi_speed_hz=80 * 1000 * 1000,
    offset_left=40 if display_type == "round" else 0
)

```

`cs=0,` or `cs=1,` will work instead of all that breakout garden stuff, I’ve done it with other displays.

The pinout is as follows.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/pimoroni/original/2X/f/f59815dfdf43f9640f020d909a9ba0d8ae006062.png)

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This may also help, its what pins are used on the Pi.

SPI0  
GPIO 7, Pin 26, CE1  
GPIO 8, Pin 24, CE0  
GPIO 9, Pin 21, MISO  
GPIO 10, Pin 19, MOSI  
GPIO 11, Pin 23, SCLK

SPI1  
GPIO 16, Pin 36, CE2  
GPIO 17, Pin 11, CE1  
GPIO 18, Pin 12, CE0  
GPIO 19, Pin 35, MISO  
GPIO 20, Pin 38, MOSI  
GPIO 21, Pin 40, SCLK

/boot/config.txt

dtparam=spi=on

dtoverlay=spi1-1cs #1 chip select  
dtoverlay=spi1-2cs #2 chip select  
dtoverlay=spi1-3cs #3 chip select

SCLK - Serial ClocK  
CE - Chip Enable (often called Chip Select)  
MOSI - Master Out Slave In  
MISO - Master In Slave Out  
MOMI - Master Out Master In

[SPI at Raspberry Pi GPIO Pinout](https://pinout.xyz/pinout/spi)

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**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pico-display-setting-up-on-non-pico-raspberry/17719/4 "2021-08-18T15:24:42Z")

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How are you guys so fast :)

Thanks for the links and info, I’ll try tomorrow, but it should be pretty straightforward

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**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pico-display-setting-up-on-non-pico-raspberry/17719/5 "2021-08-18T18:31:19Z")

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I don’t work for Pimoroni, just so you know. I’m just an enthusiast that happens to like and use a lot of Pimoroni tech. I have various different versions of the Breakout Garden ones hooked up to Pi Zero’s.  
I have one Pi with two of the 0.96" SPI Color LCD (160x80) Breakouts on SPI 0 and one with three on SPI 1. That’s how I know what pins are what, and where they go. Some are soldered to Proto Boards and some are in Breakout Garden hats.  
I do have one of those Pico Displays on the Pico Omnibus. The PICO has a LIPO Shim on it and the display is showing battery condition etc. I have other plans for the display, I just can’t find my round 2it. ;)