Raspberry Pi framebuffer FBTFT ILI9341

Note: The above wiring scheme is the default GPIO values used by the fb_ili9341 TFT driver. These can be customized if required using the gpios parameter in /etc/modprobe.d/fbtft.conf.

Reference: https://github.com/notro/fbtft/wiki

Create /etc/modules-load.d/fbtft.conf with the following:

spi-bcm2835
fbtft_device

Create /etc/modprobe.d/fbtft.conf with the following:

options fbtft_device name=fb_ili9341  gpios=reset:25,dc:24,led:18 speed=16000000 rotate=90 bgr=1

Note: If using a customized GPIO pinout, specify the GPIO values by adding the gpios parameter, eg: gpios=reset:25,dc:24,led:18

Restart the Raspberry Pi by issuing a sudo restart. After the system reboots, the fbtft display module should be loaded. Verify by checking the output of dmesg, eg:

[    4.017261] fbtft: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
[    4.044138] fbtft_device: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
[    4.072852] spi spi0.0: spidev spi0.0 125000kHz 8 bits mode=0x00
[    4.072868] spi spi0.1: spidev spi0.1 125000kHz 8 bits mode=0x00
[    4.072916] bcm2708_fb soc:fb: soc:fb id=-1 pdata? no
[    4.072997] spi spi0.0: Deleting spi0.0
[    4.075844] fbtft_device: GPIOS used by 'fb_ili9341':
[    4.075852] fbtft_device: 'reset' = GPIO25
[    4.075857] fbtft_device: 'dc' = GPIO24
[    4.075861] fbtft_device: 'led' = GPIO18
[    4.075880] spi spi0.1: spidev spi0.1 125000kHz 8 bits mode=0x00
[    4.075913] spi spi0.0: fb_ili9341 spi0.0 16000kHz 8 bits mode=0x00
[    4.851371] fb_ili9341: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
[    5.224848] graphics fb1: fb_ili9341 frame buffer, 320x240, 150 KiB video memory, 16 KiB DMA buffer memory, fps=20, spi0.0 at 16 MHz

A new framebuffer device /dev/fb1 should now be available.

$ ls -l /dev/fb*
crw-rw---- 1 root video 29, 0 Sep  9 02:39 /dev/fb0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 29, 1 Sep  9 02:55 /dev/fb1

• To utilize this display as the main console instead of the hdmi display, append fbcon=map:10 to /boot/cmdline.txt

dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 console=serial0,115200 console=tty1 root=PARTUUID=4aa23984-02 rootfstype=ext4 elevator=deadline fsck.repair=yes rootwait fbtft_device.name=fb_ili9341 fbtft_device.gpios=reset:25,dc:24,led:18 fbtft_device.speed=16000000 fbtft_device.rotate=90 fbtft_device.bgr=1 fbtft_device.custom=1 fbcon=map:10

• To change the font, follow the Console font instructions here: https://github.com/notro/fbtft/wiki/Boot-console

• To enable or disable the backlight, follow the instructions here: https://github.com/notro/fbtft/wiki/Backlight