PixPIO 2.8-inch touch display: design it with no code

What is PixPIO?

PixPIO (also written Pix PIO) is a 2.8-inch display made by CURIOUS WORM in Kerala, India, with touch versions: the PixPIO touch display. You design its screens by dragging widgets in the free PixPIO Editor, which comes with the PICPIO extension for VS Code. Flash the design over one USB cable, then drive the PixPIO display from your Arduino, ESP32, PIC or STM32 with short commands: the display does the drawing, so your board needs no display code. Step-by-step help is in the PixPIO manual (20 languages) and the videos below.

How it works

1. DesignDrag gauges, bars, buttons, charts, icons and text onto the screen in the PixPIO Editor, inside VS Code. About 30 ready widgets.

2. FlashOne click flashes the design to the display over USB. Fonts and pictures go to its onboard flash.

3. Drive itYour board sends short commands over UART, I2C or SPI: set a value, change a text or a colour, switch the page. The display does the drawing.

14 ready projects

Open any of these from Projects in the Editor and flash it in one click. Each comes with an Arduino / ESP32 sketch for the host.

Home Clock on the PixPIO display — **Home Clock**Big smooth time with AM / PM, the date, and cards for indoor temperature, humidity and an alarm. A second page shows an analog clock.

Digital Clock (LED) on the PixPIO display — **Digital Clock (LED)**LED-style 7-segment digits with faint unlit segments and a blinking colon. Date and room temperature below, and a dim red night page.

Digital Clock (Classic) on the PixPIO display — **Digital Clock (Classic)**Classic slanted 7-segment digits on a dark panel, with a blinking colon, AM / PM, the date, room temperature and a night page.

Glass + Neon on the PixPIO display — **Glass + Neon**A frosted glass card over a colour gradient (temperature, level, status) beside a neon power arc. Shows what PixPIO can draw.

Vehicle Cluster on the PixPIO display — **Vehicle Cluster**A sport bike / car cluster: speedometer whose needle glides to each new speed, P R N D S gear strip, fuel and battery bars, turn signals and warning lamps, odometer, trip and range.

Weather Station on the PixPIO display — **Weather Station**City, date and time, a sky icon the host switches (sun, cloud, rain, snow, moon), big temperature with high / low, and cards for humidity, pressure, wind and rain. A second page shows 24 hours of temperature, sunrise, sunset and the UV index.

Water Tank Controller on the PixPIO display — **Water Tank Controller**Overhead tank and sump with the new Tank widget (the water turns red when low), a pipe between them, pump ON / OFF lamp, both levels in %, mode and pump run time. The sketch runs the pump automatically.

Solar Monitor on the PixPIO display — **Solar Monitor**Panel power on an arc, the battery with its charge and state (charging, discharging, full), and cards for the house load, energy today and battery voltage.

Egg Incubator on the PixPIO display — **Egg Incubator**Big temperature with its set point and the heater lamp, humidity with a bar, the day of 21 and a countdown to the next egg turn. The sketch runs the heater.

Motor Starter on the PixPIO display — **Motor Starter**A three-phase motor panel: current on an arc, a status lamp (stopped, running, trip), run time, starts today and the R / Y / B phase voltages. The sketch trips on single phasing or over current.

Thermostat on the PixPIO display — **Thermostat**The room temperature in a ring, the set point between - and + (the board's UP / DOWN buttons), the mode (cooling, heating, idle) as an icon, humidity and the fan. The sketch runs the AC and the heater.

Plant Monitor on the PixPIO display — **Plant Monitor**Soil moisture as a Tank (red when dry) with its state, the pump lamp and the last watering, and cards for light and air temperature. The sketch waters the plant by itself.

Air Quality on the PixPIO display — **Air Quality**The AQI big with its category in its colour and a green / yellow / red level meter, CO2 with a word, PM2.5, PM10 and humidity. The sketch works out the AQI from PM2.5 and runs an exhaust fan.

Inverter / UPS on the PixPIO display — **Inverter / UPS**MAINS or BATTERY as the source (icon and word), the input volts, the battery charging or backing up, and cards for the load, the output volts and the backup time left.

Watch it

More PixPIO videos on the PICPIO YouTube channel, and in Malayalam on CURIOSITY. All of them, one per page: PixPIO videos.

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Label widget: every option, step by step | PixPIO 2.8" touch display (no code)

Models

2.8-inch display: Lite, 4, 8 and 16 (MB of flash for fonts and pictures), and touch versions 4T, 8T and 16T. PixPIO ships across India now; worldwide shipping is coming soon.

Order on WhatsApp Shop (India, pay online) All ways to get it

PixPIO questions

What is PixPIO?

PixPIO is a 2.8-inch display you design by dragging widgets in the free PixPIO Editor. You flash the design over one USB cable, then drive the display from your Arduino, ESP32, PIC or STM32 with short commands.

Do I need to write display code?

No. The display does the drawing. Your board sends short commands over UART, I2C or SPI: set a value, change a text or a colour, switch the page.

Do I need an SD card to change the screen?

No. One click flashes the design to the display over USB, and you can change the screen live over USB: no SD card, no re-flash. Fonts and pictures go to the onboard flash.

Is the PixPIO Editor free?

Yes. The PixPIO Editor comes with the free PICPIO extension for VS Code, and has about 30 ready widgets and 14 ready projects.

Which PixPIO models are there?

2.8-inch display: Lite, 4, 8 and 16 (MB of flash for fonts and pictures), and the touch versions 4T, 8T and 16T. Prices in India, GST included: Lite ₹1,999, 4 ₹2,099, 8 ₹2,200, 4T (touch) ₹2,399, 16 ₹2,399, 8T (touch) ₹2,499, 16T (touch) ₹2,699. Shipping in India is free.

How long does delivery take, and can I return it?

Delivery in India takes 3 to 7 days: we dispatch in 1 to 2 days, the courier takes 2 to 5 days. If your PixPIO arrives damaged or does not work, tell us within 7 days with an unboxing video or photos and we replace it, with the return shipping paid by us. We do not take back a display that works, and the replacement does not cover damage from wrong wiring, wrong voltage, soldering or a broken screen.

Where can I buy PixPIO?

PixPIO ships across India now; worldwide shipping is coming soon. Order on WhatsApp (+91 9946691901) or from the CURIOUS WORM shop.

Is there a PixPIO manual?

Yes. The PixPIO manual is free online, in 20 languages.