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Display Configuration

GP2040-CE supports the use of a display module such as an OLED with a SSD1306, SH1106, or SH1107 display IC.

GP2040-CE Configurator - Display Configuration

Hardware Options​

  • Enabled - Turns on/off the display module.
  • I2C Block - The Pico I2C block that will be used. Set based on pins, refer to table on page.
  • I2C Address - The I2C address of your device, defaults to the very commonly used 0x3C.

Screen Options​

  • Flip Display - Allows you to flip or mirror the display in a variety of ways.
  • Invert Display - Inverts the pixel colors, effectively giving you a negative image when enabled.

Layout Options​

Button Layout Combinations

Be sure to pick left and right layouts that match. Some layout combinations result in overlapping buttons on the screen.

  • Button Layout (Left) - Changes the onscreen layout for the left side of the display and stick.
  • Button Layout (Right) - Changes the onscreen layout for the right side of the display and stick.
  • Splash Mode - Enables or disables a splash screen displaying when the unit is turned on.
  • Splash Duration - Sets the amount of time the splash screen displays for on boot.
  • Display Saver Timeout - Will cause the display to turn off after the specified number of minutes. Pressing any input will cause the display to turn back on.
  • Choose File - Upload your own image to be used for the splash screen.

Custom Splash Screen​

It is recommend that you use a two color 128x64 image (or one that is sized appropriately for your display). Uploading any other type of image will result in a conversion and sizing of the image automatically.

Supported Formats: BMP, GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP

caution

Animated GIFs are not supported at this time.

Check out our collection of great custom splash screens from the community HERE

Display Elements​

GP2040-CE Configurator - Display Example

This area contains an explanation of display elements and provide an example for how it may appear on your device.

Top Row​

Going from left to right, the display elements are

  • Input Mode - Displays the current input mode
    • XINPUT - XInput
    • SWITCH - Nintendo Switch
    • DINPUT - PS3/DirectInput
    • HID-KB - Keyboard
    • PS4 - Controller Mode set as Controller, will change to PS4:AS on successful authentication
    • PS4:AS - PS4 Input Mode add-on successfully authenticated
    • PS5 - Controller Mode Set as Arcade Stick, will change to PS5:AS on successful authentication
    • PS5:AS - PS5 Input Mode add-on successfully authenticated
    • XBONE - Xbox One compatible with Xbox One Input Mode
    • OGXBOX - Original XBox
    • GEN/MD - Sega Genesis/MegaDrive Mini
    • NGMINI - NEOGEO mini
    • PCE/TG - PC Engine/Turbografx 16 Mini
    • EGRET - EGRET II Mini
    • ASTRO - ASTROCITY Mini
    • PSC - Playstation Classic
  • Turbo - Will display T## when Turbo is enabled where ## is the number of presses per second
  • DPad Mode - Displays the current DPad Mode
  • SOCD Cleaning Mode - Displays the current SOCD cleaning Mode
  • Macros - M will appear if Macros are enabled and this cannot be disabled.

Middle​

The appearance of this area will depend on the particular configuration of your Button Layouts on the Left and Right sides

  • Turbo Rings - When using the Turbo Mode is enabled on individual buttons, the buttons will have a smaller inner ring as an indicator. When disabled, this button will disappear.

GP2040-CE Configurator - Display Example - Turbo Enabled

Bottom​

  • Input History - Will display input history when the Input History add-on is enabled and configured