The FeatherWing OLED display uses an OLED that has a number of benefits compared to other display technologies. For example, it has a much lower power consumption than other display technologies. This makes it very useful for embedded projects, where the power requirements need to be kept as low as possible.
OLEDs also have a much higher contrast ratio than other display technologies, making the text and graphics being displayed much clearer. The screen comes with three user buttons and has a number of different options in terms of headers and screen resolution. The following photograph shows one of these displays attached to an Adafruit Feather HUZZAH ESP8266 board:
The board comes in a configuration with loose headers that require soldering and another version with assembled headers that require no soldering. The board that is shown in the preceding...