I want to use this https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11741touch screen but with an Arduino Mini rather than the Uno. I know the kit comes with a shield to connect to the Uno, but if I want to use a Mini (space is a consideration in my project) how do I connect them? And will that work?
Anything with a TTL serial port will work with that display.
Thanks for confirming that. I just saw this on a product description:jremington:
Anything with a TTL serial port will work with that display.
The communication interface between the 4Display-Shield and the Arduino is via the Serial UART, or a combination of the SPI bus plus the analog/digital pins on the Arduino.
But it looks like the shield for the Uno does more than just connect the ribbon cable from the touch screen to the various pins. Maybe there’s a schematic for the shield?
The provided software should give you some hints about any additional functions of the shield.
I would look through the information provided by the manufacturer: http://www.4dsystems.com.au/product/uLCD_32PTU/
Thanks!