U8Glib Arduino Tutorial using SSD1306 OLED I2C screen

About

This tutorial covers how to connect an SSD1306 0.96 inch OLED screen to an Arduino Nano over I2C and display text on it using the U8Glib library.

Hardware Used

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Hardware Connections

Arduino	OLED
3.3V	Vdd
Gnd	Gnd
Analog 4	SDA
Analog 5	SCK

U8Glib Install

In this tutorial, I will be using the U8Glib graphics library for the screen. In this tutorial, I do the same but using Adafruits SSD1306 graphics library.

Method 1:

Downaload the library: https://github.com/olikraus/U8glib_Arduino/releases/tag/1.19.1

In the Arduino IDE :

sketch > include library > Add .ZIP Library > select the downloaded ZIP

Method 2:

Or go to sketch > include library > manage libraries > type u8glib in the search bar and click on install.

Code

Here is the bare minimum code to make the display work. If you need more info about the library check out the documentation on GitHub. You can find more examples provided in the Arduino IDE: File > Examples > U8glib.

//Include the graphics library.
#include "U8glib.h" 

//Initialize display.
U8GLIB_SSD1306_128X64 u8g(U8G_I2C_OPT_NONE | U8G_I2C_OPT_DEV_0);

void setup(void)
{
    //Set font.
    u8g.setFont(u8g_font_unifont);
}

void loop(void)
{

    u8g.firstPage();
    do {
        draw();
    } while (u8g.nextPage());

    //Delay before repeating the loop.
    delay(50);
}

void draw(void)
{

    //Write text. (x, y, text)
    u8g.drawStr(20, 40, "Hello World.");
}