Problem to Setting up i2c OLED wemos D1 mini shiled (64*24)

Question

Hi

I used this shield before well. But it didn't work when I wanted to work with him last night!

this is my wireing :

Now I want to know how to test that it is healthy? Is i2c address missing or not?

I tried this code to find i2c address but no answer appeared on Arduino Serial monitor !! nothing ..

and i uploaded any more example code on Uno but OLED not worked .

//     ~~~~~~~~~~~ i2c Address Scanner ~~~~~~~~~~~

#include <Wire.h>

void setup() {
Serial.begin (115200);

while (!Serial) {}

Serial.println ();
Serial.println ("I2C scanner. Scanning ...");
byte count = 0;

Wire.begin();
for (byte i = 8; i < 120; i++){
Wire.beginTransmission (i);
if (Wire.endTransmission () == 0){
  Serial.print ("Found address: ");
  Serial.print (i, DEC);
  Serial.print (" (0x");
  Serial.print (i, HEX);
  Serial.println (")");
  count++;
  delay (1);  
   } 
  } 
  Serial.println ("Done.");
  Serial.print ("Found ");
  Serial.print (count, DEC);
  Serial.println (" device(s).");
  }  
  void loop() {}

. .

What is the problem ?

Answer 1

The main problem is, that the module does not get any supply voltage. You connected the Unos 5V to the OLED boards 5V. But this pin doesn't seem to be connected on the OLED shield. It is marked with 5V there, because this board is a shield to be stacked onto the Wemos D1. When you do this, you have 5V on this pin from the Wemos and can access it on the OLED shield for adding further components. (This is the principle of shields. Making even unused pins available on the shield, so that these pins don't get covered by the shield)

The shield needs to be supplied through the 3.3V pin, as it is a 3.3V device and it does not have an own voltage regulator (see the schematics of the shield).

Thus the shield cannot be found, because it is not turned on. It does not have a supply voltage.

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That said, you may also get into trouble because of the communication voltage. The Uno works with 5V on the I2C lines, while the OLED shield works with 3.3V. The shield might get damaged by the higher voltage. The schematics the shield don't mention part names, so I cannot know, if they are 5V tolerant (there are 2 ICs in the schematics).

If the shield is not 5V tolerant on the I2C lines, you need to use a bidirectional level converter for both lines (or you can build your own with 2 MOSFETS for each line).