# Desktop or Laptop TFT Sidekick With FT232H ## Overview ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/084/159/medium800/graphic_tfts_banner.jpg?1573665399) The [FT232H breakout](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2264) board allows you to add I2C, SPI, and GPIO ports to [almost any PC with a USB port](https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-on-any-computer-with-ft232h). The SPI port capability allows for driving SPI based graphical TFT displays. And by running on a PC, you have plenty of processing power and access to the entire Python ecosystem. This combo allows for some fun use cases. In this guide we will show you how to use this approach to display real time system status using an FT232H breakout and a small TFT display. It will be your little system status Sidekick. ### Adafruit FT232H Breakout - General Purpose USB to GPIO, SPI, I2C [Adafruit FT232H Breakout - General Purpose USB to GPIO, SPI, I2C](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2264) Wouldn't it be cool to drive a [tiny OLED display](https://www.adafruit.com/categories/98), read a [color...](https://www.adafruit.com/products/1334) Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2264) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/2264/guides) ![Angled Shot of the Adafruit FT232H Breakout - General Purpose USB to GPIO, SPI, I2C](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/2264-07.jpg) You can use just about _any_ of our TFT, OLED or E-Ink displays as we've got Python drivers for all of them. However, we recommend one of our color TFT's cause they update fast and look great with nice bright colors ### 2.2" 18-bit color TFT LCD display with microSD card breakout [2.2" 18-bit color TFT LCD display with microSD card breakout](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1480) This lovely little display breakout is the best way to add a small, colorful, and bright display to any project. Since the display uses 4-wire SPI to communicate and has its own pixel-addressable frame buffer, it can be used with every kind of microcontroller. Even a very small one with low... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1480) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/1480/guides) ![Additional video of bootup animation test on TFT screen.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/product-videos/640x480/1480-14.jpg) ### 2.0" 320x240 Color IPS TFT Display with microSD Card Breakout [2.0" 320x240 Color IPS TFT Display with microSD Card Breakout](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4311) This gorgeous IPS display breakout is the best way to add a small, colorful, and bright display to any project, with excellent visibility from any angle. Since the display uses 4-wire SPI to communicate and has its own pixel-addressable frame buffer, it can be used with every kind of... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4311) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4311/guides) ![Overhead video of TFT display running boot-up animation.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/product-videos/640x480/4311-06.jpg) - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/tft-sidekick-with-ft232h/hardware-setup.md) ## Featured Products ### Adafruit FT232H Breakout - General Purpose USB to GPIO, SPI, I2C [Adafruit FT232H Breakout - General Purpose USB to GPIO, SPI, I2C](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2264) Wouldn't it be cool to drive a [tiny OLED display](https://www.adafruit.com/categories/98), read a [color...](https://www.adafruit.com/products/1334) Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2264) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/2264/guides) ### 2.2" 18-bit color TFT LCD display with microSD card breakout [2.2" 18-bit color TFT LCD display with microSD card breakout](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1480) This lovely little display breakout is the best way to add a small, colorful, and bright display to any project. Since the display uses 4-wire SPI to communicate and has its own pixel-addressable frame buffer, it can be used with every kind of microcontroller. Even a very small one with low... 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