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Arduino OLED Display Menu With Option to Select
2026-08-19 | By Ron Cutts
License: GNU Lesser General Public License Displays I2C / TWI Microcontrollers Serial / UART Arduino ESP32
In this tutorial, we will learn how to make a menu with a selection option using an OLED display and Visuino.
Watch the video.
Learn more about Visuino: What is Visuino
What You Will Need
Arduino UNO (or any other Arduino)
Visuino program: Download Visuino
The Circuit
Connect OLED display pin [VCC] to arduino pin [5V]
Connect OLED display pin [GND] to arduino pin [GND]
Connect OLED display pin [SDA] to arduino pin [SDA]
Connect OLED display pin [SCL] to arduino pin [SCL]
Connect Arduino 5V to one side of the resistor
Connect other side of the resistor to the button
Connect other side of the button to the Arduino digital pin[8] and to the ground
Start Visuino, and Select the Arduino UNO Board Type
To start programming the Arduino, you will need to have the Arduino IDE installed from here: https://www.arduino.cc/.
Please be aware that there are some critical bugs in Arduino IDE 1.6.6. Make sure that you install 1.6.7 or higher; otherwise, this will not work! If you have not done so, follow the steps to set up the Arduino IDE to program Arduino UNO! The Visuino: https://www.visuino.eu also needs to be installed. Start Visuino as shown in the first picture. Click on the "Tools" button on the Arduino component (Picture 1) in Visuino. When the dialog appears, select "Arduino UNO" as shown in Picture 2
In Visuino ADD Components
Add "Counter" component
Add "Integer Array" component
Add "Integer Multi Source" component
Add "SSD1306/SH1106 OLED Display (I2C)" component
In Visuino Set Components
Select "Counter1" component, and in the properties window, set 'Max'>'Value' to 2 and 'Min>'Value' to 0
Double-click on "Array1" and in the Elements window drag 3x 'Value' to the left side
Select Item[1] and in the properties window set value to 20
Select Item[2] and in the properties window set value to 40Select "IntegerMultiSource1" component and in the properties window set 'Output Pins' to 4
Double-click on "DisplayOLED1" and in the elements window
-drag 3X "Draw Text" to the left
Select 'Draw Text1' and in the properties window set color to tmcInvert, size to 2, text to 'Menu-1'
Select 'Draw Text2' and in the properties window set color to tmcInvert, size to 2, text to 'Menu-2', Y to 20
Select 'Draw Text3' and in the properties window set color to tmcInvert, size to 2, text to 'Menu-3', Y to 40
-drag "Draw Rectangle" to the left and set color to tmcWhite and fillcolor to tmcWhite, height to 20, Width to 128, select Y and click on the Pin icon and select 'Integer SinkPin'
-drag "Fill Screen" to the left
In Visuino Connect Components
Connect Arduino digital pin[8] to "counter1" component pin[In]
Connect "Counter1" component pin[out] to "Array1" pin[Index]
Connect "Array1" component pin[out] to "IntegerMultiSource1" pin[In]
Connect "IntegerMultiSource1" pin[0] to DisplayOLED1>Fill Screen1 pin[clock]
Connect "IntegerMultiSource1" pin[1] to DisplayOLED1>Draw Rectangle1 pin[Y]
Connect "IntegerMultiSource1" pin[2] to DisplayOLED1>Draw Rectangle1 pin[Clock]
Connect "IntegerMultiSource1" pin[3] to DisplayOLED1>Draw Text1 pin[Clock]
Connect "IntegerMultiSource1" pin[3] to DisplayOLED1>Draw Text2 pin[Clock]
Connect "IntegerMultiSource1" pin[3] to DisplayOLED1>Draw Text3 pin[Clock]
Connect "DisplayOLED1" pin I2C[Out] to Arduino board I2c pin[In]
Generate, Compile, and Upload the Arduino Code
In Visuino, at the bottom, click on the "Build" Tab, make sure the correct port is selected, then click on the "Compile/Build and Upload" button.
Play
If you power the Arduino UNO module and the OLED display starts displaying the menu, you can navigate through the menu by pressing the button.
Congratulations! You have completed your project with Visuino. Also attached is the Visuino project that I created for this. You can download it here and open it in Visuino: https://www.visuino.eu
