Waveshare ESP32-S3 LCD Driver Board is a compact development board designed to simplify the GUI development process. The company mentions that the board supports 2.1-inch, 2.8-inch, and 4-inch displays and with an additional SPI and I2C header it can support a wide range of LCD panels. Additionally, the board features an onboard lithium battery charger and 15 usable GPIO pins for added flexibility. These features make this device suitable for applications like smart home devices, industrial control panels, and interactive kiosks.
It seems like the board supports the 4-inch LF40 square touchscreen display that we wrote about just yesterday. other than that it also supports 2.1-inch and 2.8-inch circular displays. Seeking off circular displays, we have previously written about some ESP32-powered development boards with circular displays like the Waveshare 1.69-inch IPS touch LCD, the Waveshare RP2040-LCD-0.99-B, the Waveshare ESP32-S3-LCD-1.28 and many other types of displays. Feel free to check those out if you are looking for some unique display products.
Waveshare ESP32-S3 LCD Driver Board specifications
- Wireless Module – ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8R8
- Espressif Systems ESP32-S3R8 – Dual-core Tensilica LX7 @ up to 240 MHz with vector instructions for AI acceleration, 512KB SRAM, 384KB ROM, 8MB PSRAM
- Storage – 8 MB flash
- Wireless – 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 and Bluetooth LE dual-mode
- PCB antenna
- USB – 1x USB Type-C for power, charging, and programming
- Display connectivity
- 40-pin SPI+RGB connector
- 18-pin SPI LCD connector
- Display Options
- 2.1-inch round touch display, 480×480 pixels, single-point capacitive touch
- 2.8-inch round touch display, 480×480 pixels, 5-point capacitive touch
- 4-inch touch display, 480×480 pixels, 5-point capacitive touch
- Display compatibility – Supports multiple RGB666/565 LCDs
- Misc
- Reset and Boot buttons
- 20-pin header with 15x GPIO
- Power Management
- Onboard ETA6096 high-efficiency Lithium battery recharge manager
- MX1.25 lithium battery header
- Supports charging and discharging for 3.7V Lithium battery
- Dimensions – 66.3 x 25.4 mm
The company provides a detailed diagram where you get connector information, IC part numbers, and other information.
As mentioned earlier you have the option to choose from four different configurations, where you can purchase the driver board only, a kit with the driver board with a 2.1-inch RGB round touch display, a 2.8-inch RGB round display kit, or a 4-inch square RGB touch display kit for maximum flexibility.
Waveshare additionally provides dimensions with 3D files for the development board and the display to facilitate the design of products using CAD software. The company also provides a schematic diagram, and pinout diagram for both the GPIOs and LCD connectors which can be found on the Wiki along with other documentation.
In terms of software, the company mentions the board is compatible with ESP-IDF and Arduino, and it also supports the LVGL GUI development library which should make software development easy.
The Waveshare ESP32-S3 LCD Driver Board and kits can be purchased on Aliexpress for $10.80 to $41.80 depending on the selected option. The board is also available on Amazon for $16.99, and kits with the 2.1-inch and 2.8-inch round displays go for $39.99 and $45.11 respectively. Finally, the board and kits can also be purchased on the company’s online store.
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