For a ready to use ESP32 project take look at the lv_port_esp32 repository.
NOTE: You need to set the display horizontal and vertical size, color depth and swap of RGB565 color on the LVGL configuration menuconfig (it's not handled automatically).
| Display Controller | Type | Interface | Color depth (LV_COLOR_DEPTH) | Swap RGB565 color (LV_COLOR_16_SWAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILI9341 | TFT | SPI | 16: RGB565 | Yes |
| ILI9163C | TFT | SPI | 16: RGB565 | Yes |
| ILI9486 | TFT | SPI | 16: RGB565 | Yes |
| ILI9488 | TFT | SPI | 16: RGB565 | No |
| HX8357B/HX8357D | TFT | SPI | 16: RGB565 | Yes |
| ST7789 | TFT | SPI | 16: RGB565 | Yes |
| ST7735S | TFT | SPI | 16: RGB565 | Yes |
| FT81x | TFT | Single, Dual, Quad SPI | 16: RGB565 | No |
| GC9A01 | TFT | SPI | 16: RGB565 | Yes |
| RA8875 | TFT | SPI | 16: RGB565 | Yes |
| SH1107 | Monochrome | SPI | 1: 1byte per pixel | No |
| SSD1306 | Monochrome | I2C | 1: 1byte per pixel | No |
| PCD8544 | Monochrome | SPI | 1: 1byte per pixel | No |
| IL3820 | e-Paper | SPI | 1: 1byte per pixel | No |
| UC8151D/ GoodDisplay GDEW0154M10 DES | e-Paper | SPI | 1: 1byte per pixel | No |
| FitiPower JD79653A/ GoodDisplay GDEW0154M09 | e-Paper | SPI | 1: 1byte per pixel | No |
If your display or input device (touch) controller is not supported consider contributing to this repo by adding support to it! Contribute controller support
You can also use the predefined kits, which selects the correct display controllers on the kit, and sets the gpio numbers for the interface.
| Kit name | Display controller | Interface | Hor. Res. | Ver. Res. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP Wrover Kit v4.1 | ILI9341 | SPI | 240 | 320 |
| M5Stack | ILI9341 | SPI | 240 | 320 |
| M5Stack Core2 | ILI9341 | SPI | 240 | 320 |
| M5Stick | SH1107 | SPI | - | - |
| M5StickC | ST7735S | SPI | 80 | 160 |
| Adafruit 3.5 Featherwing | HX8357 | SPI | 480 | 320 |
| RPi MPI3501 | ILI9486 | SPI | - | - |
| Wemos Lolin OLED | SSD1306 | SPI | 64 | 128 |
| ER-TFT035-6 | ILI9488 | SPI | 480 | 320 |
| AIRcable ATAGv3 | IL3820 | SPI | 128 | 296 |
| TTGO T-Display | ST7789 | SPI | 135 | 240 |
| TTGO Camera Plus | ST7789 | SPI | 240 | 240 |
NOTE: See Supported display controllers for more information on display configuration. NOTE: See Supported indev controllers for more information about indev configuration.
LVGL can use I2C to read from a touch sensor or write to a display, possibly many times a second. Meanwhile, other tasks may also want to read from i2c devices on the same bus. I2C using the ESP-IDF is not thread-safe.
I2C Manager (i2c_manager) is a component that will let code in multiple threads
talk to devices on the I2C ports without getting in each other's way. These drivers
use a built-in copy of I2C Manager to talk to the I2C port, but you can also use
the I2C Manager component itself and have others play nice with LVGL and vice-versa.
Click here for details.
Control of LCD's backlight is provided by separate module that is independent from the display driver.
Configuration of the backlight controller can be found in menuconfig LVGL ESP Drivers -> LVGL TFT Display controller.
There are three modes of operation: