2.4-inch ESP32 Dispaly PlatformIO Tutorial
Overview¶
This tutorial is for 2.4-inch/2.8-inch/3.5-inch ESP32 HMI display.
Software Preparation¶
First download Visual Studio Code on https://code.visualstudio.com/. Choose the version that is compatible with your computer system and download it
Open VSCode and click on Extension, search for Python and install.
Search for PlatformIO and install it.
Create new projects¶
Click on the PlatformIO icon, click the quik access "Open", then click "+New Project"
Add the project name. The board select "Denky(WROOM32)", framework select Arduino
The main part of the program will be written in main.cpp
Download the lvgl and TFT_eSPI library
We can see that the library has been added successfully!
Configure the libraries¶
TFT_eSPI¶
Delete the original User_Setup.h in the TFT_eSPI folder, and copy the User_Setup.h provided to the folder.
LVGL¶
Right-click the lvgl and open in files explorer
Move the demos and examples folder to src folder
Place the lv_conf.h file under the donky32 directory
UI¶
Put the UI files to the right folder. (The UI files are generated from the SquareLine Studio)
The .c files should be in the /src folder, and the .h files should be /include folder.
Compile and upload the code¶
After the configuration is complete, write the code in main.cpp.
Then we can compile the program.
Upload the code and press reset button, the program will run on the board!
