LCD¶
Introduction¶
ESP chips can generate various kinds of timings that needed by common LCDs on the market, like SPI LCD, I80 LCD (a.k.a Intel 8080 parallel LCD), RGB LCD, I2C LCD, etc. The esp_lcd
component is officially to support those LCDs with a group of universal APIs across chips.
Functional Overview¶
In esp_lcd
, an LCD panel is represented by esp_lcd_panel_handle_t
, which plays the role of an abstract frame buffer, regardless of the frame memory is allocated inside ESP chip or in external LCD controller. Based on the location of the frame buffer, the LCD panel allocation functions are mainly grouped into the following categories:
RGB LCD panel
- is simply based on a group of specific synchronous signals indicating where to start and stop a frame.Controller based LCD panel
involves multiple steps to get a panel handle, like bus allocation, IO device registration and controller driver install.
After we get the LCD handle, the remaining LCD operations are the same for different LCD interfaces and vendors.
Application Example¶
LCD examples are located under: peripherals/lcd:
Jpeg decoding and LCD display - peripherals/lcd/tjpgd
LVGL porting and animation UI - peripherals/lcd/lvgl
API Reference¶
Header File¶
Enumerations¶
Header File¶
Type Definitions¶
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typedef struct esp_lcd_panel_io_t *
esp_lcd_panel_io_handle_t
¶ Type of LCD panel IO handle
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typedef struct esp_lcd_panel_t *
esp_lcd_panel_handle_t
¶ Type of LCD panel handle
Enumerations¶
Header File¶
Functions¶
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_panel_io_tx_param
(esp_lcd_panel_io_handle_t io, int lcd_cmd, const void *param, size_t param_size)¶ Transmit LCD command and corresponding parameters.
- Note
Commands sent by this function are short, so they are sent using polling transactions. The function does not return before the command tranfer is completed. If any queued transactions sent by
esp_lcd_panel_io_tx_color()
are still pending when this function is called, this function will wait until they are finished and the queue is empty before sending the command(s).- Return
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG if parameter is invalid
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] io
: LCD panel IO handle, which is created by other factory API likeesp_lcd_new_panel_io_spi()
[in] lcd_cmd
: The specific LCD command[in] param
: Buffer that holds the command specific parameters, set to NULL if no parameter is needed for the command[in] param_size
: Size ofparam
in memory, in bytes, set to zero if no parameter is needed for the command
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_panel_io_tx_color
(esp_lcd_panel_io_handle_t io, int lcd_cmd, const void *color, size_t color_size)¶ Transmit LCD RGB data.
- Note
This function will package the command and RGB data into a transaction, and push into a queue. The real transmission is performed in the background (DMA+interrupt). The caller should take care of the lifecycle of the
color
buffer. Recycling of color buffer should be done in the callbackon_color_trans_done()
.- Return
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG if parameter is invalid
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] io
: LCD panel IO handle, which is created by factory API likeesp_lcd_new_panel_io_spi()
[in] lcd_cmd
: The specific LCD command[in] color
: Buffer that holds the RGB color data[in] color_size
: Size ofcolor
in memory, in bytes
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_panel_io_del
(esp_lcd_panel_io_handle_t io)¶ Destory LCD panel IO handle (deinitialize panel and free all corresponding resource)
- Return
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG if parameter is invalid
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] io
: LCD panel IO handle, which is created by factory API likeesp_lcd_new_panel_io_spi()
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_new_panel_io_spi
(esp_lcd_spi_bus_handle_t bus, const esp_lcd_panel_io_spi_config_t *io_config, esp_lcd_panel_io_handle_t *ret_io)¶ Create LCD panel IO handle, for SPI interface.
- Return
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG if parameter is invalid
ESP_ERR_NO_MEM if out of memory
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] bus
: SPI bus handle[in] io_config
: IO configuration, for SPI interface[out] ret_io
: Returned IO handle
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_new_panel_io_i2c
(esp_lcd_i2c_bus_handle_t bus, const esp_lcd_panel_io_i2c_config_t *io_config, esp_lcd_panel_io_handle_t *ret_io)¶ Create LCD panel IO handle, for I2C interface.
- Return
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG if parameter is invalid
ESP_ERR_NO_MEM if out of memory
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] bus
: I2C bus handle[in] io_config
: IO configuration, for I2C interface[out] ret_io
: Returned IO handle
Structures¶
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struct
esp_lcd_panel_io_event_data_t
¶ Type of LCD panel IO event data.
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struct
esp_lcd_panel_io_spi_config_t
¶ Panel IO configuration structure, for SPI interface.
Public Members
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int
cs_gpio_num
¶ GPIO used for CS line
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int
dc_gpio_num
¶ GPIO used to select the D/C line, set this to -1 if the D/C line not controlled by manually pulling high/low GPIO
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int
spi_mode
¶ Traditional SPI mode (0~3)
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unsigned int
pclk_hz
¶ Frequency of pixel clock
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size_t
trans_queue_depth
¶ Size of internal transaction queue
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esp_lcd_panel_io_color_trans_done_cb_t
on_color_trans_done
¶ Callback invoked when color data transfer has finished
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void *
user_ctx
¶ User private data, passed directly to on_color_trans_done’s user_ctx
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int
lcd_cmd_bits
¶ Bit-width of LCD command
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int
lcd_param_bits
¶ Bit-width of LCD parameter
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unsigned int
dc_as_cmd_phase
: 1¶ D/C line value is encoded into SPI transaction command phase
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unsigned int
dc_low_on_data
: 1¶ If this flag is enabled, DC line = 0 means transfer data, DC line = 1 means transfer command; vice versa
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unsigned int
octal_mode
: 1¶ transmit with octal mode (8 data lines), this mode is used to simulate Intel 8080 timing
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int
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struct
esp_lcd_panel_io_i2c_config_t
¶ Public Members
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uint32_t
dev_addr
¶ I2C device address
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esp_lcd_panel_io_color_trans_done_cb_t
on_color_trans_done
¶ Callback invoked when color data transfer has finished
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void *
user_ctx
¶ User private data, passed directly to on_color_trans_done’s user_ctx
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size_t
control_phase_bytes
¶ I2C LCD panel will encode control information (e.g. D/C seclection) into control phase, in several bytes
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unsigned int
dc_bit_offset
¶ Offset of the D/C selection bit in control phase
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int
lcd_cmd_bits
¶ Bit-width of LCD command
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int
lcd_param_bits
¶ Bit-width of LCD parameter
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unsigned int
dc_low_on_data
: 1¶ If this flag is enabled, DC line = 0 means transfer data, DC line = 1 means transfer command; vice versa
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uint32_t
Type Definitions¶
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typedef void *
esp_lcd_spi_bus_handle_t
¶ Type of LCD SPI bus handle
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typedef void *
esp_lcd_i2c_bus_handle_t
¶ Type of LCD I2C bus handle
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typedef struct esp_lcd_i80_bus_t *
esp_lcd_i80_bus_handle_t
¶ Type of LCD intel 8080 bus handle
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typedef bool (*
esp_lcd_panel_io_color_trans_done_cb_t
)(esp_lcd_panel_io_handle_t panel_io, esp_lcd_panel_io_event_data_t *edata, void *user_ctx)¶ Declare the prototype of the function that will be invoked when panel IO finishes transferring color data.
- Return
Whether a high priority task has been waken up by this function
- Parameters
[in] panel_io
: LCD panel IO handle, which is created by factory API likeesp_lcd_new_panel_io_spi()
[in] edata
: Panel IO event data, fed by driver[in] user_ctx
: User data, passed fromesp_lcd_panel_io_xxx_config_t
Header File¶
Functions¶
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_panel_reset
(esp_lcd_panel_handle_t panel)¶ Reset LCD panel.
- Note
Panel reset must be called before attempting to initialize the panel using
esp_lcd_panel_init()
.- Return
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] panel
: LCD panel handle, which is created by other factory API likeesp_lcd_new_panel_st7789()
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_panel_init
(esp_lcd_panel_handle_t panel)¶ Initialize LCD panel.
- Note
Before calling this function, make sure the LCD panel has finished the
reset
stage byesp_lcd_panel_reset()
.- Return
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] panel
: LCD panel handle, which is created by other factory API likeesp_lcd_new_panel_st7789()
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_panel_del
(esp_lcd_panel_handle_t panel)¶ Deinitialize the LCD panel.
- Return
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] panel
: LCD panel handle, which is created by other factory API likeesp_lcd_new_panel_st7789()
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_panel_draw_bitmap
(esp_lcd_panel_handle_t panel, int x_start, int y_start, int x_end, int y_end, const void *color_data)¶ Draw bitmap on LCD panel.
- Return
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] panel
: LCD panel handle, which is created by other factory API likeesp_lcd_new_panel_st7789()
[in] x_start
: Start index on x-axis (x_start included)[in] y_start
: Start index on y-axis (y_start included)[in] x_end
: End index on x-axis (x_end not included)[in] y_end
: End index on y-axis (y_end not included)[in] color_data
: RGB color data that will be dumped to the specific window range
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_panel_mirror
(esp_lcd_panel_handle_t panel, bool mirror_x, bool mirror_y)¶ Mirror the LCD panel on specific axis.
- Note
Combined with
esp_lcd_panel_swap_xy()
, one can realize screen rotation- Return
ESP_OK on success
ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if this function is not supported by the panel
- Parameters
[in] panel
: LCD panel handle, which is created by other factory API likeesp_lcd_new_panel_st7789()
[in] mirror_x
: Whether the panel will be mirrored about the x axis[in] mirror_y
: Whether the panel will be mirrored about the y axis
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_panel_swap_xy
(esp_lcd_panel_handle_t panel, bool swap_axes)¶ Swap/Exchange x and y axis.
- Note
Combined with
esp_lcd_panel_mirror()
, one can realize screen rotation- Return
ESP_OK on success
ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if this function is not supported by the panel
- Parameters
[in] panel
: LCD panel handle, which is created by other factory API likeesp_lcd_new_panel_st7789()
[in] swap_axes
: Whether to swap the x and y axis
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_panel_set_gap
(esp_lcd_panel_handle_t panel, int x_gap, int y_gap)¶ Set extra gap in x and y axis.
The gap is the space (in pixels) between the left/top sides of the LCD panel and the first row/column respectively of the actual contents displayed.
- Note
Setting a gap is useful when positioning or centering a frame that is smaller than the LCD.
- Return
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] panel
: LCD panel handle, which is created by other factory API likeesp_lcd_new_panel_st7789()
[in] x_gap
: Extra gap on x axis, in pixels[in] y_gap
: Extra gap on y axis, in pixels
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_panel_invert_color
(esp_lcd_panel_handle_t panel, bool invert_color_data)¶ Invert the color (bit-wise invert the color data line)
- Return
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] panel
: LCD panel handle, which is created by other factory API likeesp_lcd_new_panel_st7789()
[in] invert_color_data
: Whether to invert the color data
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_panel_disp_off
(esp_lcd_panel_handle_t panel, bool off)¶ Turn off the display.
- Return
ESP_OK on success
ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if this function is not supported by the panel
- Parameters
[in] panel
: LCD panel handle, which is created by other factory API likeesp_lcd_new_panel_st7789()
[in] off
: Whether to turn off the screen
Header File¶
Functions¶
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_new_panel_st7789
(const esp_lcd_panel_io_handle_t io, const esp_lcd_panel_dev_config_t *panel_dev_config, esp_lcd_panel_handle_t *ret_panel)¶ Create LCD panel for model ST7789.
- Return
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG if parameter is invalid
ESP_ERR_NO_MEM if out of memory
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] io
: LCD panel IO handle[in] panel_dev_config
: general panel device configuration[out] ret_panel
: Returned LCD panel handle
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_new_panel_nt35510
(const esp_lcd_panel_io_handle_t io, const esp_lcd_panel_dev_config_t *panel_dev_config, esp_lcd_panel_handle_t *ret_panel)¶ Create LCD panel for model NT35510.
- Return
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG if parameter is invalid
ESP_ERR_NO_MEM if out of memory
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] io
: LCD panel IO handle[in] panel_dev_config
: general panel device configuration[out] ret_panel
: Returned LCD panel handle
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esp_err_t
esp_lcd_new_panel_ssd1306
(const esp_lcd_panel_io_handle_t io, const esp_lcd_panel_dev_config_t *panel_dev_config, esp_lcd_panel_handle_t *ret_panel)¶ Create LCD panel for model SSD1306.
- Return
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG if parameter is invalid
ESP_ERR_NO_MEM if out of memory
ESP_OK on success
- Parameters
[in] io
: LCD panel IO handle[in] panel_dev_config
: general panel device configuration[out] ret_panel
: Returned LCD panel handle
Structures¶
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struct
esp_lcd_panel_dev_config_t
¶ Configuration structure for panel device.
Public Members
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int
reset_gpio_num
¶ GPIO used to reset the LCD panel, set to -1 if it’s not used
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esp_lcd_color_space_t
color_space
¶ Set the color space used by the LCD panel
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unsigned int
bits_per_pixel
¶ Color depth, in bpp
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unsigned int
reset_active_high
: 1¶ Setting this if the panel reset is high level active
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int