esp-idf-st7789

ST7789 Driver for esp-idf

The demo video by Dmitry Andreev.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOyaK0pUiPk&t

Installation for ESP32

git clone https://github.com/nopnop2002/esp-idf-st7789
cd esp-idf-st7789/
idf.py set-target esp32
idf.py menuconfig
idf.py flash

Installation for ESP32-S2

git clone https://github.com/nopnop2002/esp-idf-st7789
cd esp-idf-st7789/
idf.py set-target esp32s2
idf.py menuconfig
idf.py flash

Note
tjpgd library does not exist in ESP32-S2 ROM.
Therefore, the JPEG file cannot be displayed.

Installation for ESP32-C3

git clone https://github.com/nopnop2002/esp-idf-st7789
cd esp-idf-st7789/
idf.py set-target esp32c3
idf.py menuconfig
idf.py flash

Note
For some reason GPIO06, GPIO08, GPIO09, GPIO19 cannot be used for SPI clock pins on my board.
I looked at the ESP32-C3 datasheet, but I don't understand why.
This may be a problem only for my board.

Configuration

You have to set this config value with menuconfig.

• CONFIG_WIDTH
• CONFIG_HEIGHT
• CONFIG_OFFSETX
• CONFIG_OFFSETY
• CONFIG_MOSI_GPIO
• CONFIG_SCLK_GPIO
• CONFIG_CS_GPIO
• CONFIG_DC_GPIO
• CONFIG_RESET_GPIO
• CONFIG_BL_GPIO

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Generic ST7789 1.3 Inch

There is 2 kinds of marking.

MISO is not use.

BMP file

JPEG file(ESP32/ESP32-C3)

PNG file

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Generic ST7789 1.14 Inch

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LILYGO TTGO 1.14 Inch

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LILYGO TTGO T8 ESP32-S2

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JPEG Decoder

The ESP-IDF component includes Tiny JPEG Decompressor.
The document of Tiny JPEG Decompressor is here.
This can reduce the image to 1/2 1/4 1/8.

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PNG Decoder

The ESP-IDF component includes part of the miniz library, such as mz_crc32.
But it doesn't support all of the miniz.
The document of miniz library is here.

And I ported the pngle library from here.
This can reduce the image to any size.

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Font File

You can add your original fonts.
The format of the font file is the FONTX format.
Your font file is put in font directory.
Your font file is uploaded to SPIFFS partition using meke flash.

Please refer this page about FONTX format.

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Font File Editor(FONTX Editor)

There is a font file editor.
This can be done on Windows 10.
Developer page is here.

This library uses the following as default fonts:

• font/ILGH16XB.FNT // 8x16Dot Gothic
• font/ILGH24XB.FNT // 12x24Dot Gothic
• font/ILGH32XB.FNT // 16x32Dot Gothic
• font/ILMH16XB.FNT // 8x16Dot Mincyo
• font/ILMH24XB.FNT // 12x24Dot Mincyo
• font/ILMH32XB.FNT // 16x32Dot Mincyo

From 0x00 to 0x7f, the characters image of Alphanumeric are stored.
From 0x80 to 0xff, the characters image of Japanese are stored.
Changing this file will change the font.

How to build your own font file

step1)
download fontxedit.exe.

step2)
download BDF font file from Internet.
I downloaded from here.
fontxedit.exe can ONLY import Monospaced bitmap fonts file.
Monospaced bitmap fonts can also be downloaded here.

step3)
import the BDF font file into your fontxedit.exe.
this tool can convert from BDF to FONTX.

step4)
adjust font size.

step5)
check font pattern.

step6)
save as .fnt file from your fontedit.exe.

step7)
upload your font file to $HOME/esp-idf-st7789/fonts directory.

step8)
add font to use

FontxFile fx32L[2];
InitFontx(fx32L,"/spiffs/LATIN32B.FNT",""); // 16x32Dot LATIN

Font file that From 0x80 to 0xff, the characters image of Japanese are stored.

Font file that From 0x80 to 0xff, the characters image of Latin are stored.