Lilygo T-display S3 (ST7789) running ESPHome using patched tft_espi
- @landonr Initial work with patched tft_espi
- @fisheradam Docs
- @guillempages external component, touch support
- @bradmck add tft_espi without patch
esphome:
name: s3
external_components:
- source: github://landonr/lilygo-tdisplays3-esphome
components: [tdisplays3]
esp32:
board: esp32-s3-devkitc-1
variant: esp32s3
framework:
type: arduino
# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
ota:
password: "6ada29f6f41ce1685d29d406efd25fa4"
wifi:
ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
password: !secret wifi_password
time:
- platform: homeassistant
id: ha_time
switch:
- platform: gpio
pin: GPIO38
name: "Backlight"
id: backlight
internal: true
restore_mode: RESTORE_DEFAULT_ON
font:
- file: "gfonts://Roboto"
id: roboto
size: 30
display:
- platform: tdisplays3
id: disp
update_interval: 1s
rotation: 270
lambda: |-
it.printf(20, 70, id(roboto), Color(255, 0, 0), id(ha_time).now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S").c_str());
You will first need to do a manual installation by putting the example.yaml file into your esphome folder then using the modern format in ESPHome to get a local copy of the firmware and finally use https://web.esphome.io/ to install over USB.
Download a copy of this code and place the tdisplays3 folder in your esphome folder. Also place the example.yaml and secrets.yaml into the esphome folder, ensuring to change the example.yaml api and secrets.yaml details to your own credentials.
From your ESPHome dashboard, create a local copy of the s3 firmware by clicking the three dots > Install > Manual Download > Modern Format
To set the board into flash mode, hold the button on the left of the USB port while plugging in the USB cable that is connected to your desktop machine.
Navigate to https://web.esphome.io/ in a compatible browser (Chrome, Edge etc.) and click "Connect". Select the corresponding COM Port and click connect again.
When the board has connected, click "install" and select the firmware that you have created, this will erase the board and write the new firmware.
When the firmware has been written to the board you will need to unplug and reconnect the USB cable.
After that you can upload firmwares using WIFI without repeating this process