Example Code for Arduino-English Font Display

Hardware Preparation

• FireBeetle ESP32-E IoT Microcontroller(SKU: DFR0654) (or similar) × 1
• 1.47" 172×320 IPS LCD Display Module(SKU: DFR0995) × 1
• FPC Cable (included with DFR0995) × 1
• Type-C Cable x1
• M-M/F-M/F-F Jumper wires

Software Preparation

• Download Arduino IDE: Click to download Arduino IDE
• Install SDK: click to enter FireBeetle ESP32-E IoT Microcontroller Wiki for SDK installation tutorial
• Download the DFRobot GDL Library: DFRobot GDL Library.
• For Arduino IDE V1.8.19 (or earlier), install the library manually: How to Add a Library？
• For Arduino IDE V2.0.0 (or later), directly search for the "DFRobot GDL Library" in the Library Manager and install it.

Wiring Diagram

The following provides two ways to connect 1.47" display to the FireBeetle ESP32-E:

1. Directly connect to GDI via FPC.
2. Connect to SPI function pin.

Connection 1:

Wire Sequence for GDI connection:

Connection 2:

Wire sequence for SPI connection:

Sample Code

Initialize ST7789 screen, loop display light gray "DF" English chars.

#include "DFRobot_GDL.h"
#define TFT_DC  D2
#define TFT_CS  D6
#define TFT_RST D3
#define TFT_BL  D7

DFRobot_ST7789_172x320_HW_SPI screen(/*dc=*/TFT_DC,/*cs=*/TFT_CS,/*rst=*/TFT_RST,/*bl=*/TFT_BL);
/* M0 mainboard DMA transfer */
//DFRobot_ST7789_172x320_DMA_SPI screen(/*dc=*/TFT_DC,/*cs=*/TFT_CS,/*rst=*/TFT_RST,/*bl=*/TFT_BL);
void setup() {
  screen.begin();
}
void loop() {
  screen.setTextSize(2);
  screen.fillScreen(COLOR_RGB565_BLACK);//Background color
  screen.setFont(&FreeMono24pt7b);//Font size(9 12 18 24)
  screen.setCursor(/*x=*/32,/*y=*/200);//Text position 
  screen.setTextColor(COLOR_RGB565_LGRAY);//Text color 
  screen.setTextWrap(true);
  screen.print("DF");//English char 
  delay(1000);   
}

Result

Burn the codes into the ESP32-E, then the screen shows "DF" in grey.