T-Display S3 - How to install in Arduino IDE

In this tutorial I will show you how to use this board with Arduino IDE.

Link for instaling boards is inside this file

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[peterdlynes]

I finally got it working thanks to you Volos. Very fast display/processor, but I'm not yet used to the process of downloading to processor which involves at least the extra step of pushing the restart button under the board, unless there is something else I am not yet aware of. Thank you.

[nikthefix]

Wonderfully inspiring as always Volos. A couple of suggestions:

1. Maybe use a fixed width font (or convert your existing one) so that counters don't jiggle about when changing.

2. It is recommended to avoid using the String() class as a general rule for resource limited hardware as this class uses dynamic memory allocation and can cause memory fragmentation and leaks - especially if there is runtime user input involving Strings. A project left running for long periods of time could run out of RAM and crash (just like my crap TalkTalk router!). Old fashioned C-strings are much safer as everything is declared upfront at compile time. You just need to ensure that your string buffers are appropriately sized to cover all contingencies.

3. Users may be unaware that reason for the Lilygo modified TFT_eSPI library is that the T-Display-S3 uses a parallel interface to drive the screen - which is why it's as fast as hell.

[wherami]

I got this working. Dude. thats incredible! lol love how nice that pic looks on the display. appreciate your training on this.

[markmeintjes]

Thank you, appreciate all the code. Very helpful and streamlines my projects. Nice to be able to move away from 20x4 LCD. Cheers.

[swirllocker]

Finally your tutorial helped me to get the S3 running. Thx a lot!!!

[chipko]

Thank you! I only copied the tft_espi library and not the whole directory also.
Now i can use it properly. Thank you!

[gld]

Thanks, I bought it after seen your videos and just manage to make it work! Man this board is tiny (it looks bigger in these videos), you need fairy hands, I almost pulled a transistor off just by unplugging the USB.

[jimsnodgrass]

Yeah! I finally got this Progress Bar demo to run

[hughthemusicalengineer]

Great, got it working following your instructions. I think my Arduino IDE was all mixed up as I set the preferences to use libraries and sketches in a DropBox folder so I would have them available across different computers, but I was using a different version of the IDE on one of the computers, so this had different libraries.

[ivovass]

Yes, thank you for the detailed information, got it working first time thanks to this. Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing with us

[zebo-the-fat]

Excelent... like most things, it's easy when you know how! Many thanks

[RicardoPenders]

Thanks for sharing this video, I followed along and installed the board already into my Arduino IDE... I'm still waiting for the boards to get delivered.

[ronaldgadget]

Fantastic video / works as advertized / up and running in noTime!

[morifpv]

Hi Volos, I don´t know why but I tried with the latest version of Arduino IDE 2.00 from the scratch following your steps in the video and it did not work. Black screen again. I unistalled the Arduino IDE 2.00 and installed the same version as you have in the video Arduino 1.8.12. Following step by step your video, it finally worked. Maybe something is happening with the V2.00. I don´t know. Now I can move on! Your video is absolutelly crucial to make it work! Fantastic job, keep going! For sure I will pay you a coffee to you! Thank you!

[TBoy_]

Nicely done vid! 👏🏾 I have a few different Esp32 boards now and I always try to remember to change the user_setup file. I forgot once and the board did not like it. Managed to recover though. Take care 👍🏾🤓

[andrewsimpson]

Thank you for this guide. I can now stop throwing T-Display S3 dev board at the wall!

[rickharms]

I kind'a fix the problem. I set up a second Windows machine and installed Arduino according to the above. This machine will be dedicated to this environment. My original machine will be used for other environments. I got the progress bar to run. However, I am having difficulties running other sketches. At least now I know the hardware setup works. Now I can concentrate on the other issues, per sketch.

[yltsa]

Hi, excelent. Thank you very much. How about making the projects with PlatformIO and Visual Studio Code?

[muxinedrisch]

Amazing info. Thanks a lot. Is it possible to power the S3 via a battery or a powerbank? Are there any super compact solution? Cheers

[MaxSMoke]

I plugged it in and Windows 7 can't even figure out what the device even IS! It's trying to use a "USB JTAG/serial debug unit" driver. I've tried to replace the drivers with CP210x drivers, but none of the ones I've tried are being accepted.