LilyGo T-Dongle S3

T-Dongle S3

The LilyGo T-Dongle S3 is a development board for the ESP32-S3 module. It features a USB-A connector which doubles as a micro-SD card reader, a color LCD, an RGB LED, and a button.

The espp::TDongleS3 component provides a singleton hardware abstraction for initializing the display and LED subsystems.

API Reference

Header File

Classes

class TDongleS3 : public espp::BaseComponent

The TDongleS3 class provides an interface to the LilyGo T-Dongle-S3 ESP32-S3 development board.

The class provides access to the following features:

The class is a singleton and can be accessed using the get() method.

Example

  espp::TDongleS3 &tdongle = espp::TDongleS3::get();
  tdongle.set_log_level(espp::Logger::Verbosity::INFO);

  // initialize the LED
  if (!tdongle.initialize_led()) {
    logger.error("Failed to initialize led!");
    return;
  }
  // initialize the LCD
  if (!tdongle.initialize_lcd()) {
    logger.error("Failed to initialize LCD!");
    return;
  }
  // set the pixel buffer to be a full screen buffer
  static constexpr size_t pixel_buffer_size = tdongle.lcd_width() * tdongle.lcd_height();
  // initialize the LVGL display for the T-Dongle-S3
  if (!tdongle.initialize_display(pixel_buffer_size)) {
    logger.error("Failed to initialize display!");
    return;
  }

  // initialize the button, which we'll use to cycle the rotation of the display
  espp::Button button(espp::Button::Config{
      .name = "Boot Button",
      .interrupt_config =
          espp::Interrupt::PinConfig{.gpio_num = GPIO_NUM_0,
                                     .callback =
                                         [](const auto &event) {
                                           if (event.active) {
                                             // lock the display mutex
                                             std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lvgl_mutex);
                                             static auto rotation = LV_DISPLAY_ROTATION_0;
                                             rotation = static_cast<lv_display_rotation_t>(
                                                 (static_cast<int>(rotation) + 1) % 4);
                                             fmt::print("Setting rotation to {}\n", (int)rotation);
                                             lv_display_t *disp = _lv_refr_get_disp_refreshing();
                                             lv_disp_set_rotation(disp, rotation);
                                           }
                                         },
                                     .active_level = espp::Interrupt::ActiveLevel::LOW,
                                     .interrupt_type = espp::Interrupt::Type::ANY_EDGE,
                                     .pullup_enabled = false,
                                     .pulldown_enabled = false},
  });

  // set the LED to be red
  espp::Hsv hsv(150.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
  float brightness = 5.0f; // 5% brightness
  tdongle.led(hsv, brightness);

  // set the background color to black
  lv_obj_t *bg = lv_obj_create(lv_screen_active());
  lv_obj_set_size(bg, tdongle.lcd_width(), tdongle.lcd_height());
  lv_obj_set_style_bg_color(bg, lv_color_make(0, 0, 0), 0);

  // add text in the center of the screen
  lv_obj_t *label = lv_label_create(lv_screen_active());
  lv_label_set_text(label, "Drawing circles\nto the screen.");
  lv_obj_align(label, LV_ALIGN_CENTER, 0, 0);
  lv_obj_set_style_text_align(label, LV_TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER, 0);

  // start a simple thread to do the lv_task_handler every 16ms
  espp::Task lv_task({.callback = [](std::mutex &m, std::condition_variable &cv) -> bool {
                        {
                          // lock the display mutex
                          std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lvgl_mutex);
                          lv_task_handler();
                        }
                        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m);
                        cv.wait_for(lock, 16ms);
                        return false;
                      },
                      .task_config = {
                          .name = "lv_task",
                          .core_id = 1,
                      }});
  lv_task.start();

  // set the display brightness to be 75%
  tdongle.brightness(75.0f);

  // make a task to constantly shift the hue of the LED
  espp::Task led_task({.callback = [&](std::mutex &m, std::condition_variable &cv) -> bool {
                         static float hue = 0.0f;
                         hue += 1.0f;
                         if (hue >= 360.0f) {
                           hue = 0.0f;
                         }
                         espp::Hsv hsv(hue, 1.0f, 1.0f);
                         espp::TDongleS3::get().led(hsv, brightness);
                         std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m);
                         cv.wait_for(lock, 25ms);
                         return false;
                       },
                       .task_config = {
                           .name = "led_task",
                       }});
  led_task.start();

  while (true) {
    auto start = esp_timer_get_time();
    // if there are 10 circles on the screen, clear them
    static constexpr int max_circles = 10;
    if (circles.size() >= max_circles) {
      // lock the lvgl mutex
      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lvgl_mutex);
      clear_circles();
    } else {
      // draw a circle of circles on the screen (just draw the next circle)
      static constexpr int middle_x = tdongle.lcd_width() / 2;
      static constexpr int middle_y = tdongle.lcd_height() / 2;
      static constexpr int radius = 30;
      float angle = circles.size() * 2.0f * M_PI / max_circles;
      int x = middle_x + radius * cos(angle);
      int y = middle_y + radius * sin(angle);
      // lock the lvgl mutex
      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lvgl_mutex);
      draw_circle(x, y, 5);
    }
    auto end = esp_timer_get_time();
    auto elapsed = end - start;
    std::this_thread::sleep_for(100ms - std::chrono::microseconds(elapsed));
  }

Public Types

using Pixel = lv_color16_t

Alias for the pixel type used by the T-Dongle-S3 display.

Public Functions

bool initialize_led()

Initialize the RGB LED

Returns

true if the RGB LED was successfully initialized, false otherwise

std::shared_ptr<LedStrip> led() const

Get a shared pointer to the RGB LED

Returns

A shared pointer to the RGB LED

bool led(const Hsv &hsv, float brightness = 100.0f)

Set the color of the LED

Parameters
  • hsv – The color of the LED in HSV format

  • brightness – The brightness of the LED as a percentage (0 - 100)

Returns

true if the color was successfully set, false otherwise

bool led(const Rgb &rgb, float brightness = 100.0f)

Set the color of the LED

Parameters
  • rgb – The color of the LED in RGB format

  • brightness – The brightness of the LED as a percentage (0 - 100)

Returns

true if the color was successfully set, false otherwise

bool initialize_lcd()

Initialize the LCD (low level display driver)

Returns

true if the LCD was successfully initialized, false otherwise

bool initialize_display (size_t pixel_buffer_size, const espp::Task::BaseConfig &task_config={.name="Display",.stack_size_bytes=4096,.priority=10,.core_id=0}, int update_period_ms=16)

Initialize the display (lvgl display driver)

Note

This will also allocate two full frame buffers in the SPIRAM

Parameters
  • pixel_buffer_size – The size of the pixel buffer

  • task_config – The task configuration for the display task

  • update_period_ms – The update period of the display task

Returns

true if the display was successfully initialized, false otherwise

std::shared_ptr<Display<Pixel>> display() const

Get a shared pointer to the display

Returns

A shared pointer to the display

void brightness(float brightness)

Set the brightness of the backlight

Parameters

brightness – The brightness of the backlight as a percentage (0 - 100)

float brightness() const

Get the brightness of the backlight

Returns

The brightness of the backlight as a percentage (0 - 100)

Pixel *vram0() const

Get the VRAM 0 pointer (DMA memory used by LVGL)

Note

This is the memory used by LVGL for rendering

Note

This is null unless initialize_display() has been called

Returns

The VRAM 0 pointer

Pixel *vram1() const

Get the VRAM 1 pointer (DMA memory used by LVGL)

Note

This is the memory used by LVGL for rendering

Note

This is null unless initialize_display() has been called

Returns

The VRAM 1 pointer

uint8_t *frame_buffer0() const

Get the frame buffer 0 pointer

Note

This memory is designed to be used by the application developer and is provided as a convenience. It is not used by the display driver.

Note

This is null unless initialize_display() has been called

Returns

The frame buffer 0 pointer

uint8_t *frame_buffer1() const

Get the frame buffer 1 pointer

Note

This memory is designed to be used by the application developer and is provided as a convenience. It is not used by the display driver.

Note

This is null unless initialize_display() has been called

Returns

The frame buffer 1 pointer

void write_lcd(const uint8_t *data, size_t length, uint32_t user_data)

Write data to the LCD

Note

This method is designed to be used by the display driver

Note

This method queues the data to be written to the LCD, only blocking if there is an ongoing SPI transaction

Parameters
  • data – The data to write

  • length – The length of the data

  • user_data – User data to pass to the spi transaction callback

void write_lcd_frame(const uint16_t x, const uint16_t y, const uint16_t width, const uint16_t height, uint8_t *data)

Write a frame to the LCD

Note

This method queues the data to be written to the LCD, only blocking if there is an ongoing SPI transaction

Parameters
  • x – The x coordinate

  • y – The y coordinate

  • width – The width of the frame, in pixels

  • height – The height of the frame, in pixels

  • data – The data to write

void write_lcd_lines(int xs, int ys, int xe, int ye, const uint8_t *data, uint32_t user_data)

Write lines to the LCD

Note

This method queues the data to be written to the LCD, only blocking if there is an ongoing SPI transaction

Parameters
  • xs – The x start coordinate

  • ys – The y start coordinate

  • xe – The x end coordinate

  • ye – The y end coordinate

  • data – The data to write

  • user_data – User data to pass to the spi transaction callback

inline const std::string &get_name() const

Get the name of the component

Note

This is the tag of the logger

Returns

A const reference to the name of the component

inline void set_log_tag(const std::string_view &tag)

Set the tag for the logger

Parameters

tag – The tag to use for the logger

inline espp::Logger::Verbosity get_log_level() const

Get the log level for the logger

Returns

The verbosity level of the logger

inline void set_log_level(espp::Logger::Verbosity level)

Set the log level for the logger

Parameters

level – The verbosity level to use for the logger

inline void set_log_verbosity(espp::Logger::Verbosity level)

Set the log verbosity for the logger

See also

set_log_level

Note

This is a convenience method that calls set_log_level

Parameters

level – The verbosity level to use for the logger

inline espp::Logger::Verbosity get_log_verbosity() const

Get the log verbosity for the logger

See also

get_log_level

Note

This is a convenience method that calls get_log_level

Returns

The verbosity level of the logger

inline void set_log_rate_limit(std::chrono::duration<float> rate_limit)

Set the rate limit for the logger

Note

Only calls to the logger that have _rate_limit suffix will be rate limited

Parameters

rate_limit – The rate limit to use for the logger

Public Static Functions

static inline TDongleS3 &get()

Access the singleton instance of the TDongleS3 class.

Returns

Reference to the singleton instance of the TDongleS3 class

static inline constexpr size_t num_leds()

Get the number of LEDs in the strip

Returns

The number of LEDs in the strip

static inline constexpr size_t lcd_width()

Get the width of the LCD in pixels

Returns

The width of the LCD in pixels

static inline constexpr size_t lcd_height()

Get the height of the LCD in pixels

Returns

The height of the LCD in pixels

static inline constexpr auto get_lcd_dc_gpio()

Get the GPIO pin for the LCD data/command signal

Returns

The GPIO pin for the LCD data/command signal