Adafruit ST7735R display minimal LVGL example for PlatformIO

Important: In newer versions of PlatformIO, most ESP32 boards will crash with this example unless you create a custom lv_conf.h config file specifying to use internal memory instead of PSRAM. See How to fix ESP32 LVGL crash / reboot in lv_tlsf_create() / lv_mem_init() for instructions how to fix that.

This example builds on the hardware & software setup outlined in Minimal ESP32 PlatformIO TFT display example using Adafruit ST7735 but uses the LVGL library to provide more advanced rendering possibilities.

See Minimal ESP32 PlatformIO TFT display example using Adafruit ST7735 for the hardware configuration.

Note that it’s just a minimal template to get started with LVGL, besides centered text rendering, no advanced LVGL techniques are being used.

#include <Arduino.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_ST7735.h>
#include <Adafruit_LvGL_Glue.h>
#include <string>

constexpr int Pin_LCD_CS = 27;
constexpr int Pin_LCD_DC = 23;
constexpr int Pin_LCD_RST = 22;
constexpr int Pin_LCD_SCLK = 14;
constexpr int Pin_LCD_MISO = 12;
constexpr int Pin_LCD_MOSI = 13;

Adafruit_ST7735 lcd(Pin_LCD_CS, Pin_LCD_DC, Pin_LCD_MOSI, Pin_LCD_SCLK,
                                 Pin_LCD_RST);
Adafruit_LvGL_Glue glue;

void lvgl_setup(void) {
  // Create simple label centered on screen
  lv_obj_t *label = lv_label_create(lv_scr_act());
  lv_label_set_text(label, "Hello LVGL!");
  lv_obj_align(label, LV_ALIGN_CENTER, 0, 0);
}

void setup() {
  lcd.initR(INITR_BLACKTAB);      // Init ST7735S chip, black tab
  lcd.setRotation(1);

  LvGLStatus status = glue.begin(&lcd);
  if(status != LVGL_OK) {
    Serial.printf("Glue error %d\r\n", (int)status);
    ESP.restart();
  }

  lvgl_setup(); // Call UI-building function above
}

void loop() {
  lv_task_handler(); // Call LittleVGL task handler periodically
  delay(5);
}

[env:esp32dev]
platform = espressif32 
board = esp32dev
framework = arduino
lib_deps =
    adafruit/Adafruit GFX Library@^1.11.5
    adafruit/Adafruit ST7735 and ST7789 Library@^1.10.0
    adafruit/Adafruit LittlevGL Glue Library@^2.1.4
    adafruit/SdFat - Adafruit Fork@^2.2.1
    lvgl/lvgl@^8.3.7