# ESP LCD GC9B71
[](https://components.espressif.com/components/espressif/esp_lcd_gc9b71)
Implementation of the GC9B71 LCD controller with [esp_lcd](https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32s3/api-reference/peripherals/lcd.html) component.
| LCD controller | Communication interface | Component name | Link to datasheet |
| :------------: | :---------------------: | :------------: | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| GC9B71 | SPI/QSPI | esp_lcd_gc9b71 | [PDF](https://dl.espressif.com/AE/esp-iot-solution/GC9B71_DataSheet_V1.0.pdf) |
For more information on LCD, please refer to the [LCD documentation](https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-iot-solution/en/latest/display/lcd/index.html).
## Add to project
Packages from this repository are uploaded to [Espressif's component service](https://components.espressif.com/).
You can add them to your project via `idf.py add-dependancy`, e.g.
```
idf.py add-dependency "espressif/esp_lcd_gc9b71"
```
Alternatively, you can create `idf_component.yml`. More is in [Espressif's documentation](https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32/api-guides/tools/idf-component-manager.html).
## Initialization Code
### SPI Interface
```c
ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Initialize SPI bus");
const spi_bus_config_t bus_config = GC9B71_PANEL_BUS_SPI_CONFIG(EXAMPLE_PIN_NUM_LCD_PCLK,
EXAMPLE_PIN_NUM_LCD_DATA0,
EXAMPLE_LCD_H_RES * 80 * sizeof(uint16_t));
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(spi_bus_initialize(EXAMPLE_LCD_HOST, &bus_config, SPI_DMA_CH_AUTO));
ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Install panel IO");
esp_lcd_panel_io_handle_t io_handle = NULL;
const esp_lcd_panel_io_spi_config_t io_config = GC9B71_PANEL_IO_SPI_CONFIG(EXAMPLE_PIN_NUM_LCD_CS, EXAMPLE_PIN_NUM_LCD_DC,
callback, &callback_data);
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_lcd_new_panel_io_spi((esp_lcd_spi_bus_handle_t)EXAMPLE_LCD_HOST, &io_config, &io_handle));
/**
* Uncomment these line if use custom initialization commands.
* The array should be declared as static const and positioned outside the function.
*/
// static const gc9b71_lcd_init_cmd_t lcd_init_cmds[] = {
// // {cmd, { data }, data_size, delay_ms}
// {0xfe, (uint8_t []){0x00}, 0, 0},
// {0xef, (uint8_t []){0x00}, 0, 0},
// {0x80, (uint8_t []){0x11}, 1, 0},
// {0x81, (uint8_t []){0x70}, 1, 0},
// ...
// };
ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Install GC9B71 panel driver");
esp_lcd_panel_handle_t panel_handle = NULL;
gc9b71_vendor_config_t vendor_config = {
// .init_cmds = lcd_init_cmds, // Uncomment these line if use custom initialization commands
// .init_cmds_size = sizeof(lcd_init_cmds) / sizeof(gc9b71_lcd_init_cmd_t),
.flags = {
.use_qspi_interface = 0,
},
};
const esp_lcd_panel_dev_config_t panel_config = {
.reset_gpio_num = EXAMPLE_PIN_NUM_LCD_RST,
.rgb_ele_order = LCD_RGB_ELEMENT_ORDER_RGB, // Implemented by LCD command `36h`
.bits_per_pixel = 16, // Implemented by LCD command `3Ah` (16/18/24)
.vendor_config = (void *)&vendor_config,
};
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_lcd_new_panel_gc9b71(io_handle, &panel_config, &panel_handle));
esp_lcd_panel_reset(panel_handle);
esp_lcd_panel_init(panel_handle);
esp_lcd_panel_disp_on_off(panel_handle, true);
```
### QSPI Interface
```c
ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Initialize QSPI bus");
const esp_lcd_panel_io_spi_config_t io_config = GC9B71_PANEL_BUS_QSPI_CONFIG(EXAMPLE_PIN_NUM_LCD_PCLK,
EXAMPLE_PIN_NUM_LCD_DATA0,
EXAMPLE_PIN_NUM_LCD_DATA1,
EXAMPLE_PIN_NUM_LCD_DATA2,
EXAMPLE_PIN_NUM_LCD_DATA3,
EXAMPLE_LCD_H_RES * 80 * sizeof(uint16_t));
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(spi_bus_initialize(EXAMPLE_LCD_HOST, &buscfg, SPI_DMA_CH_AUTO));
ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Install panel IO");
esp_lcd_panel_io_handle_t io_handle = NULL;
const esp_lcd_panel_io_spi_config_t io_config = GC9B71_PANEL_IO_QSPI_CONFIG(EXAMPLE_PIN_NUM_LCD_CS, callback, &callback_data);
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_lcd_new_panel_io_spi((esp_lcd_spi_bus_handle_t)EXAMPLE_LCD_HOST, &io_config, &io_handle));
/**
* Uncomment these line if use custom initialization commands.
* The array should be declared as static const and positioned outside the function.
*/
// static const gc9b71_lcd_init_cmd_t lcd_init_cmds[] = {
// // {cmd, { data }, data_size, delay_ms}
// {0xfe, (uint8_t []){0x00}, 0, 0},
// {0xef, (uint8_t []){0x00}, 0, 0},
// {0x80, (uint8_t []){0x11}, 1, 0},
// {0x81, (uint8_t []){0x70}, 1, 0},
// ...
// };
ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Install GC9B71 panel driver");
esp_lcd_panel_handle_t panel_handle = NULL;
gc9b71_vendor_config_t vendor_config = {
// .init_cmds = lcd_init_cmds, // Only useful when `use_external_init_cmds` is set to 1
// .init_cmds_size = sizeof(lcd_init_cmds) / sizeof(gc9b71_lcd_init_cmd_t),
.flags = {
.use_qspi_interface = 1,
},
};
const esp_lcd_panel_dev_config_t panel_config = {
.reset_gpio_num = EXAMPLE_PIN_NUM_LCD_RST,
.rgb_ele_order = LCD_RGB_ELEMENT_ORDER_RGB, // Implemented by LCD command `36h`
.bits_per_pixel = 16, // Implemented by LCD command `3Ah` (16/18/24)
.vendor_config = (void *)&vendor_config,
};
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_lcd_new_panel_gc9b71(io_handle, &panel_config, &panel_handle));
esp_lcd_panel_reset(panel_handle);
esp_lcd_panel_init(panel_handle);
esp_lcd_panel_disp_on_off(panel_handle, true);
```
## Notes
* When utilizing `esp_panel_lcd_draw_bitmap()` to refresh the screen, ensure that `x_start`, `y_start`, `x_end` and `y_end` are divisible by `2`. This is a requirement of GC9B71. For LVGL, register the following function into `rounder_cb` of `lv_disp_drv_t` to round the coordinates.
```c
void lvgl_port_rounder_callback(struct _lv_disp_drv_t * disp_drv, lv_area_t * area)
{
uint16_t x1 = area->x1;
uint16_t x2 = area->x2;
uint16_t y1 = area->y1;
uint16_t y2 = area->y2;
// round the start of area down to the nearest even number
area->x1 = (x1 >> 1) << 1;
area->y1 = (y1 >> 1) << 1;
// round the end of area up to the nearest odd number
area->x2 = ((x2 >> 1) << 1) + 1;
area->y2 = ((y2 >> 1) << 1) + 1;
}
```
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idf.py add-dependency "espressif/esp_lcd_gc9b71^1.0.2"