ESP32-S3 Touch Display Dev Board – 1.83" LCD, Audio, Wi-Fi & BLE 5.0

ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-1.83 a high-performance, highly integrated microcontroller development board designed by Waveshare. Tiny size with onboard 1.83inch capacitive display, highly integrated power management IC, 6-axis IMU (3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope), RTC chip, low-power audio codec IC, and so on, which makes it easy for you to develop and integrate into the products quickly. 

Key features include:

• Equipped with ESP32-S3R8 Xtensa 32-bit LX7 dual-core processor, up to 240MHz main frequency
• Supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) and Bluetooth 5 (LE), with onboard antenna
• Built-in 512KB of SRAM and 384KB ROM, with onboard 8MB PSRAM and an external 16MB Flash memory
• Adopts Type-C port to improve user convenience and device compatibility
• Onboard 1.83inch capacitive touch display, 240 × 284 resolution, 65K color
• Built-in ST7789P display driver and CST816D capacitive touch chip, using SPI and I2C communication respectively, effectively saving the IO resources
• Onboard QMI8658 6-axis IMU (3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope) for detecting motion gestures, counting steps, etc.
• Onboard PCF85063 RTC chip connected to the battery via the AXP2101 for uninterrupted power supply
• Onboard PWR and BOOT programmable buttons for easy custom function development
• Onboard JST 1.2mm 2PIN 3.7V Lithium battery recharge/discharge header
• Reserved 1 × I2C, 1 × UART and 1 × USB pads for external device connection and debugging, enabling flexible peripheral configuration
• Onboard TF card slot for extended storage and fast data transfer, suitable for applications such as data recording and media playback, simplifying circuit design
• Adopts AXP2101 IC for efficient power management, supports multiple configurable output voltages, battery charging, battery management, and battery life optimization, etc. 
• High touch screen transmittance, fast response and long lifetime

ESP32-S3 1.83inch Touch Display
development board

Embedded with ST7789P Display Driver and CST816D Capacitive Touch Chip

  

version options

ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-1.83-EN
Standard version, without Lithium battery

 

ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-1.83
Comes with a 3.7V Lithium battery
(can be installed inside the case)

LCD Specifications

DISPLAY PANEL	IPS	DISPLAY SIZE	1.83inch
Resolution	240 × 284 pixels	Color	65K
Brightness	300cd/㎡	Contrast Ratio	1200:1
Communication Interface	SPI	Display Driver	ST7789P
Touch Type	Capacitive	Touch IC	CST816D

Tiny size, Touch More Possibilities

Suitable for various smart device development, enabling human-machine interaction function, supports connecting to a battery for independent operation

IPS Display Panel

Excellent display performance, wide viewing angle

Onboard audio codec chip

Onboard ES8311 audio codec chip and ES7210 echo cancellation circuit to meet daily audio application scenarios

Supports Offline Speech recognition and AI Speech Interaction

Allows access to online large model platforms such as DeepSeek, Doubao, etc

Supports ESP-IDF, Arduino

Comprehensive SDK, dev resources, tutorials to help you easily get started

 

Wi-Fi and BLE 5 support

ESP32-S3 integrates 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) with 40MHz of bandwidth support, Its Bluetooth Low Energy subsystem supports Bluetooth 5 (LE) and Bluetooth Mesh

Function Introduction

What's On Board

1. ESP32-S3R8
   The SoC with WiFi and Bluetooth, up to 240MHz operating frequency, with onboard 8MB PSRAM
2. AXP2101
   Highly integrated power management IC
3. ES8311
   Low-power audio codec IC
4. ES7210
   ADC chip for echo cancellation circuits
5. MX1.25 speaker header
   non-polarized
6. 1.2mm Lithium battery header
   1.2mm 2PIN connector, for 3.7V Lithium battery, supports charging and discharging
   (the battery with 6 × 25 × 25 mm dimensions is recommended for installation inside the case)
7. Type-C port
   ESP32-S3 USB port for program burning and log printing
8. 16MB NOR-Flash
   for storing data

9. Onboard dual microphones array
   Microphone input and echo cancellation
10. Onboard antenna
    Supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) and Bluetooth 5 (LE)
11. Reserved GPIO pads
    Adapting available I/O function pins for easy expansion
12. QMI8658
    6-axis IMU includes a 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer
13. PCF85063
    RTC chip
14. BOOT button
    for device startup and functional debugging
15. PWR button
    for power ON/OFF, supports custom functions
16. 1.83inch display panel connector
17. Speaker amplifier chip
18. TF card slot

Pin Definition

Outline dimensions

Resources & Services

Wiki: www.waveshare.com/wiki/ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-1.83

Shipping

ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-1.83

1. ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-1.83 x1
2. 3.7V Lithium battery x1

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