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Overview

T-Display C5 is a compact development board based on the ESP32-C5 (RISC-V 32-bit @ 240 MHz), featuring a 1.9" ST7789 IPS LCD touchscreen, AXP2602 power management IC, and CST816S capacitive touch controller. It supports dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz) and Bluetooth 5 LE, with 16 MB Flash and 8 MB PSRAM. Compatible with Arduino IDE and ESP-IDF, with LVGL v9.2.0 included.

Quick Start

Hardware Assembly

PlatformIO

1. Install Visual Studio Code and Python
2. Install the PlatformIO IDE extension in VS Code
3. Clone T-Display-C5 repository
4. Open platformio.ini and select the desired example
5. Click ✓ to build, click → to upload

Arduino

1. Install Arduino IDE
2. Add ESP32 boards URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/gh-pages/package_esp32_index.json
3. Install esp32 board package (v3.x / v5.3+)
4. Select ESP32C5 Dev Module as the board
5. Click Upload

ESP-IDF

Requires ESP-IDF >= v5.3. Clone the repository and open with VS Code + ESP-IDF extension.

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Key Features

• ESP32-C5 RISC-V 32-bit @ 240 MHz with ULP low-power core
• Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz, 802.11ax/b/g/n) + Bluetooth 5 LE
• 1.9" ST7789 IPS LCD, 170 × 320 resolution, RGB565
• CST816S capacitive touch controller (I2C)
• AXP2602 low-power battery management IC
• 16 MB Quad QIO Flash + 8 MB Quad QIO PSRAM
• USB Type-C (USB-Serial-JTAG)
• LVGL v9.2.0 included

Specifications

Parameter	Value
SOC	ESP32-C5, RISC-V 32-bit @ 240 MHz
Flash	16 MB Quad QIO
PSRAM	8 MB Quad QIO
Display	1.9" ST7789 IPS LCD
Resolution	170 × 320, RGB565
Display Interface	4-wire SPI, 3.3 V
Touch	CST816S capacitive, I2C
Wi-Fi	802.11ax/b/g/n, 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz (Wi-Fi 6)
Bluetooth	BLE 5
Power Management	AXP2602
USB	Type-C, USB-Serial-JTAG, 5 V / 500 mA
Dimensions	62 × 26 × 10 mm

Pin Diagram

Display (ST7789)

ST7789	CS	SCK	MOSI	DC	RST	BL
	GPIO26	GPIO7	GPIO9	GPIO8	GPIO23	GPIO25

Touch (CST816S)

CST816S	SDA	SCL	INT	RST
	GPIO2	GPIO3	GPIO27	GPIO24

Power Management (AXP2602)

AXP2602	SDA	SCL	INT
	GPIO2	GPIO3	GPIO10

Buttons

Function	GPIO
User Button	GPIO0
Boot	GPIO28

Dimensions

Schematic

• T-Display C5 Schematic

Datasheet

• ESP32-C5-WROOM-1 Datasheet
• AXP2602 Datasheet

Software Libraries

• T-Display-C5 GitHub Repository

Bundled Libraries

• AXP2602
• CST816S
• LVGL v9.2.0

FAQ

Changelog

Version	Date	Notes
V1.0	—	Initial release