DIYmalls 2.8" inch ESP32 Display ESP32-2432S028R ILI9341 Resistive Touch Screen 240x320 TFT LCD Module ESP-WROOM-32 Development Board for Arduino IDE

The media could not be loaded. One of the things I hate with the Arduino ecosystem is the sheer complexity of marrying displays to a project board but this one has all of that in spades (and more).The demo I've shown running here is from one of the libraries but finding the information to get started was a doddle. Rui Santos (Random Nerd Tutorials) has an excellent introduction to these "Cheap Yellow Displays" also known as the ESP32 CYD and it was really a matter of copying Rui's pre-modified include file into the right folder and I was off!The bouncing ball demo reminds me of the old Amiga days, of course this is not a 3D render but an effect, nevertheless, it's impressively fast because it's full DMA. DMA takes the load off the (already quite powerful CPU) and helps render images like this as smooth animations.The board comes pre-loaded with a fully working demo with examples including text input, sliders, checkboxes and so on. The resistive touch screen is, as one might expect, horrible if you're used to a modern phone - BUT it's not like you're supposed to use it for typing. One might use this to enter the WiFi pass or help connect to Bluetooth and yes, it has those.There's a light sensor on the front, presumably for applications such as bedside clocks and other areas where the display need to sense the room illumination and automatically dim the LED.It's also got connectors for audio out (I haven't tested this but it's likely going to be tinny) and inputs for several interfaces such as I2C and the 1-Wire interface. A mild annoyance is the lack of documentation regarding the interfaces but they're not those awful DuPont pins on the board - though it comes with DP adaptors.This means it's respectably thin too - less than 1/2" so it can fit in a small case fora huge variety of projects including Internet radio (for those who don't have one) or portable games systems. The ESP32 can be used to emulate some older systems like the ZX Spectrum, so this little board really does fit a lot into a very small space. Similar TFT HATs for the aging Arduino Unos are clumsy (and the Uno is slow in comparison). As an alternative to a Raspberry Pi, this little board can do an awful lot for a lot less money. It can even run a (albeit limited) real-time operating system for very advanced users.There's a MicroSD slot for reading (so you can use it to display pictures, etc.) and writing - as a data recorder.Space is provided for some hand-soldered SRAM (this one doesn't have it but it can be added if you have the skill and tools). It's not usually necessary and it's definitely not a job for the feint of heart.And it even plays DOOM (Id's orginal 3D shooter) via PRBoom although I haven't tried it myself and there's a question of how to connect a keyboard on this one (presumably over serial).For the money I really can't fault it; when you get yours, nip over to Random Nerd Tutorials and grab Rui's header files, you'll save yourself a lot of time. Tell them I said "hi"!

Opens up a whole host of interesting project possibilities with touch screen and clear display

After much hassle with other displays I was sceptical this would work. But work it does!. Its easy to use, and hooks up to your wifi easily. Only slight issue is getting it to work with I2C, as there are very few pins available for external connection. However, by redirecting the pins, I2C works really well, and results can be displayed. No hassle with jumper wires or anything.

The product was nicely packaged and came with a lot of cables which was nice.The USB cable packaged was the wrong type for the board. (was C, board needed Micro) However, that was fine, it was just a bonus, I just used another one I'd used on a previous ESP32. However my PC couldn't recognise or flash this board. As I said, the cable and pc had been able to flash others. Software and drivers all up to date.Maybe a fault with my specific unit but as Amazon asked for a review, thought I'd best let others know.