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Lilygo Lily Pi~

Features~

  • ESP32-WROVER
  • ILI9481 or ST7796 3.5" (480*320) TFT screen in 4-wire SPI mode
  • FT6X36 or GT911 Capacitive Touch Controller
  • CP2104 USB-to-UART IC
  • USB-C connector
  • DC 5-12V barrel jack (5.5x2.1mm)
  • Relay HFD3 5V 2A
  • microSD card holder
  • Real Time Clock PCF8563
  • Battery voltage divider connected to GPIO35
  • GPIO output via USB-A type connectors

The Lily Pi is designed to resemble the Raspberry Pi appearance. The PCB layout and ports also mimmicks the Rasberry Pi. There is even the familiar 2x20 expansion port inside that match the Raspberry Pi GPIO pinout. Some Rpi expansion boards could work on this PCB too depending on the pins used.

Pros Cons
480x320 display Non-standard USB-A connectors as GPIO
16 MB flash
8 MB PSram
Capacitive Touchscreen

The RTC and SD card are not supported by openHASP 0.6.3.

Models~

Model TN ST7796 FT6236 IPS ILI9481 GT911
SKU K113 K113-01
Resolution 480x320 480x320
TFT controller ST7796 ILI9481
Interface SPI SPI
Touchscreen Capacitive Capacitive
Touch controller FT6236 GT911
Screen dimming ✅ yes ✅ yes

Video~

Backlight Control~

The GPIO that controls the backlight is GPIO12.

Documentation~

The Lily Pi comes with the following information cards describing all the GPIOs used:

Flashing~

The Lilygo Lily Pi can easily be flashed over USB like any ESP32 development board.

Dimensions~

Size: 99.7 x 62.5 x 31.2mm


Last update: 2023-12-09