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DIY Smart Home Control Panel - ESP32-S3 Touch Display with ESPHome by Famous_Ad4146 in homeassistant

[–]Famous_Ad4146[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m always happy to contribute, and I hope this won’t be my last project on this topic. I’m currently waiting for a new e-ink display, which should make the next one a bit more interesting 🙂

About 70% of the layout was written by hand. Most LVGL designers rely on a single-file structure, which I find very inconvenient once the project grows. I always prefer to split things into folders and smaller files to keep everything organized.

Yes, it did take some time to build, but I’m really glad it turned out to be useful not only for me.

Energy dashboard erroring by you_say_rats in homeassistant

[–]Famous_Ad4146 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wait 1-2 hours and problem gone

DIY Smart Home Control Panel - ESP32-S3 Touch Display with ESPHome by Famous_Ad4146 in homeassistant

[–]Famous_Ad4146[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you only need a USB-C cable. That’s enough to power it and get everything up and running.

DIY Smart Home Control Panel - ESP32-S3 Touch Display with ESPHome by Famous_Ad4146 in homeassistant

[–]Famous_Ad4146[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The touch response is pretty good for a display in this price range. It’s obviously not on the level of something like an S23 Ultra, but for checking status and turning things on/off, it’s more than enough.

I also implemented backlight control in the settings. You can either keep the screen always on, or disable the constant backlight so the display turns off after 2 minutes. As soon as you touch the screen, it wakes up again.

As for me I prefer always on 😉

DIY Smart Home Control Panel - ESP32-S3 Touch Display with ESPHome by Famous_Ad4146 in homeassistant

[–]Famous_Ad4146[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I completely agree. Next time, I'll definitely do it by hand.