hello,

I'd like to know what's the best combo between a microcontroller and a 1280x800 MIPI LCD screen like this.

Is the ESP32 powerful enough to run that display, knowing that the image on the display will update quite frequently?
what microcontroller (with WIFI connection) is best for that ?

Thank you a lot for your help.

 

That is a tough question. If you have never done this sort of thing before then you will have a difficult time getting it to work.
If you want to build a project using an MCU with LCD screen and WiFi connection, there are other options such as Amazon Fire tablet, Raspberry Pi, for example.

 

That is a tough question. If you have never done this sort of thing before then you will have a difficult time getting it to work.
If you want to build a project using an MCU with LCD screen and WiFi connection, there are other options such as Amazon Fire tablet, Raspberry Pi, for example.

thank you. Indeed it's my first time doing this project. In fact, I've been browsing the net for few days and I still don't know what MCU will be best for that sized display. I see that the raspberry pi might be to big or expensive, that's why I'm looking for for affordable option like the ESP32

 

There are two parts to this puzzle.

Firstly, there is a cable coming off of the LCD module that has to mate to some kind of connector on the ESP32. If there is no matching connection you’re stumped.

Secondly, you will need special software to drive the display. Without that, you are stumped again.

You are better off to find a display that is already ready to run on the ESP32. Or find an MCU kit that has a compatible display and comes with display drivers.

What is your experience with creating an app that uses a GUI?

 

There are two parts to this puzzle.

Firstly, there is a cable coming off of the LCD module that has to mate to some kind of connector on the ESP32. If there is no matching connection you’re stumped.

Secondly, you will need special software to drive the display. Without that, you are stumped again.

You are better off to find a display that is already ready to run on the ESP32. Or find an MCU kit that has a compatible display and comes with display drivers.

What is your experience with creating an app that uses a GUI?

hello,
thanks for your reply.
I've been searching all internet to find that, and finally I changed the option. Instead, I found that I could use a MCU like Raspberry Pi Zero 2W with a 10 inches LCD panel. I would just need a HDMI adapter, since that Raspberry has a mini hdmi for displays. My only concern now is since I'll need to program the MCU, could I control what's display on the panel knowing that it's a HDMI connection and not like common GPIO connection ?

for example, I have a PIR sensor, and when it detects a motion, it turn on the screen and after 2 mins of no motion, it sends back the displays in sleep mode, by turning it off.
is it something achievable by a HDMI connection to the Raspberry Pi zero 2W ?

Thank you

 

is it something achievable by a HDMI connection to the Raspberry Pi zero 2W ?

I am on the hardware side so I only know half of the story.
HDMI has two lines for controlling the monitor. DDC clock and DDC data. I2C bus. There should be a command for turning off the backlight to power reduce the monitor. I think there is a way to put the monitor to sleep.
If you are using a RTOS on your board, there probably is a command to do what you want. If not get the data sheet from the monitor it is probably there.