development board
Embedded with ST7789P Display Driver and CST816D Capacitive Touch Chip


ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-1.83-EN
Standard version, without Lithium battery

ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-1.83
Comes with a 3.7V Lithium battery
(can be installed inside the case)
ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-1.83 a high-performance, highly integrated microcontroller development board designed by Waveshare. Tiny size with onboard 1.83inch capacitive display, highly integrated power management IC, 6-axis IMU (3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope), RTC chip, low-power audio codec IC, and so on, which makes it easy for you to develop and integrate into the products quickly.
Key features include:
- Equipped with ESP32-S3R8 Xtensa 32-bit LX7 dual-core processor, up to 240MHz main frequency
- Supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) and Bluetooth 5 (LE), with onboard antenna
- Built-in 512KB of SRAM and 384KB ROM, with onboard 8MB PSRAM and an external 16MB Flash memory
- Adopts Type-C port to improve user convenience and device compatibility
- Onboard 1.83inch capacitive touch display, 240 × 284 resolution, 65K color
- Built-in ST7789P display driver and CST816D capacitive touch chip, using SPI and I2C communication respectively, effectively saving the IO resources
- Onboard QMI8658 6-axis IMU (3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope) for detecting motion gestures, counting steps, etc.
- Onboard PCF85063 RTC chip connected to the battery via the AXP2101 for uninterrupted power supply
- Onboard PWR and BOOT programmable buttons for easy custom function development
- Onboard 3.7V MX1.25 Lithium battery recharge/discharge header
- Reserved 1 × I2C, 1 × UART and 1 × USB pads for external device connection and debugging, enabling flexible peripheral configuration
- Onboard TF card slot for extended storage and fast data transfer, suitable for applications such as data recording and media playback, simplifying circuit design
- Adopts AXP2101 IC for efficient power management, supports multiple voltage outputs, battery charging, battery management, and battery life optimization, etc.
- High touch screen transmittance, fast response and long lifetime
| DISPLAY PANEL | IPS | DISPLAY SIZE | 1.83inch |
| Resolution | 240 × 284 | Color | 65K |
| Brightness | 300cd/㎡ | Contrast Ratio | 1200:1 |
| Communication Interface | SPI | Display Driver | ST7789P |
| Touch Type | Capacitive | Touch IC | CST816D |
Suitable for various smart device development, enabling human-machine interaction function, supports connecting to a battery for independent operation

Excellent display performance, wide viewing angle

Onboard ES8311 audio codec chip and ES7210 echo cancellation circuit to meet daily audio application scenarios

Allows access to online large model platforms such as DeepSeek, Doubao, etc

Comprehensive SDK, dev resources, tutorials to help you easily get started

ESP32-S3 integrates 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) with 40MHz of bandwidth support, Its Bluetooth Low Energy subsystem supports Bluetooth 5 (LE) and Bluetooth Mesh



- ESP32-S3R8
The SoC with WiFi and Bluetooth, up to 240MHz operating frequency, with onboard 8MB PSRAM - AXP2101
highly integrated power management IC - ES8311
low-power audio codec IC - ES7210
ADC chip for echo cancellation circuits - MX1.25 speaker header
non-polarized - 1.2mm Lithium battery header
1.2mm 2PIN connector, for 3.7V Lithium battery, supports charging and discharging
(the battery with 6 × 25 × 25 mm dimensions is recommended for installation inside the case) - Type-C port
ESP32-S3 USB port for program burning and log printing - 16MB NOR-Flash
for storing data
- Onboard dual microphones array
Microphone input and echo cancellation - Onboard antenna
supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) and Bluetooth 5 (LE) - Reserved GPIO pads
Adapting available I/O function pins for easy expansion - QMI8658
6-axis IMU includes a 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer - PCF85063
RTC chip - BOOT button
for device startup and functional debugging - PWR button
controls power on and off, supports custom functions - 1.83inch display panel connector
- Speaker amplifier chip
- TF card slot


