The ESP32-S3 3.49inch Touch LCD Development Board is a high-performance, highly integrated solution featuring a 3.49-inch IPS capacitive touch display. It includes QSPI display connectivity, audio input/output capabilities, and supports AI interaction and offline voice control.
Version Options
This development board is available in several configurations to suit your project needs:
ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-3.49
Case A version, comes with a 18650 Lithium battery (can be installed inside the case)
ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-3.49-EN
Case A version, without battery
ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-3.49B
Case B version, comes with a 3.7V Lithium polymer battery (can be installed inside the case)
ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-3.49B-EN
Case B version, without battery
LCD Parameters
| Display Panel | LCD | Display Size | 3.49 inch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution | 172 × 640 | Display Colors | 16.7M |
| Brightness | 350 cd/m2 | Contrast Ratio | 1200:1 |
| Display Interface | QSPI | Driver IC | AXS15231B |
| Touch Interface | I2C | Touch Type | Capacitive touch |
Key Features
The ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-3.49 is a high-performance, highly integrated microcontroller development board designed by Waveshare. It features an onboard 3.49-inch capacitive touch IPS display, a highly integrated power management IC, a 6-axis IMU (3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope), an RTC chip, a low-power audio codec IC, and an echo cancellation circuit. These components facilitate rapid development and integration into products.
- Equipped with an ESP32-S3R8 Xtensa 32-bit LX7 dual-core processor, operating up to 240MHz.
- Supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) and Bluetooth 5 (LE), with an onboard antenna.
- Built-in 512KB of SRAM and 384KB ROM, with onboard 8MB PSRAM and an external 16MB Flash memory.
- Onboard 3.49-inch IPS capacitive touch display for clear color picture display, with 172 × 640 resolution and 16.7M colors.
- Equipped with a dual microphone array with noise reduction and echo cancellation circuit, suitable for accurate speech recognition and near/far-field wake-up.
- Built-in AXS15231B LCD & touch controller, using QSPI and I2C interfaces for communication respectively.
- Onboard QMI8658 6-axis IMU (3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope) for detecting motion gestures, counting steps, etc.
- Onboard PCF85063 RTC chip for Real-Time Clock functionality.
- Onboard PWR and BOOT programmable buttons for easy custom function development.
- Onboard 3.7V MX1.25 Lithium battery recharge/discharge header or 18650 Lithium battery holder.
- Onboard TF card slot for extended storage and fast data transfer, suitable for applications such as data recording and media playback, simplifying circuit design.
- Reserved 22PIN 2.54mm pitch through-hole pads for easy connection to external modules or functional expansion, enhancing development flexibility.
Onboard Audio Codec
Supports high-quality audio processing, providing clear and high-fidelity audio input and output for your projects.
Supports AI Speech Interaction
Allows access to online large model platforms such as DeepSeek, Doubao, etc., expanding the capabilities of your AI-powered applications.
IPS Display Panel
Experience excellent display performance with 16.7M colors and a wide viewing angle, ensuring vibrant and clear visuals.
Capacitive Touch
Ideal for developing various smart devices, enabling intuitive and responsive human-machine interaction.
Two Case Options
Choose between two case options to best suit your application needs.
For reference only, please refer to the package content for the detailed part list.
Supports ESP-IDF, Arduino IDE
Benefit from a comprehensive SDK, rich development resources, and tutorials to help you easily get started with your projects using ESP-IDF or Arduino IDE.
Wi-Fi and BLE 5 Support
The ESP32-S3 integrates 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) with 40 MHz bandwidth support. Its Bluetooth Low Energy subsystem supports Bluetooth 5 (LE) and Bluetooth Mesh, offering robust wireless connectivity.
What's On Board
- ESP32-S3R8
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth SoC, up to 240MHz operating frequency, with onboard 8MB PSRAM - Onboard antenna
supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) and Bluetooth 5 (LE) - TCA9554PWR
8-bit I2C GPIO expansion chip - W25Q128JVSI
16MB Flash memory - ES8311 DAC audio encoding chip
high-performance, low-power audio DAC - ES7210 ADC audio decoding chip
high-performance, low-power audio ADC, supports multiple microphone inputs - QMI8658
3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer, suitable for applications such as attitude sensing and motion recognition - Dual microphone array design
dual-digital microphone, supports more advanced voice interaction functions
- TF card slot
supports FAT32-formatted TF card for data expansion - RESET button (back side)
press the BOOT, then click the RESET button to enter download mode - PWR power button (back side)
Enables power control via software configuration when using Lithium battery for power supply - BOOT button (back side)
press the BOOT, then click the RESET button to enter download mode - MX1.25 2PIN speaker header (back side)
audio signal output, for connecting external speaker - IPEX1 connector
for connecting external antenna, enabled via resoldering an onboard resistor - 22PIN 2.54mm pitch through-hole pads
for connecting external modules and enabling functional expansion - Type-C port
for program burning and log printing - PCF85063
RTC clock chip, supports time retention
Outline Dimensions
ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-3.49
ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-3.49B