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Adafruit Qualia ESP32-S3

AdafruitESP32-S3

A development board for RGB-666 displays with built-in support for SPI and I2C communication, featuring a PCA9554A IO expander and a Stemma QT connector.

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Specifications

5
Operating Voltage
3.3V logic/power
Flash
16MB
Ram
8MB
Gpio Count
20
Dimensions
Not explicitly stated, but the board is designed for RGB-666 displays.

Pinout

16

Low source legibility.The original manufacturer datasheet for this part was difficult to read, so this pinout may be incomplete or imperfect. Always confirm against the specific manufacturer’s datasheet before wiring.

PinNameFunctionsNotes
1Reset
GPIO
Tie to ground to manually reset the ESP32-S3.
2Boot0
GPIO
Tying this pin to ground while resetting places the ESP32-S3 in ROM bootloader mode.
3Debug Pin (TX0)
UART
Used for lower level debugging, connect a Serial UART cable Receive connection here and the cable ground connection to the GND pin.
4SCK
SPI
Connected to board.SCK or Arduino 5.
5MISO
SPI
Connected to board.MISO or Arduino 6.
6MOSI
SPI
Connected to board.MOSI or Arduino 7.
7CS
SPI
Connected to board.CS or Arduino 15, includes a 10K Pull-up resistor.
A0Analog Input/Digital I/O
GPIO
3-pin JST connector for sensors, NeoPixels, or analog input or digital I/O. Can use 5V or 3V by cutting and soldering the jumper.
A1Analog Input/Digital I/O
GPIO
Can be used for analog inputs or digital I/O.
8PWM (Backlight Control)
PWM
Soldering the bottom PWM jumper allows using Pin A1 to control the backlight of the display. Default 25mA, up to 200mA with jumpers.
9Button (UP)
GPIO
Connected to the IO expander and has a light pullup.
10Button (DN)
GPIO
Connected to the IO expander and has a light pullup.
11Button (Reset)
GPIO
Located in the top position, click once to restart firmware. Click again after about half a second to enter bootloader mode.
12Stemma QT I2C SCL
I2C
Connected via the Stemma QT connector on the left side of the board.
13Stemma QT I2C SDA
I2C
Connected via the Stemma QT connector on the left side of the board.
14IO Expander (Address 0x3F)
GPIO
Default address, can be changed by soldering jumpers on the reverse side.

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