I wonder if these could run ESPhome and control decent graphics on the screen. Could be pretty cool.
AU $3.44 | ESP32-S3 solution 7 inch serial screen supports WIFI/ Bluetooth 800*480 resolution
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mNfreyc
Dunno but if you want that form factor use openhasp and a sunton board. Sunton Screens - openHASP
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- Be careful that the actual price is around €50 w/o shipping
- I can’t see/find zero documentation, so that is probably already a red flag.
3.99 is only the adapter board, the actual thing is really 50
I would get (actually did already 
) something with a better form factor, like https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005188547984.html
Yes, I’m aware of the price. The listing has multiple options and the full kit is certainly not AUD$3.44.
Given that it runs an ESP32 I would imagine that someone with coding skills far above mine would be able to get it working with ESPhome, even if it means creating a new Integration for it. That’s how all the existing ESPhome stuff has started off. I haven’t looked into the details much yet.
I know this is an older thread but the 2nd poster was right. Use OpenHASP on Sinton screens. First, the PSRAM really improves performance and any lagging between the screen push and actual action taking place compared to a vanilla ESP32. I’ve been told PSRAM dramatically speeds up graphical UI’s although can’t confirm that outside my Sinton being so fast, both GUI and response time for actions to occur
Second, these boards are a dime a dozen, especially off AliExpress so someone having to maintain the code for every ESP32-S board with a screen attached would be absurd IMO. OpenHASP bridges that gap with one UI for multiple model screens and while I’m not a huge fan of JSON there are tons of examples out there. Someone even got mushroom cards to work (see link below). The good thing is the JSON is copy and paste but the file on home assistant for OpenHASP isn’t although there are some good examples below. OpenHASP uses 2 files. One stores on the screen for the GUI and another on HA for controls of the GUI layout.
About the only thing that’s plug and play is the Sonoff wall switch created by Blackadder for esphome. You copy and paste in some yaml, important a blueprint, setup blueprint and your are done. It’s a 3.5" wall switch though and slower both GUI and response wise because of the vanilla ESP32 chip. You also have to flash it so that’s something you have to be comfortable with doing also although there are detailed instructions out there.
Fantastic, thanks for that link.