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LILYGO T-Circle S3

Compact ESP32-S3 board with a 0.75" round 160×160 TFT LCD (GC9D01N), 16MB flash, 8MB PSRAM, WiFi, and BLE 5 for wearable watchface and circular display applications.

Starting from

$23.68

Compatible Firmware

Specifications

ArchitectureXtensa LX7
CPU Cores2
Clock Speed240MHz
PSRAM8MB
Flash16MB
GPIO Level3.3V
Power Input5V + LiPo
BluetoothBLE 5.0
Storagenone

Certifications

Components

Xtensa LX7 dual-core at 240MHz with 16MB flash, 8MB PSRAM, WiFi, and BLE 5.0.

Circular TFT LCD display driver supporting 160×160 resolution for round watch-style displays.

Bus Interfaces

SPI
CS: GPIO10DC: GPIO9CLK: GPIO12MOSI: GPIO11
I2C
SCL: GPIO5SDA: GPIO4

GPIO Map

GPIO11
SPI MOSI (Display)
digital-output
SPI
GPIO12
SPI CLK (Display)
digital-output
SPI
GPIO4
I2C SDA
digital-inputdigital-output
I2C
GPIO5
I2C SCL
digital-inputdigital-output
I2C

Overview

The LILYGO T-Circle S3 is a compact development board built around the ESP32-S3R8, featuring a 0.75-inch circular TFT LCD (GC9D01N driver, 160×160 pixels) designed for round watchface and dial-style user interfaces. Despite its tiny footprint, it includes 16MB flash and 8MB PSRAM for complex animated UI applications.

The circular display enables natural watchface layouts, gauge meters, speedometers, and radar-style visualizations that look awkward on rectangular screens. The ESP32-S3's WiFi and BLE 5.0 connectivity enables real-time data display from servers, BLE devices, or Home Assistant.

Available in two variants: T-Circle S3 (full featured with ESP32-S3R8) and the bare T-Circle (stripped-down version at $8.40). Both are suitable for wearable development prototyping, miniature smart displays, and round-screen IoT dashboards.

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