Waveshare ESP32-S3 Dev Board 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Bluetooth 5 is a compact ESP32-S3 development board with a 1.28-inch capacitive touch LCD, built for wearable interfaces, smart home control panels, portable HMI terminals, battery-powered IoT projects, and motion-aware embedded devices. It combines the ESP32-S3, a 240 x 240 touch round LCD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, QMI8658 6-axis IMU, and onboard battery charge support in a compact display-centric platform. The ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-1.28 is especially useful when you need a small connected display with both touch interaction and motion sensing. Its round capacitive touch screen, battery-ready design, and ESP32-S3 wireless capability make it a strong fit for wearables, compact dashboards, smart control devices, portable status terminals, and round UI projects. Features ESP32-S3 Xtensa 32-bit LX7 dual-core processor up to 240MHz. Supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5 LE with onboard antenna. 1.28-inch capacitive touch LCD with 240 x 240 resolution and 65K colors. QMI8658 6-axis IMU for gesture, orientation, and motion sensing. 16MB Flash + 2MB PSRAM for wireless UI and embedded application development. USB Type-C for programming and serial communication. Onboard 3.7V Li-ion battery charge / discharge interface. SH1.0 connector for 6 GPIOs for peripheral expansion. Specifications Main Chip ESP32-S3 Processor Xtensa 32-bit LX7 dual-core, 240MHz Wireless 2.4GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) and Bluetooth 5 LE SRAM / ROM 512KB SRAM, 384KB ROM Flash / PSRAM 16MB Flash, 2MB PSRAM Display 1.28-inch capacitive touch LCD, 240 x 240, 65K color Touch Type Capacitive touch IMU QMI8658 6-axis sensor USB Interface USB Type-C Battery Interface 3.7V Li-ion charge/discharge support GPIO Expansion SH1.0 connector for 6 GPIOs Power Control Flexible clock and module power management for low-power modes Applications Wearable electronic devices with round touch interface. Smart home control panels and compact wireless HMI. Portable dashboards and IoT terminals. Gesture-aware and motion-aware projects using the IMU. Battery-powered wireless embedded products. ESP32-S3 touchscreen prototyping and product development. Packing List ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-1.28 x1 Screwdriver x1 Other Content Why the touch screen mattersThe 1.28-inch capacitive touch LCD makes this board more suitable for compact human-machine interfaces than a non-touch round display. It works especially well for touch dashboards, circular UI designs, portable smart controls, and interactive product prototypes. Motion plus touch interactionThe onboard QMI8658 6-axis IMU allows this board to combine touch interaction with motion sensing, which is useful for wearables, handheld interfaces, activity-aware devices, and embedded control panels. Battery-ready wireless platformWith USB Type-C, battery charging support, Wi-Fi + BLE, and compact size, this board is well suited for connected projects that need to move from prototyping into portable finished-device style designs. Resources Waveshare Wiki Schematic PDF Demo Code Package ESP32-S3 Reference OpenELAB ESP32-S3 Introduction FAQ What is this board best used for? It is especially suitable for wearables, touch-based smart home panels, round-screen HMI, battery-powered IoT terminals, and ESP32-S3 touchscreen projects. Does it support Wi-Fi and Bluetooth? Yes. It supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5 LE. Does it include motion sensing? Yes. It includes the QMI8658 6-axis IMU for accelerometer and gyroscope-based motion sensing. What is included in the box? The package includes ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-1.28 x1 and Screwdriver x1.