Problem with WaveShare LCD 2inch 240×320 ST7789v

[samerjawadi]

Hello everyone,

I have a problem getting my ESP32 to work with this LCD using the TFT_eSPI library—it always shows a black screen (just the backlight is on).

Details:

• IDE: PlatformIO
• TFT_eSPI Version: 2.5.43
• Display: WaveShare LCD 2-inch 240×320, ST7789v
• ESP32 Board: ESP32-S3 DevKit-C-1 v1.1

What I've Tried:

• I tried multiple setup files but none of them worked.
• I tested both custom configurations and pre-defined setups like Setup25_TTGO_T_Display and Setup23_TTGO_TM.
• Unfortunately, the result is always the same—only the backlight turns on.

For reference, I managed to get the display working with a library named ST7789v-Arduino, but I really want to use TFT_eSPI because I'm more familiar with it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

[Basitadam]

Hi @samerjawadi,
What do you see in serial terminal? is the MCU on a boot loop?
Can you list your ESP32-32 <> Display pin connections