TFT_eSPI VS SPI_LCD

Compare TFT_eSPI vs SPI_LCD and see what are their differences.

TFT_eSPI

Arduino and PlatformIO IDE compatible TFT library optimised for the Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040), STM32, ESP8266 and ESP32 that supports different driver chips (by Bodmer)

SPI_LCD

A simple C library for directly communicating with SPI-connected LCD displays (by bitbank2)
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TFT_eSPI SPI_LCD
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8.0 0.0
9 days ago 7 months ago
C C
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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TFT_eSPI

Posts with mentions or reviews of TFT_eSPI. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-13.

SPI_LCD

Posts with mentions or reviews of SPI_LCD. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-02-13.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing TFT_eSPI and SPI_LCD you can also consider the following projects:

LovyanGFX - SPI LCD graphics library for ESP32 (ESP-IDF/ArduinoESP32) / ESP8266 (ArduinoESP8266) / SAMD51(Seeed ArduinoSAMD51)

u8g2 - U8glib library for monochrome displays, version 2

lvgl - Embedded graphics library to create beautiful UIs for any MCU, MPU and display type.

UTFT-ESP - UTFT with support for ESP8266 and ESP32

Adafruit-ST7735-Library - This is a library for generic ST7735 128x128 TFT Displays, based on Adafruit library for their own 1.8" display

Adafruit-GFX-Library - Adafruit GFX graphics core Arduino library, this is the 'core' class that all our other graphics libraries derive from

ssd1306 - Driver for SSD1306, SSD1331, SSD1351, IL9163, ILI9341, ST7735, PCD8544, Nokia 5110 displays running on Arduino/ESP32/Linux (Rasperry) platforms

arduino-esp32 - Arduino core for the ESP32

LilyGo-T-Display-S2

Adafruit-ST7735-Library - This is a library for the Adafruit 1.8" SPI display http://www.adafruit.com/products/358 and http://www.adafruit.com/products/618