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ESP32-C6-Touch-LCD-1.69

ESP32-C6-Touch-LCD-1.69

The ESP32-C6-Touch-LCD-1.69 is a low-cost, high-performance microcontroller development board designed by Waveshare. Despite its compact size, it features a 1.69inch capacitive touch LCD screen, a lithium battery charging chip, an audio codec chip, a six-axis IMU (3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope), an RTC, and other peripherals, making it easy to develop and embed into products.

SKUProduct
31538ESP32-C6-Touch-LCD-1.69

Features​

  • Equipped with a high‑performance RISC‑V 32‑bit processor and a low‑power RISC‑V 32‑bit processor; the high‑performance processor clock is up to 160 MHz and the low‑power processor clock is up to 20 MHz.
  • Integrated WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5 and IEEE 802.15.4 (Zigbee 3.0 and Thread) wireless communication, with superior RF performance
  • Onboard 320KB ROM, 512KB HP SRAM, 16KB LP SRAM, and external 16MB Flash
  • Utilizes a Type-C port, eliminating the hassle of plug orientation
  • Onboard 1.69inch capacitive touch LCD screen with 240 × 280 resolution and 262K colors, capable of displaying colorful images clearly
  • Embedded with ST7789V2 driver chip and CST816T capacitive touch chip, communicating through SPI and I2C interfaces respectively, minimizes required IO pins
  • Onboard QMI8658 6-axis IMU (3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope) for motion posture detection, step counting, etc.
  • Onboard PCF85063 RTC chip for convenient RTC functionality implementation
  • Onboard RST, BOOT, and a user‑configurable side button for custom function development
  • Onboard 3.7V MX1.25 lithium battery charge/discharge interface
  • Onboard ES8311 audio codec chip, microphone, and speaker for easy XiaoZhi AI integration
  • Exposed GPIO, I2C, USB, and UART pads for external devices and debugging, allowing flexible peripheral configuration
  • Supports precise control features like flexible clocking and independent module power supply settings, enabling low-power modes for multiple scenarios
  • Touch screen offers high transmittance, fast response, and long life

Onboard Resources​

ESP32-C6-Touch-LCD-1.69 Onboard Resources

  1. ESP32-C6
  2. W25Q128JVSIQ 16MB NOR-Flash
  3. PCF85063 RTC clock chip
  4. QMI8658 6-axis IMU includes a 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer
  5. ETA6098 High-efficiency lithium battery charging chip
  6. MX1.25 2P Lithium Battery Header MX1.25 2P connector for a 3.7V Li‑battery, supports charging/discharging
  7. Type-C Port ESP32-C6 USB port for programming and log printing
  8. MX1.25 Speaker Header
  9. Onboard antenna
  10. PWR Button Supports power‑on detection, single click, double click, multiple clicks, and long press
  11. BOOT button
  12. RESET Button
  13. Microphone
  14. NS4150B 3.0W mono Class‑D audio power amplifier
  15. ES8311 (back) Low-power mono audio codec

Pinout Definition​

ESP32-C6-Touch-LCD-1.69 Pinout Definition

Dimensions​

ESP32-C6-Touch-LCD-1.69 Product Dimensions

Development Methods​

The ESP32-C6-Touch-LCD-1.69 supports both the Arduino IDE and ESP‑IDF development frameworks, giving developers flexible options. You can choose the development tool that best suits your project needs and personal preferences.

Both development methods have their own advantages. Developers can choose based on their needs and skill levels. Arduino is simple to learn and quick to start, suitable for beginners and non-professionals. ESP-IDF provides more advanced development tools and stronger control capabilities, suitable for developers with professional backgrounds or higher performance requirements, and is more appropriate for complex project development.

  • Arduino IDE is a convenient, flexible, and easy-to-use open-source electronics prototyping platform. It requires minimal foundational knowledge, allowing for rapid development after a short learning period. Arduino has a huge global user community, providing a vast amount of open-source code, project examples, and tutorials, as well as a rich library ecosystem that encapsulates complex functions, enabling developers to implement various features rapidly. You can refer to the Working with Arduino to complete the initial setup, and the tutorial also provides related example programs for reference.

  • ESP-IDF, short for Espressif IoT Development Framework, is a professional development framework launched by Espressif Systems for its ESP series of chips. It is based on C language development and includes compilers, debuggers, flashing tools, etc. It supports development via command line or integrated development environments (such as Visual Studio Code with the Espressif IDF plugin), which provides features like code navigation, project management, and debugging. We recommend using VS Code for development. For the specific configuration process, please refer to the Working with ESP-IDF. The tutorial also provides relevant example programs for reference.