Exotic Round Displays and How to Use Them

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Circular displays are here! Round screens aren’t exactly useful for productivity, but are too cool to pass buy. Today I’m breaking down a few common varieties to show you how easy it is to get them running with an Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and a regular PC running Windows. All of the displays I've found are linked below.

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0:00 Round Introduction
1:34 Sponsorships are how I pay rent :)
2:50 Arduino Compatible 1.28" LCD
4:26 Raspberry Pi Compatible 2.1" LCD with Touchscreen
6:00 OEM 3.4" LCD with HDMI
8:28 OEM 5" LCD with HDMI
11:30 Playing Portal 2 and Minecraft on the Round 5" Display
12:55 Circular Display Project Ideas

Embedded Displays:

0.71” [18mm] 160x160
Display Only Breakout - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oC62qWY
With ESP32C3 -US - https://amzn.to/42RfUnr
With ESP32S3 + Enclosure +Speaker + Mic - https://lilygo.cc/products/t-circle-s3

0.96” {24mm] 240x198 [Gauge style] - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ooxYbEg

1.28” [33mm] 240x240
Display Only Breakout - https://amzn.to/3QcqOwu
Display Only (Xiao) Breakout https://www.seeedstudio.com/Seeed-Studio-Round-Display-for-XIAO-p-5638.html?srsltid=AfmBOooArTqA4_j3XkoWKdW02kfxZ4qD-_w3-RJ43h7GHBXEyp6UJ5g_
With ESP32S3 - https://amzn.to/42MGPRm
With Custom Controller - https://4dsystems.com.au/products/pixxilcd-series/
Smart Encoder Knob - https://amzn.to/3WVtQce

1.43” [36mm] 466x466
AMOLED Display with ESP32S3 + Enclosure + IMU +RTC
https://www.waveshare.com/product/esp32-s3-touch-amoled-1.43.htm

1.46” [37mm] 412x412
Display with ESP32S3 + SPK + MIC + IMU + RTC
https://www.waveshare.com/product/esp32-s3-touch-lcd-1.46b.htm?sku=29565

1.85” [47mm] 360x360
Display with ESP32S3 - https://www.waveshare.com/product/esp32-s3-touch-lcd-1.85.htm?sku=28514

2.1” [53mm] 480x480
Raw Display - https://www.adafruit.com/product/5792
also requires this breakout board - https://www.adafruit.com/product/5800
Display with ESP32S3 +IMU + RTC - https://www.waveshare.com/product/esp32-s3-touch-lcd-2.1.htm
Raspberry Pi Hat - https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/hyperpixel-round?variant=39381081882707

2.8” [71mm] 480x480
Display with ESP32S3 + IMU + RTC + Buzzer - https://www.waveshare.com/product/esp32-s3-touch-lcd-2.8c.htm

3.4” [86mm] 800 × 800
Raspberry Pi Dsi Display - https://www.waveshare.com/product/3.4inch-dsi-lcd-c.htm

4” [102mm] 720x720
Raw Display - https://www.adafruit.com/product/5793
also requires this breakout board - https://www.adafruit.com/product/5800
Raspberry Pi Dsi Display - https://www.waveshare.com/4inch-dsi-lcd-c.htm

HDMI Displays:
1.39” [35mm] 400x400 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oEKwBwG
2.1” [53mm] 480x480 with enclosure - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFlIV2y
2.8” [71mm] 480x480 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFlIV2y
3.4” [86mm] 800 × 800 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oDwgbWM
4” [102mm] 720x720 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oCQC3rQ
5” [127mm] 1080x1080 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oEi2EjE
23.6" [600mm] 1280x1280 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oCqNNti

How to Use Round Screens with the Raspberry Pi Guide:
https://learn.adafruit.com/using-weird-displays-with-raspberry-pi/display-types

Useful Libraries:
Beginner:
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-GFX-Library
Intermediate:
https://github.com/moononournation/Arduino_GFX
https://github.com/lovyan03/LovyanGFX
Advanced:
https://docs.lvgl.io/master/intro/introduction.html