Bring your visual creativity to life with this detailed tutorial on animating GIFs using a unique round display with GC9A01 driver and ESP32.
You'll find all you need here to adapt your animated GIFs for the round display, wire them with an ESP32, and code them into being.
Explore two versatile ways to use animated GIFs: utilizing ESP32 memory or using a convenient SD Card method.

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Components:
Round Display with pin headers : https://amzn.to/3L4pud6
Round Display with JST: https://amzn.to/3CJjbHy
ESP32 38 narrow pins: https://amzn.to/3OwNKFt
SD Card Reader: https://amzn.to/3DUkwf0

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Code for the inmemory method:
https://github.com/thelastoutpostwork...
Code for the SDCard method: https://github.com/thelastoutpostwork...

Tools:
SD Card Formatter: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/form...
EZGIF: https://ezgif.com/resize
Image to C numbers: https://github.com/bitbank2/image_to_c

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction & Kickoff
1:07 Overview of Round Display Models
2:00 Introduction to the MemoryBased Method
2:02 Wiring the Pin Headers Model of Round Display
3:00 Wiring the Waveshare Round Display
4:04 Preparing Code for the MemoryBased Method
10:46 Utilizing Code with the MemoryBased Method
12:23 Guide to Creating Your Own Animated GIFs
19:25 Introduction to the SD Card Reader Method
19:50 Wiring the SD Card Reader
20:59 Preparing Code for the SD Card Reader Method
21:57 Formatting the Micro SD Card
23:52 Utilizing Code with the SD Card Reader Method

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