ESP32 Reddit Display 📱

Fetches the latest post from a subreddit and displays it on an ESP32 with LCD screen.

What It Does

• 📄 Shows latest Reddit post (title, author, score)
• 📖 Press boot button → Read full post text
• 📜 Press boot button → Scroll through long posts
• 🔄 Auto-refreshes every 30 seconds

Hardware

• ESP32 development board
• 1.9" ST7789 LCD display (170x320)
• USB cable

Wiring

LCD → ESP32
VCC → 3.3V
GND → GND
SCL → GPIO 18
SDA → GPIO 23
RES → GPIO 4
DC  → GPIO 2
CS  → GPIO 15
BL  → GPIO 32

Setup

1. Clone this repo
2. Open in PlatformIO (VS Code extension)
3. Connect ESP32 and LCD according to wiring diagram
4. Upload code to ESP32
5. Run your server that implements the communication protocol

Usage

1. Power on ESP32 → Shows welcome screen
2. Start your server → ESP32 requests and displays latest post
3. Press boot button once → Switch to full text mode
4. Press boot button again → Scroll down through post
5. Keep pressing → Continue scrolling until end
6. At end of post → Returns to latest post mode
7. Auto-refresh → Gets new posts every 30 seconds (in latest mode)

Server Communication

Any server can work as long as it:

• Listens for REQUEST_LATEST and REQUEST_PLAINTEXT commands
• Responds with LATEST:subreddit|title|author|score format
• Responds with PLAINTEXT:full post content format
• Replaces newlines \n with [NL] before sending

Notes

• Scrolling is basic (will be improved)
• Works with any programming language server
• Just needs to respect the serial communication protocol

Dependencies

• TFT_eSPI - Display library for ESP32
• PlatformIO - Development platform

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Built with 🫖 Berrad (Moroccan magic tool for making atay)