# esp32c6-lcd147

Hardware guides and firmware recipes for the Waveshare ESP32-C6-LCD-1.47 board: PlatformIO configs, ST7789 display setup, shared SPI, and USB console logging.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 22
- Author: alexex1993
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/alexex1993/mcu-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/esp32/esp32c6-lcd147/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/esp32c6-lcd147

## What it does

This skill equips coding assistants with board-specific details for the Waveshare ESP32-C6-LCD-1.47 (ESP32-C6FH4, QFN32). It covers pin mapping, memory layout, `sdkconfig.defaults`, and driver initialization for the 1.47-inch ST7789 panel alongside the onboard WS2812 RGB LED and microSD slot.

It prevents silent debugging dead-ends. For example, generic board definitions treat the chip as having 8 MB flash instead of 4 MB, and the default monitor target routes output to an unconnected UART instead of `USB-Serial-JTAG`. The skill provides tested snippets for `platformio.ini`, panel gap calibration, and color inversion.

Hardware constraints dictate software behavior here. The panel and the TF card share the SPI2 lines (MOSI on GPIO6, SCLK on GPIO7). Driving GPIO22 backlight directly at full power causes permanent screen discoloration; the skill enforces LEDC PWM brightness control capped strictly at 50%.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alexex1993/mcu-skills --skill esp32c6-lcd147 -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/esp32c6-lcd147/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/esp32c6-lcd147/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alexex1993/mcu-skills --skill esp32c6-lcd147 -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/esp32c6-lcd147/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alexex1993/mcu-skills --skill esp32c6-lcd147 -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/esp32c6-lcd147/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install alexex1993/mcu-skills esp32c6-lcd147
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/esp32c6-lcd147/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alexex1993/mcu-skills --skill esp32c6-lcd147 -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/alexex1993/mcu-skills --path skills/esp32/esp32c6-lcd147
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/esp32c6-lcd147/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alexex1993/mcu-skills --skill esp32c6-lcd147 -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/alexex1993/mcu-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/esp32/esp32c6-lcd147/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- configure PlatformIO and ESP-IDF for the 4 MB ESP32-C6FH4 board
- initialize the ST7789 LCD with color inversion and proper gap offsets
- mount the microSD card on the shared SPI2 bus alongside the panel
- route debugging logs to USB-Serial-JTAG via sdkconfig

## Example prompts
- Generate a platformio.ini and sdkconfig.defaults for Waveshare ESP32-C6-LCD-1.47
- Show me how to initialize both the ST7789 display and TF card on SPI2
- Write the LEDC backlight initialization code clamped to 50 percent duty cycle

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: esp32c6-lcd147
description: Firmware development for the Waveshare ESP32-C6-LCD-1.47 board (ESP32-C6FH4, QFN32) — its 1.47" 172x320 ST7789 LCD, WS2812 RGB LED, microSD/TF slot, USB-Serial-JTAG console, Wi-Fi 6/BLE/802.15.4 radio, and the ESP-IDF + PlatformIO setup around them. Use when working on this board or the ESP32-C6-LCD-1.47-M variant (SKU 28563 / 30381, WS-28563): project setup, platformio.ini and sdkconfig, pin mapping and strapping pins, LCD or SD bring-up on the shared SPI bus, backlight brightness, display frame rate, flashing over Type-C, or debugging why something on the board does not work.
---

# Waveshare ESP32-C6-LCD-1.47

Board-specific firmware knowledge. Most failure modes on this board are silent — the
firmware runs, the panel lights up, and something is subtly wrong — so read the
reference file rather than guessing.

- `reference/board-hardware.md` — the complete board reference: pin table, reset-time
  pin states, strapping analysis, free pins, peripheral availability, power budget,
  memory and partitions, the display's quirks (Part I), **plus** a development guide
  (Part II: §10 toolchain, §11 sdkconfig, §12 flashing, §13 peripheral cookbook,
  §14 symptom → cause → fix table).
- `reference/recipes.md` — copy-paste code: `platformio.ini`, `sdkconfig.defaults`,
  `board.h`, LCD bring-up, LEDC backlight, frame presentation, partial redraw, the
  WS2812 driver, TF card on the shared bus, ADC, the BOOT button, font generation.
- `reference/esp32c6-soc.md` — the ESP32-C6 silicon datasheet digest, for chip-level
  questions: IO MUX and LP IO tables, boot straps, memory, every peripheral's feature
  list, electrical and RF characteristics.
- `reference/esp32-family.md` — the rest of the family, for "should this be a different
  ESP32?" questions: what does and does not port between chips, radio and USB capability
  per chip, the RMT generation table (WS2812 under Wi-Fi load), deep-sleep memory and
  ULP/LP-core availability, and a chip-selection table.
- `template/` — a **project that builds clean**, in two variants, plus a scaffold
  script. See `template/README.md`.

## Confirm the board first

Waveshare also sells the **ESP32-C6-Touch-LCD-1.47** — same vendor, same 1.47" 172×320
panel, different board. If the screen responds to a finger, or there is no WS2812 next to
the panel, it is that one: a JD9853 controller instead of the ST7789, an 8 MB C6FH8
instead of the 4 MB C6FH4, a 22-pin header instead of 18, and a pin map in which only
`LCD_CS`, `LCD_DC` and `TF_CS` match this board's. Use the `esp32c6-touch-lcd147` skill
and do not port pin numbers between them — the wrong map gives a dark screen, not an
error.

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