SquareLine Studio design not showing on ESP32-2424S012

Question

I have recently purchased a ESP32-C3 1.28 Inch Round Display. No documentation nor reference were provided with the hardware :(

I made a nice UI on SquareLine studio to be run on my ESP32-2424S012. I have used the "create project template" option, then "export UI files".

I have received indeed the project with apparently everything I need. Then, I opened Arduino IDE with the main "ui.ino" file. I set on the IDE the right Sketchbook location. I managed to compile and upload with no error on my device.

The thing is... when I received the ESP32-2424S012, it had its own demo software and it was running fine. Since I uploaded my project, nothing is displayed anymore.

I also updated the User_Setup_Select.h file on libraries/TFT_eSPI to enable #include <User_Setups/Setup46_GC9A01_ESP32.h>. on User_Setup.h, I enabled #define GC9A01_DRIVER.

I am out of ideas about how to solve this issue.

Thanks for your support!

EDIT: Please find User_Setup.h: https://pastebin.com/Rc2zcayF User_Setup_Select.h: https://pastebin.com/uPyVZWsa

EDIT 2: Below is the trace i received using pyserial-miniterm: https://pastebin.com/LGMpLYPH

EDIT 3: This is the board's wiring diagram:

Answer 1

Setup46_GC9A01_ESP32.h

The Setup46 that comes with TFT_eSPI library is for GC9A01 driver for sure but the pin assignments are not for ESP32-C3 and certainly not for ESP32-2020S012 board.

Add the following User_Setup.h in the project folder where your_sketch.ino located (Assuming you are using Arduino IDE).

#define GC9A01_DRIVER

#define TFT_WIDTH  240 // ST7789 240 x 240 and 240 x 320
#define TFT_HEIGHT 240 // GC9A01 240 x 240

#define TFT_MOSI 7
#define TFT_SCLK 6
#define TFT_CS   10
#define TFT_DC   2
#define TFT_RST  -1
#define TFT_BL   3
#define TFT_MISO -1

#define LOAD_GLCD   // Font 1. Original Adafruit 8 pixel font needs ~1820 bytes in FLASH
#define LOAD_FONT2  // Font 2. Small 16 pixel high font, needs ~3534 bytes in FLASH, 96 characters
#define LOAD_FONT4  // Font 4. Medium 26 pixel high font, needs ~5848 bytes in FLASH, 96 characters
#define LOAD_FONT6  // Font 6. Large 48 pixel font, needs ~2666 bytes in FLASH, only characters 1234567890:-.apm
#define LOAD_FONT7  // Font 7. 7 segment 48 pixel font, needs ~2438 bytes in FLASH, only characters 1234567890:-.
#define LOAD_FONT8  // Font 8. Large 75 pixel font needs ~3256 bytes in FLASH, only characters 1234567890:-.
//#define LOAD_FONT8N // Font 8. Alternative to Font 8 above, slightly narrower, so 3 digits fit a 160 pixel TFT
#define LOAD_GFXFF  // FreeFonts. Include access to the 48 Adafruit_GFX free fonts FF1 to FF48 and custom fonts

#define SMOOTH_FONT

#define SPI_FREQUENCY 40000000
#define SPI_READ_FREQUENCY  20000000

Add the following code to the setup() for using analogWrite() to control backlight brightness.

void setup(void) {
    // all the necessary setup code go here

    // backlight brightness control
    pinMode(TFT_BL, OUTPUT);
    analogWrite(TFT_BL, 120); // change value from 20 - 255 to adjust brightness
}