# witnessmenow/ESP32-Cheap-Yellow-Display

Building a community around a cheap ESP32 Display with a touch screen

Repository: https://github.com/witnessmenow/ESP32-Cheap-Yellow-Display
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/esp32-cheap-yellow-display
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-08T18:43:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 85
- inputs: {"age_days": 1202, "days_push": 25, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4372, forks 439 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:46.744824+00:00)

## What it is
A community documentation hub for the ESP32-2432S028R, a ~$15 ESP32 board with a built-in 2.8" 320x240 touch LCD, nicknamed the Cheap Yellow Display (CYD). It aggregates setup guides, example code, and shared projects since official vendor documentation is poor.

## Use cases
- get started with the ESP32 Cheap Yellow Display
- find example projects for the ESP32-2432S028R touch display
- learn how to program an ESP32 with a built-in LCD
- build a cheap touchscreen project without soldering
- identify whether my display is a CYD
- find where to buy the ESP32-2432S028R

## When to choose
- you own or plan to buy the ESP32-2432S028R display
- you want beginner-friendly hardware projects with no soldering
- you want community examples, docs, and ready-made projects for this board

## When to avoid
- you need a different ESP32 board or display model
- you want production-grade firmware rather than community examples
- you need official vendor support or warranty documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: embedded, documentation, developer-tools
- domain: embedded-systems, hardware, iot, tutorials
- platform: embedded, iot
- tags: esp32, cheap-yellow-display, cyd, touchscreen-display, arduino, community-project, hardware-guide

## Member repositories
- witnessmenow/ESP32-Cheap-Yellow-Display (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.744824+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:21:21.742158+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/witnessmenow/ESP32-Cheap-Yellow-Display (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.744824+00:00, sha 8f9cca3d0d29)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.