Bring GIFs to Life: Animating with Round Displays & ESP32

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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. Watch all the Arduino Display videos : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBZ7kQMGjfk9s3aLOLeCCVimNlEpqbfmP 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 🔔 Support the channel🔔 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thelastoutpostworkshop Please note that the product links are Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue creating content for you. Thank you for your support! Code for the in-memory method: https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/animated_gif_memory Code for the SD-Card method: https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/animated_gif_sdcard_spiffs Tools: SD Card Formatter: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/ EZGIF: https://ezgif.com/resize Image to C numbers: https://github.com/bitbank2/image_to_c Chapters: 0:00 Introduction & Kick-off 1:07 Overview of Round Display Models 2:00 Introduction to the Memory-Based Method 2:02 Wiring the Pin Headers Model of Round Display 3:00 Wiring the Waveshare Round Display 4:04 Preparing Code for the Memory-Based Method 10:46 Utilizing Code with the Memory-Based 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 #RoundDisplay #ESP32 #AnimatedGIFs #DIYElectronics #CreativeCoding #VisualArt #AnimationTutorial #Arduino #MicroSDCard #TechGuide #programming #coding #beginners #tutorial #guide #stepbystep