CYD ESP32-4827S043

ESP32-S3 board with a 4.3-inch 480x272 RGB touch display - built for GUIs, HMI panels, and control interfaces.

USB-C
CYD ESP32-4827S043 board
ESP32-S3
MCU
240MHz
clock
16MB
flash
512KB
SRAM
9· 2 ADC
GPIO
BLE 5.0+ WiFi
radio
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Pinout

12 pins
View:
CYD ESP32-4827S043 pinout diagram
PinGPIOLabelsStatusCapabilitiesNotes
1-5VVINpower-P1 UART/power connector and 4P 1.25mm power base - 5V supply input
2-3V33.3Vpower-P4 extended-IO connector - 3.3V output
3-GNDground-Ground (P1, P4 and power-base connectors)
443TXIO43U0TXDstrappinguartP1 UART connector - UART0 TX, shared with USB-serial (CH340C) console
544RXIO44U0RXDstrappinguartP1 UART connector - UART0 RX, shared with USB-serial (CH340C) console
611IO11MOSIstrappingspiP2 SPI connector - shared microSD MOSI (TF_SPI_MOSI)
712IO12SCKstrappingspiP2 SPI connector - shared microSD clock (TF_SPI_SCLK)
813IO13MISOstrappingspiP2 SPI connector - shared microSD MISO (TF_SPI_MISO)
919IO19SDAuarti2cP2/P3 connector - shared GT911 touch I2C bus (SDA)
1020IO20SCLuarti2cP3 connector - shared GT911 touch I2C bus (SCL)
1118IO18safeadcP3/P4 connector - shared with GT911 touch interrupt (INT)
1217IO17safeadcP3/P4 connector - free/spare GPIO (ADC2)

Start with these

2 pins with no boot or system involvement
IO18IO17

Freely assignable - no strapping, flash, USB or JTAG duties. Ideal first picks for buttons, sensors and LEDs.

Fine - with a little care

sampled at boot or shared with debug/serial
PinLabelWhat to knowRole
TXU0TXD (GPIO43)Used for bootloader output and UART console logs. If repurposed, you will lose the default serial output (and programming via UART0).Other
RXU0RXD (GPIO44)Used for bootloader input (download mode via serial). If repurposed, you cannot use the default UART0 download mode for programming the chip.Other

Only if you know the tricks

wired to flash or USB - expect a fight
PinLabelWhat to knowRole
IO11FSPIDUsed as a data line for flash (and in-package PSRAM). It should not be used as GPIO when the flash/PSRAM is in use.Flash
IO12FSPICLKDrives the flash (and PSRAM) clock. This critical signal must be reserved for memory and not used as general GPIO.Flash
IO13FSPIQUsed as a data line for flash/PSRAM transfers. Not available for other uses when flash/PSRAM is connected.Flash
IO19USB_D-By default connected to the on-chip USB Serial/JTAG controller. Using it as general GPIO without reconfiguring IO MUX will interfere with USB functionality.USB
IO20USB_D+By default connected to the on-chip USB Serial/JTAG controller. Using it as general GPIO without reconfiguring IO MUX will interfere with USB functionality.USB
These are recommendations, not hard rules - with the right pull-ups, timing and boot-state awareness most pins can be made to work. When in doubt, start green.
Pinout notes Across 12 pins, the CYD ESP32-4827S043 exposes 9 GPIO plus 5V , 3V3 and GND for power. For peripherals, I²C is mapped to SDA on GPIO19 and SCL on GPIO20; the…

Across 12 pins, the CYD ESP32-4827S043 exposes 9 GPIO plus 5V, 3V3 and GND for power.

For peripherals, I²C is mapped to SDA on GPIO19 and SCL on GPIO20; the SPI bus (MOSI, MISO, SCK) is broken out in full; TX/RX on GPIO43 and GPIO44 cover serial logging and flashing.

On the analog side there are 2 ADC-capable pins for sensors and battery monitoring.

If you want zero surprises, IO18 and IO17 are free of any such role - the safest first picks. 2 of the exposed pins carry boot-time or system duties on the ESP32-S3 (TX and RX).

Getting started

flash your first firmware in ~2 minutes
Tool:
1
Connect over USB
Serial chip: CH340C. Not detected? Hold BOOT while plugging in.
2
Flash with your tool
Arduino IDE, PlatformIO, ESPHome or esptool - copy the settings on the right.
3
Verify it runs
The blink example uses GPIO18 - swap for your board's LED pin if different.
Tools → Board settings Copy
Board:            Cyd Esp32 4827s043
Flash Size:       16MB · DIO
Upload Speed:     921600

// blink
pinMode(18, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(18, LOW);   // on (often inverted)
platformio.ini Copy
[env:cyd-esp32-4827s043]
platform = espressif32
board = esp32-s3-devkitc-1
framework = arduino
monitor_speed = 115200
upload_speed = 921600
device.yaml Copy
esp32:
  board: esp32-s3-devkitc-1
  variant: cyd_esp32_4827s043
  framework:
    type: esp-idf

# blink - GPIO18
output:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: 18
    id: led_out
light:
  - platform: binary
    name: "LED"
    output: led_out
shell Copy
esptool.py --chip esp32s3 --port /dev/ttyACM0 \
  write_flash 0x0 firmware.bin
Build details: sketch space 3145728 B · data 327680 B · DIO

Specifications

ESP32-S3
Compute
MCU
ESP32-S3
Clock
240 MHz
SRAM · Flash
512 KB · 16MB · 8MB (OPI) PSRAM
Radio
Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
5.0 LE
Antenna
PCB
I/O
GPIO · ADC
9 · 2
UART · I²C · SPI
3 · 2 · 4
PWM
8 channels
Power
USB
USB-C
Serial
CH340C
Boot address
0x0
Display
Screen
TFT · 4.3" · 480x272
Driver
ST7262
Touch
GT911
Flashing
Upload · OTA
esptool_py · esp_ota
Flash · Boot mode
DIO · QIO
Sketch · Data
3 MB · 320 KB
The CYD ESP32-4827S043 uses esptool_py for firmware uploads, esp_ota for over-the-air (OTA) updates. Flash mode is DIO with QIO boot mode. The maximum sketch size is 3 MB with 320 KB available for data.

About this board

Inside sits the ESP32-S3 - a dual-core Xtensa with vector extensions suited to AI workloads. Sibling CYD boards cover the ESP32-C3 and ESP32, so you can change radios or horsepower without changing the footprint.

Expect to pay about $33.00 - above the ~$22 typical for CYD boards.

Onboard you'll find 8MB (OPI) PSRAM, a TFT 4.3" 480x272 display with touch, a microSD slot and Reset/Boot buttons.

  • TN LCD panel (narrow viewing angles)
  • Parallel RGB-565 display interface

Where to buy

prices are typical street prices
CYD ESP32-4827S043
CYD ESP32-4827S043
$33.00per unit, typical

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