Set up PlatformIO project for EL512.256-H on ESP32

PlatformIO skeleton (esp32dev, Arduino, Adafruit GFX) with a local EL512
library: EL512Panel (1 bpp framebuffer, two-bit-mode row encoder, I2S DMA
refresh stub) and EL512_GFX (Adafruit_GFX subclass). Adds a test sketch,
pin map, README with wiring and timing, and moves the datasheet to
docs/datasheet/.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

lib/EL512/library.json

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+{
+  "name": "EL512",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Planar EL512.256-H electroluminescent panel driver for ESP32 (I2S parallel DMA) with Adafruit GFX support",
+  "keywords": "display, electroluminescent, planar, el512, esp32, i2s, gfx",
+  "frameworks": "arduino",
+  "platforms": "espressif32",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "adafruit/Adafruit GFX Library": "*"
+  }
+}

lib/EL512/src/EL512.h

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+// Umbrella header for the EL512 library.
+#pragma once
+
+#include "EL512Panel.h"
+#include "EL512_GFX.h"

lib/EL512/src/EL512Panel.cpp

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+#include "EL512Panel.h"
+
+#include <esp_heap_caps.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+EL512Panel::EL512Panel(const EL512Pins& pins) : _pins(pins) {}
+
+EL512Panel::~EL512Panel() { end(); }
+
+bool EL512Panel::begin() {
+  if (_running) return true;
+
+  pinMode(_pins.enable, OUTPUT);
+  pinMode(_pins.lowpwr_n, OUTPUT);
+  setEnabled(false);
+  setLowPower(false);
+
+  _fb = (uint8_t*)calloc(FRAMEBUFFER_BYTES, 1);
+  // Full-frame stream: 261 * 272 = ~71 KB of DMA-capable internal RAM.
+  // (A line ring buffer refilled from the DMA EOF interrupt would cut this
+  // to a few KB if RAM gets tight.)
+  _stream = (uint8_t*)heap_caps_malloc(STREAM_BYTES, MALLOC_CAP_DMA | MALLOC_CAP_8BIT);
+  if (!_fb || !_stream) {
+    end();
+    return false;
+  }
+  show();
+
+  if (!startI2S()) {
+    end();
+    return false;
+  }
+  _running = true;
+  setEnabled(true);
+  return true;
+}
+
+void EL512Panel::end() {
+  setEnabled(false);
+  stopI2S();
+  _running = false;
+  free(_fb);
+  _fb = nullptr;
+  heap_caps_free(_stream);
+  _stream = nullptr;
+}
+
+void EL512Panel::setEnabled(bool on) { digitalWrite(_pins.enable, on ? HIGH : LOW); }
+
+void EL512Panel::setLowPower(bool on) { digitalWrite(_pins.lowpwr_n, on ? LOW : HIGH); }
+
+void EL512Panel::setPixel(int16_t x, int16_t y, bool on) {
+  if (!_fb || x < 0 || y < 0 || x >= WIDTH || y >= HEIGHT) return;
+  uint8_t& b = _fb[(y * WIDTH + x) >> 3];
+  const uint8_t mask = 0x80 >> (x & 7);
+  if (on)
+    b |= mask;
+  else
+    b &= ~mask;
+}
+
+bool EL512Panel::getPixel(int16_t x, int16_t y) const {
+  if (!_fb || x < 0 || y < 0 || x >= WIDTH || y >= HEIGHT) return false;
+  return _fb[(y * WIDTH + x) >> 3] & (0x80 >> (x & 7));
+}
+
+void EL512Panel::clear(bool on) {
+  if (_fb) memset(_fb, on ? 0xFF : 0x00, FRAMEBUFFER_BYTES);
+}
+
+void EL512Panel::encodeRow(uint16_t line, uint8_t* out) const {
+  // VS is held high during the last blanking line so that the first HS high
+  // time ending after its rising edge is row 0 (datasheet: video input timing).
+  // TODO: verify VS/HS setup and hold (T4/T5) on hardware.
+  const uint8_t vs = (line == LINES_PER_FRAME - 1) ? BIT_VS : 0;
+
+  if (line >= HEIGHT) {
+    memset(out, vs, CLOCKS_PER_ROW);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const uint8_t* src = _fb + (size_t)line * (WIDTH / 8);
+  for (uint16_t c = 0; c < DATA_CLOCKS_PER_ROW; c++) {
+    // Clock c carries columns 2c (VID, even) and 2c+1 (TVID, odd).
+    const uint8_t bits = (uint8_t)(src[c >> 2] << ((c & 3) * 2));
+    uint8_t v = BIT_HS | vs;
+    if (bits & 0x80) v |= BIT_VID;
+    if (bits & 0x40) v |= BIT_TVID;
+    out[c] = v;
+  }
+  memset(out + DATA_CLOCKS_PER_ROW, vs, BLANK_CLOCKS_PER_ROW);
+
+  // NOTE: in 8-bit I2S LCD mode the ESP32 emits bytes in swapped pairs
+  // (byte 1, byte 0, byte 3, byte 2, ...). Swap here once the DMA path is live.
+}
+
+void EL512Panel::show() {
+  if (!_fb || !_stream) return;
+  // TODO: double-buffer or sync to VS to avoid tearing.
+  for (uint16_t line = 0; line < LINES_PER_FRAME; line++) {
+    encodeRow(line, _stream + (size_t)line * CLOCKS_PER_ROW);
+  }
+}
+
+bool EL512Panel::startI2S() {
+  // TODO: configure I2S0 for 8-bit parallel LCD mode:
+  //   - periph_module_enable(PERIPH_I2S0_MODULE), reset TX / FIFO / DMA
+  //   - I2S0.conf2.lcd_en = 1, 8-bit TX, clock dividers -> PIXEL_CLOCK_HZ
+  //   - route stream bits 0..3 to vid/tvid/hs/vs with gpio_matrix_out()
+  //     (I2S0O_DATA_OUT8_IDX.. for 8-bit mode - verify on the core version)
+  //   - route the I2S clock (I2S0O_WS_OUT_IDX) to vclk
+  //   - build a circular lldesc_t chain over _stream (<= 4092 bytes each)
+  //   - start TX via out_link.start
+  log_w("EL512Panel: I2S DMA refresh not implemented yet (stub)");
+  return true;
+}
+
+void EL512Panel::stopI2S() {
+  // TODO: stop I2S0 TX and release the DMA descriptors.
+}

lib/EL512/src/EL512Panel.h

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+// EL512Panel - low-level refresh layer for the Planar EL512.256-H.
+//
+// The panel has no frame memory of its own: it must be refreshed continuously.
+// We drive it from I2S0 in 8-bit parallel (LCD) mode with a circular DMA
+// descriptor chain, one byte per VCLK:
+//
+//   byte bit 0 = VID   (even columns)
+//   byte bit 1 = TVID  (odd columns)
+//   byte bit 2 = HS    (high while the 256 data clocks of a row are sent)
+//   byte bit 3 = VS    (marks the top row)
+//   I2S clock -> VCLK  (panel samples data on the rising edge)
+//
+// Panel in two-bit parallel mode (jumper OFF, see datasheet), 5 MHz VCLK:
+//   272 clocks per row (256 data + 16 blanking), 261 rows per frame
+//   (256 visible + 5 blanking) -> 5e6 / (272 * 261) ~= 70.4 Hz.
+//
+// STATUS: the framebuffer and the row encoder are implemented; the I2S/DMA
+// start-up in startI2S() is still a TODO (see EL512Panel.cpp).
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Arduino.h>
+
+struct EL512Pins {
+  int8_t vclk;
+  int8_t vid;
+  int8_t tvid;
+  int8_t hs;
+  int8_t vs;
+  int8_t enable;
+  int8_t lowpwr_n;
+};
+
+class EL512Panel {
+ public:
+  static constexpr uint16_t WIDTH = 512;
+  static constexpr uint16_t HEIGHT = 256;
+
+  // Timing (two-bit parallel mode)
+  static constexpr uint32_t PIXEL_CLOCK_HZ = 5000000;
+  static constexpr uint16_t DATA_CLOCKS_PER_ROW = WIDTH / 2;  // 2 px per VCLK
+  static constexpr uint16_t CLOCKS_PER_ROW = 272;
+  static constexpr uint16_t BLANK_CLOCKS_PER_ROW = CLOCKS_PER_ROW - DATA_CLOCKS_PER_ROW;
+  static constexpr uint16_t LINES_PER_FRAME = 261;
+  static constexpr uint16_t BLANK_LINES = LINES_PER_FRAME - HEIGHT;
+
+  // DMA stream byte bits
+  static constexpr uint8_t BIT_VID = 1 << 0;
+  static constexpr uint8_t BIT_TVID = 1 << 1;
+  static constexpr uint8_t BIT_HS = 1 << 2;
+  static constexpr uint8_t BIT_VS = 1 << 3;
+
+  static constexpr size_t FRAMEBUFFER_BYTES = (size_t)WIDTH * HEIGHT / 8;
+  static constexpr size_t STREAM_BYTES = (size_t)LINES_PER_FRAME * CLOCKS_PER_ROW;
+
+  explicit EL512Panel(const EL512Pins& pins);
+  ~EL512Panel();
+
+  // Allocates buffers, sets up control GPIOs and (TODO) starts I2S DMA refresh.
+  bool begin();
+  void end();
+
+  // Display on/off (ENABLE) and low-power mode (_LOWPWR, active low).
+  void setEnabled(bool on);
+  void setLowPower(bool on);
+
+  // 1 bpp framebuffer, row-major, MSB = leftmost pixel.
+  uint8_t* framebuffer() { return _fb; }
+  void setPixel(int16_t x, int16_t y, bool on);
+  bool getPixel(int16_t x, int16_t y) const;
+  void clear(bool on = false);
+
+  // Encode the framebuffer into the DMA stream (call after drawing).
+  void show();
+
+  // Encode one scan line (0..LINES_PER_FRAME-1) into CLOCKS_PER_ROW bytes.
+  // Lines >= HEIGHT produce blanking. Public so it can be unit-tested.
+  void encodeRow(uint16_t line, uint8_t* out) const;
+
+  // Frame refresh rate implied by the timing constants.
+  static constexpr float refreshHz() {
+    return (float)PIXEL_CLOCK_HZ / ((float)CLOCKS_PER_ROW * LINES_PER_FRAME);
+  }
+
+ private:
+  bool startI2S();
+  void stopI2S();
+
+  EL512Pins _pins;
+  uint8_t* _fb = nullptr;      // 1 bpp drawing buffer
+  uint8_t* _stream = nullptr;  // STREAM_BYTES, DMA-capable
+  bool _running = false;
+};

lib/EL512/src/EL512_GFX.cpp

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+#include "EL512_GFX.h"
+
+EL512_GFX::EL512_GFX(EL512Panel& panel)
+    : Adafruit_GFX(EL512Panel::WIDTH, EL512Panel::HEIGHT), _panel(panel) {}
+
+void EL512_GFX::drawPixel(int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t color) {
+  if (x < 0 || y < 0 || x >= width() || y >= height()) return;
+
+  int16_t t;
+  switch (getRotation()) {
+    case 1:
+      t = x;
+      x = WIDTH - 1 - y;
+      y = t;
+      break;
+    case 2:
+      x = WIDTH - 1 - x;
+      y = HEIGHT - 1 - y;
+      break;
+    case 3:
+      t = x;
+      x = y;
+      y = HEIGHT - 1 - t;
+      break;
+  }
+  _panel.setPixel(x, y, color != 0);
+}
+
+void EL512_GFX::fillScreen(uint16_t color) { _panel.clear(color != 0); }

lib/EL512/src/EL512_GFX.h

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+// EL512_GFX - Adafruit_GFX front-end for the EL512.256-H panel.
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
+
+#include "EL512Panel.h"
+
+class EL512_GFX : public Adafruit_GFX {
+ public:
+  explicit EL512_GFX(EL512Panel& panel);
+
+  bool begin() { return _panel.begin(); }
+
+  // Any non-zero color lights the pixel.
+  void drawPixel(int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t color) override;
+  void fillScreen(uint16_t color) override;
+
+  // Encode the drawing buffer into the panel refresh stream.
+  void display() { _panel.show(); }
+
+  EL512Panel& panel() { return _panel; }
+
+ private:
+  EL512Panel& _panel;
+};