ESPHome Component for Siemens SDA5708-24 LED Matrix Display

this component adds support for driving a Siemens SDA5708-24 LED matrix display using ESPHome. implementation is based on the details found on SB-Projects' SDA5708 page (mirror).

Wiring

SDA5708 Pinout, by SB-Projects

The SDA5708-24 comes with a connector (Molex type 51065-0600) with six pins. The pinout is as follows:

Pin #	Name	Notes
1	Vcc	+5V Power Supply
2	#LOAD	Data load/latch (active low)
3	DATA	Serial data
4	SDCLOCK	Serial clock
5	#RESET	display reset (active low)
6	GND

Connect Vcc and GND to the +5V and GND of your mcu's power supply. The #LOAD, DATA, SDCLOCK, and #RESET pins can be connected to any available GPIOs on your mcu. 3.3V GPIOs work fine, but 5V is recommended.

Usage

To use this component, add the following to your ESPHome configuration:

external_components:
  - source: github://shadow578/esphome_sda5708@main
    components: [sda5708]

display:
  - platform: sda5708
    data_pin: GPIO3
    clock_pin: GPIO13
    load_pin: GPIO12
    reset_pin: GPIO14
    lambda: |-
      it.print("Hello!");

Configuration Variables

• data_pin (Required, pin): The GPIO pin connected to the SDA5708's DATA pin.
• clock_pin (Required, pin): The GPIO pin connected to the SDA5708's SDCLOCK pin.
• load_pin (Required, pin): The GPIO pin connected to the SDA5708's #LOAD pin.
• reset_pin (Required, pin): The GPIO pin connected to the SDA5708's #RESET pin.
• brightness (Optional, int): (Initial) brightness level (0-7). Can be overwritten at runtime using the set_brightness method or the sda5708.set_brightness action.
• peak_current (Optional, bool): Whether to limit the peak current (to ~12.5%). It is recommended to leave this at default, as limiting peak current may cause flickering.
• rotate_screen (Optional, bool): Whether to rotate the screen by 180 degrees (for mounting the display upside down).
• custom_glyphs (Optional, list of glyphs): A list of custom glyphs. Each entry is defined as follows:
  • char (Required, string): The character to associate with the glyph. Must be a single character or a C-style escaped character (e.g. \1,).
  • glyph (Required, list of strings): A list of 7 strings, each representing a row of the glyph. Each string must be exactly 5 characters long.# represents an on pixel and (space) represents an off pixel.
• update_interval (Optional, time): The interval to re-draw the screen. Defaults to 1s.
• lambda (Optional, lambda): A lambda to use for rendering the content on the display. Similar to LCD Display.

Actions

sda5708.set_brightness Action

Set the brightness of the display. The brightness level can be an integer from 0 (off) to 7 (max brightness).

• brightness (Required, int): The brightness level to set (0-7).