This document depicts the wiring for the Electricity Price Ticker project based on the connection instructions in README.md.
It includes:
- Required peripherals (LCD + button)
- Supported optional peripherals (presence sensor + white LED + optional TTP223 touch button alternative)
Further reference (official board documentation):
Notes:
- Always connect all grounds together (ESP32 GND, LCD GND, sensor GND, LED GND).
- Verify your XIAO ESP32‑C3 pinout in the Seeed documentation link above.
- Important: The 10 kΩ pull-down resistor on D9 is mandatory at all times (even if the presence sensor is not connected).
- Button input is on D2. You may use either a mechanical pushbutton (default) or a TTP223 touch module (alternative), but not both in parallel unless you know what you’re doing.
flowchart TB
MCU["Seeed XIAO ESP32-C3"]:::mcu
LCD["20x4 I2C LCD 2004<br/>PCF8574 backpack<br/>I2C addr 0x27"]:::lcd
%% Button input options (XIAO D2)
D2NODE["D2 node<br/>(buttonPin input)"]:::io
BTN["Mechanical pushbutton<br/>default option<br/>active LOW to GND"]:::btn
TTP["TTP223 capacitive touch<br/>optional alternative<br/>OUT is HIGH when touched"]:::touch
%% Presence-sensor input stage (XIAO D9) - always present
D9NODE["D9 node<br/>(presencePin input)"]:::io
RPD["10k pull-down resistor<br/>D9 to GND<br/>MANDATORY"]:::res
PRES["RCWL-0516 presence sensor<br/>optional"]:::pres
%% White LED output (XIAO D3)
LED1["White indicator LED<br/>optional"]:::led
PSU5V["5V supply<br/>USB-C or regulated 5V"]:::pwr
V33["3.3V rail from XIAO"]:::pwr
GND["Common GND"]:::gnd
%% Power
PSU5V -->|"5V"| MCU
PSU5V -->|"5V or 3V3 if LCD supports"| LCD
MCU -->|"3V3"| V33
V33 -->|"3V3"| PRES
V33 -->|"3V3"| TTP
%% Grounds
MCU --- GND
LCD --- GND
BTN --- GND
TTP --- GND
D2NODE --- GND
D9NODE --- GND
PRES --- GND
LED1 --- GND
PSU5V --- GND
%% I2C
MCU -->|"SDA D4"| LCD
MCU -->|"SCL D5"| LCD
%% Button input stage (always)
MCU -->|"D2 (buttonPin)"| D2NODE
BTN -->|"button to GND"| D2NODE
TTP -->|"OUT to D2 node"| D2NODE
%% Presence input stage (always)
MCU -->|"D9 (presencePin)"| D9NODE
D9NODE ---|"10k"| RPD
RPD -->|"to GND"| GND
PRES -->|"OUT to D9 node"| D9NODE
%% White LED (single LED, directly from pin with series resistor)
MCU -->|"D3 (whiteLedPin)"| LED1
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