Ai-Thinker AiPi-Knob is a rotary encoder screen development board built around the Ai-M61-32S platform. According to the official Ai-Thinker documentation, this Ai-Thinker knob screen dev board integrates a 1.28-inch round display, rotary encoder control, RGB lighting, built-in audio, infrared transmit and receive, download pins, and exposed USB connectivity for richer interactive embedded projects.

AiPi-Knob comes with factory demo firmware and is aimed at smart control panels, UI interaction prototypes, embedded display projects, smart home control interfaces, and Ai-Thinker HMI development. The official demos include appliance-style interfaces such as washing machine control, RGB light control, TV control, and air-conditioner control, which makes this Ai-Thinker development board a strong fit for screen-first product ideas.

Features

• Ai-M61-32S based design for connected display and control projects.
• 1.28-inch circular screen with rotary encoder interaction.
• RGB lighting, built-in audio, and infrared transmit and receive.
• Exposed USB, download pins, and IO expansion for embedded development.
• Factory firmware includes multiple interactive demo interfaces.
• Suitable for Ai-Thinker smart knob UI, display control terminals, and embedded human-machine interfaces.

Specifications

Applications

• Smart home control panels and appliance-style interface prototypes.
• Rotary encoder UI projects with round display interaction.
• Embedded HMI terminals, media knobs, and control dashboards.
• Ai-Thinker display development for custom interface hardware.

Other Content

AiPi-Knob is especially useful when your product concept depends on a visual control surface rather than a plain development board. For Ai-Thinker users building interactive smart hardware, the combination of screen, encoder, audio, RGB, and infrared support makes this board much easier to prototype with.

Resources

AiPi-Knob Official Documentation

AiPi-Knob User Guide

AiPi Series Tutorials

AiPi-Knob Source Code

AiPi-Knob Open Hardware Project

FAQ

What is AiPi-Knob used for?
It is used for Ai-Thinker interactive display projects, rotary encoder control interfaces, smart home panels, and embedded HMI prototyping.

Does AiPi-Knob include a display and input control on one board?
Yes. The board combines a 1.28-inch round screen with a rotary encoder and additional multimedia features.

Why choose this Ai-Thinker knob board?
It reduces development time for products that need a compact visual UI, thanks to its screen, encoder, audio, RGB, infrared, and USB integration.