Interfacing e-Paper Display Using Raspberry Pi

Interfacing e-Paper Display Using Raspberry Pi

Introduction

Electronic paper, also sometimes electronic ink (e-Ink) or electrophoretic display (EPD), are display devices that mimic the appearance of ordinary ink on paper. Unlike conventional flat panel displays that emit light, electronic paper displays reflect light like paper. This may make them more comfortable to read, and provide a wider viewing angle than most light-emitting displays. - Wikipedia

In this tutorial, we will share how to interface e-paper display using Raspberry Pi.

Video

This video shows how to interface e-paper display using Raspberry Pi.

Hardware Preparation

This is the list of items used in the video.

Sample Program

This is python3 sample program to display basic shapes and text on e-paper using Raspberry Pi. You may need to install a few libraries with following commands:

sudo pip3 install adafruit-blinka
sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-epd
sudo apt-get install ttf-dejavu
sudo apt-get install python3-pil

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