Description
E-Ink/E-Paper displays are low-power, daylight visible displays that retain images without power. This is a 3.7" diagonal Tri-Color (Red, Black, White) eInk / ePaper bare display with a 416 x 240 pixel resolution, using the UC8253 chipset.
This bare display element requires connection to a board with a standard 24-pin FPC e-paper connector. Recommended compatible driver boards include:
- Feather RP2040 ThinkInk - solderless plug-and-play solution with Arduino or CircuitPython support
- eInk Feather Friend - FeatherWing add-on for any Feather board
- eInk Breakout Friend - breadboard-friendly adapter with level-shifting
- 24-pin eInk / ePaper Extension Cable plus 24-pin FPC adapter for flexible placement
The UC8253 chipset requires firmware code with support for this chipset; the Arduino library provided by Adafruit allows easy use as an Adafruit_GFX compatible display.
Please note pixels cannot be mixed colors; each pixel is either red, black or white. Dithering techniques can be used to simulate more colors.
See the datasheet for technical details.