Content for E-Paper

Inky_pHAT Weather Station

“I here would like to describe a very simple and compact, Raspberry Pi Zero-based weather station, which displays the values measured by a BME280 temperature/pressure/humidity sensor on a Pimoroni Inky pHAT e-paper/e-ink display. To allow the connection …

Making the e-paper equivalent of an Etch-a-Sketch

“Introduction to e-Paper displays e-Paper (aka e-ink) displays are a fascinating new technology that most people will be most familiar with from the proliferation of Kindle and similar reading displays. The unique property of the e-paper display is that it …

Animated E-Paper Badge

“An animated e-paper display badge for Hacksters. E-paper displays are fantastic for visual art but not fast enough for video or animation. Yet, I wanted to animate something in black and white canvas in slow motion. So, I made this …

NFC Timeline Radio

“In a lab project at the department of human-centered ubiquitous media we were challenged to create a modern music player which references traditional radio design. The timeframe was one semester. In order to get familiar with the potentiometers, the Arduino …

PaperTTY - Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

“This is an experimental command-line driven Python module to render the contents of a Linux virtual terminal (/dev/tty[1-63]) or standard input onto a Waveshare e-Paper display. Note: I just finished this and probably forgot something, so ‘caveat utilitor …

E-Ink Display for Daily News, Weather and More

“A 7.5” e-ink display for displaying useful information such as news, weather, crypto prices, tube status and word of the day. Story Introduction E-ink is a fascinating technology due to its low power properties. Being able render an image …

StickPi - a Raspberry Pi Zero W with GPIO buttons and an e-paper display

“I always wanted to have a sturdy and rigid Raspberry Pi that is mobile and as small as possible. Recently I designed a Raspberry Pi 3 plus 5 inch display, built-in keyboard and a battery / charging circuit. It’s nice …

Wireless Lunar Phase Tracker

“The Lunar phase tracker is a small, semi-portable device which allows you to gather critical information about the Moon. The device reports back parameters such as the visible illumination, the phase, moon rise and set times and more. This device …

Alexa BBQ/Kitchen Thermometer with IoT Arduino and e-Paper

“”Alexa, ask my thermometer to make yogurt.” No fiddling with thermometer settings, Alexa can do it for you. Why did I make this? My wife and I make cheese and yogurt at home. Both require multiple steps, a thermometer, and …

Task List - Using Raspberry Pi and 7.5” E-paper Display

“I wanted to have my tasks list on my desk while i’m working , with some other information like the weather info , a calendar and a prayer times so I’ve created this nice project using raspberry pi and e-paper …