Product description: 2,66'' 296 x 152 px E-Paper E-Ink display - SPI - 2 colors - for Raspberry Pi Pico - Waveshare 20052
A 2.66 ''e-paper display designed for the Raspberry Pi Pico. Its resolution is 296 x 152 px. The screen presents images and texts in two colors: black and white. It uses SPI bus for communication with Raspberry Pi. The screen from Waveshare was made with E-Ink technology, which imitates a traditional sheet of paper. These types of displays are used when reading e-books or electronic magazines. The display does not emit a blue glow and is passively reflective.
E-paper display made with E-Ink technology from Waveshare.
Product compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico
The manufacturer provides a Wiki page for the product, which includes information about the module's pinouts and a detailed user guide. You will also learn how to use the e paper display.
The display pins are compatible with the Raspberry Pi Pico.
Display pins
The display has pinouts in the form of female connectors, which make it easy to connect to the Raspberry Pi Pico. Among the pinouts are:
- VSYS - power supply pin
- 3V3 - 3.3V power supply pin
- GND - chip ground
- e-Paper_DC - data / command select pin (high state - data; low state - command)
- e-Paper_CS - Chip Select (activated by low state)
- e-Paper_SCK - SCK input pin of SPI interface
- e-Paper_DIN - SPI data line input pin
- e-Paper_RST - RESET pin (low state activated)
- e-Paper_BUSY - BUSY output pin
Technical specification of the display
- Dedicated to Raspberry Pi Pico
- Type: e-paper display
- Technology: E-Ink
- Communication interface: SPI (3-wire or 4-wire)
- Display diagonal: 2,66''
- Display resolution: 296 x 152 px
- Pixel size: 0,203 x 0,202 mm
- Display colors: black, white
- Viewing angle: > 170°
- Gray scale: 2
- Full refresh time: 5 s
- Power consumption during refresh: 42.4 mW
- Power consumption during standby: < 0.01 uA
- Supply voltage: 3,3 V
- Programming language: C / C++ / MicroPython
- Display dimensions: 60.088 x 30.704 mm
- Module dimensions: 74 x 37.5 mm
Only the display is included in the sale - Raspberry Pi Pico needs to be purchased separately.
Differences in displaying content on different types of screens.
What is an "e ink e paper" display?
An e-paper display, also known as an electronic paper (e paper display) uses electrophoretic microcapsule technology to present text and images. It imitates the look of regular ink on traditional paper. Such technology is extremely user-friendly - the screens do not emit a blue glow, are passively reflective and provide a wide viewing angle. All these features prevent eye fatigue during use.
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