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e-paper for raspberry pi (Waveshare e-paper)

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Python libraries for Waveshare e-paper series

Python libraries for Waveshare e-paper series

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This repo was created to provide a convenient way to install e-paper library for Raspberry Pi. The original code is provided by Waveshare GitHub.

Raspberry Pi GPIO Pin map

+-----+-----+---------+------+---+---Pi 3---+---+------+---------+-----+-----+
| BCM | wPi |   Name  | Mode | V | Physical | V | Mode | Name    | wPi | BCM |
+-----+-----+---------+------+---+----++----+---+------+---------+-----+-----+
|     |     |    3.3v |      |   |  1 || 2  |   |      | 5v      |     |     |
|   2 |   8 |   SDA.1 |   IN | 1 |  3 || 4  |   |      | 5v      |     |     |
|   3 |   9 |   SCL.1 |   IN | 1 |  5 || 6  |   |      | 0v      |     |     |
|   4 |   7 | GPIO. 7 |   IN | 1 |  7 || 8  | 1 | ALT5 | TxD     | 15  | 14  |
|     |     |      0v |      |   |  9 || 10 | 1 | ALT5 | RxD     | 16  | 15  |
|  17 |   0 | GPIO. 0 |   IN | 0 | 11 || 12 | 0 | IN   | GPIO. 1 | 1   | 18  |
|  27 |   2 | GPIO. 2 |   IN | 0 | 13 || 14 |   |      | 0v      |     |     |
|  22 |   3 | GPIO. 3 |   IN | 0 | 15 || 16 | 0 | IN   | GPIO. 4 | 4   | 23  |
|     |     |    3.3v |      |   | 17 || 18 | 0 | IN   | GPIO. 5 | 5   | 24  |
|  10 |  12 |    MOSI | ALT0 | 0 | 19 || 20 |   |      | 0v      |     |     |
|   9 |  13 |    MISO | ALT0 | 0 | 21 || 22 | 0 | IN   | GPIO. 6 | 6   | 25  |
|  11 |  14 |    SCLK | ALT0 | 0 | 23 || 24 | 1 | OUT  | CE0     | 10  | 8   |
|     |     |      0v |      |   | 25 || 26 | 1 | OUT  | CE1     | 11  | 7   |
|   0 |  30 |   SDA.0 |   IN | 1 | 27 || 28 | 1 | IN   | SCL.0   | 31  | 1   |
|   5 |  21 | GPIO.21 |   IN | 1 | 29 || 30 |   |      | 0v      |     |     |
|   6 |  22 | GPIO.22 |   IN | 1 | 31 || 32 | 0 | IN   | GPIO.26 | 26  | 12  |
|  13 |  23 | GPIO.23 |   IN | 0 | 33 || 34 |   |      | 0v      |     |     |
|  19 |  24 | GPIO.24 |  OUT | 1 | 35 || 36 | 1 | OUT  | GPIO.27 | 27  | 16  |
|  26 |  25 | GPIO.25 |   IN | 0 | 37 || 38 | 0 | IN   | GPIO.28 | 28  | 20  |
|     |     |      0v |      |   | 39 || 40 | 0 | IN   | GPIO.29 | 29  | 21  |
+-----+-----+---------+------+---+----++----+---+------+---------+-----+-----+
| BCM | wPi |   Name  | Mode | V | Physical | V | Mode | Name    | wPi | BCM |
+-----+-----+---------+------+---+---Pi 3---+---+------+---------+-----+-----+

Hardware connection (OLED => Raspberry Pi)

  • VCC -> 3.3
  • GND -> GND
  • DIN -> MOSI
  • CLK -> SCLK
  • CS -> 24 (Physical, BCM: CE0, 8)
  • D/C -> 22 (Physical, BCM: 25)
  • RES -> 11 (Physical, BCM: 17)
  • BUSY -> 18 (Physical, BCM: 24)

How to use

  1. install libraries required libraries and demos via
    pip install epd-library
  2. run the demo with:
  • 1.54inch e-paper
    epd1in54
  • 1.54inch e-paper b
    epd1in54b
  • 1.54inch e-paper c
    epd1in54c
  • 2.13inch e-paper
    epd2in13
  • 2.13inch e-paper b
    epd2in13b
  • 2.7inch e-paper
    epd2in7
  • 2.7inch e-paper b
    epd2in7b
  • 2.9inch e-paper
    epd2in9
  • 2.9inch e-paper b
    epd2in9b
  • 4.2inch e-paper
    epd4in2
  • 4.2inch e-paper b
    epd4in2b
  • 7.5inch e-paper
    epd7in5
  • 7.5inch e-paper b
    epd7in5b

Supported models

Standard Raspberry Pi header on module, allowed to be attached onto Pi directly, compatible with Raspberry Pi 40PIN GPIO extension header

e-paper display

Interfaces

Name Description
VCC 3.3V
GND GND
DIN SPI MOSI
CLK SPI SCK
CS SPI chip select (Low active)
DC Data/Command control pin (High for data, and low for command)
RST External reset pin (Low for reset)
BUSY Busy state output pin (Low for busy)

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