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Waveshare 2.13 Inch e-Paper Display HAT - White, Red & Black Three-Color E-Ink Screen Module with Embedded Controller for Raspberry Pi 2B, 3B, Zero & Zero W - SPI Communication Interface Review

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Details

BrandWaveshare
Screen Size2.13 Inches
Color2.13inch e-Paper HAT (B)

Description of Waveshare 2.13 Inch e-Paper Display HAT - White, Red & Black Three-Color E-Ink Screen Module with Embedded Controller for Raspberry Pi 2B, 3B, Zero & Zero W - SPI Communication Interface

This is an E-Ink display HAT for Raspberry Pi, 2.13inch, 212x104 resolution, with embedded controller, communicating via SPI interface, supports red, black, and white three-color display. Due to the advantages like ultra low power consumption, wide viewing angle, great effect under sunlight, it is an ideal choice for applications such as shelf label, industrial instrument, and so on. Compatible with Raspberry Pi 2B/3B/Zero/Zero W, Jetson Nano. Ultra low power consumption, basically power is only required for refreshing. No backlight, keeps displaying last content for a long time even when power down

Reviews

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

I like Computers and accessories

This is a good product. I like the colors on the display, but wish it could draw a frame faster than 15 seconds. I have instructions on how to do this on YouTube.

Pros
  • Great for a small home
Cons
  • Functionality

Revainrating 1 out of 5

It took months to ship and the documentation is terrible.

understanding. The display will not work if all libraries are installed and sample code is running. Extremely unpleasant.

Pros
  • With the advantages of ultra-low power consumption, wide viewing angle and excellent sunlight effect, it is an ideal choice for applications such as shelf labels, industrial tools, etc.
Cons
  • Expensive

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great hardware, unreliable documentation (read on for good sources)

I recently bought one of these for a project and the hardware is excellent. However, two things are worth noting: 1. The documentation on the manufacturer's website has many typos and in most places doesn't really work for the 3 color version of the display (probably a copy and paste error of the 2 color release) . I catalog all the right installs and tutorials on Github in a repository called: avirtuos/waveshare, so don't worry about looking for documentation and tutorials.2. The refresh rate…

Pros
  • No backlight, shows the latest content for a long time even when the device is off
Cons
  • Something is wrong

Revainrating 5 out of 5

zero complaints. Too much fun!

Works great. The documentation is pretty good, but suggests a few steps that are no longer needed for Raspbian Stretch. The sample software worked great. After a couple of evenings of programming, I can send him just about any image, and he does a pretty good job of rendering it in just three colors. I bought it as a silly name tag but some of the pictures are so good that I now want to do more with it. That. I bought a hat to be handy when not being used as a name tag. The buttons are a bonus…

Pros
  • Extremely low power consumption, power is mainly needed only for upgrades
Cons
  • No paint required