Electronic Paper

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aka: E-Paper or E-Ink

Displays of various sizes, typically of a few square inches, and mostly black on white. Some displays add one or more additional colors. The refresh speed is general several seconds or longer. One of the biggest advantages of these displays is that it will persist the last state drawn indefinitely without requiring any power.

2.9 Inch E-Paper Module

This specifically covers the Waveshare 2.9" 296x128 (Manual) with black and yellow on white. The manual refers to model "B" which is the same module using red in place of the yellow model "C" actually used here.

MicroPython library tested and used for demo https://github.com/rdagger/MicroPython-2.9-inch-ePaper-Library

Wiring

BUSY 25   Black
RST  26   White
DC   27   Green
CS   15   Orange
CLK  14   Yellow
DIN  13   Blue
0v   GND  Purple
3v3  VCC  Grey


Links

https://www.waveshare.com/product/displays/e-paper/epaper-2/2.9inch-e-paper-module-b.htm

https://www.good-display.com/product/527.html

https://zacharcher.com/presentation/2019/ePaper/#/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_paper