Adafruit
2.13-inch 250x122 Quad-Colour eInk/ePaper Bare Display
· MPN: ADA6373
This bare eInk/ePaper display element gives you a compact 2.13-inch electronic paper screen with quad-colour output: red, black, yellow and white. Like an e-...
This bare eInk/ePaper display element gives you a compact 2.13-inch electronic paper screen with quad-colour output: red, black, yellow and white. Like an e-reader display, it is high contrast, daylight readable, and can keep the last image visible even when power is completely disconnected.
Please note that this is the bare display only. It needs to be plugged into a board with a standard 24-pin FPC e-paper connector. Adafruit recommends using a matching driver board such as the Feather RP2040 ThinkInk, eInk Feather Friend, eInk Breakout Friend, or a 24-pin eInk/ePaper extension cable with 24-pin FPC adapter.
The display uses the JD79661 chipset, so make sure your firmware supports it. Adafruit’s Arduino library handles the display driving and lets you use it much like an Adafruit_GFX-compatible display.
Each pixel can be red, black, yellow or white, but colours cannot be overlaid or mixed; for example, red and yellow cannot be combined to make orange.
Features:
- Quad-colour display: red, black, yellow and white eInk/ePaper output.
- Static image retention: image remains on the display even when power is completely disconnected.
- Daylight readable: high contrast display that looks similar to printed paper.
- Bare display element: designed for use with a compatible driver board.
- Standard connector: plugs into a board with a standard 24-pin FPC e-paper connector.
- Library support: Adafruit’s Arduino library lets you interface with it as an Adafruit_GFX-compatible display.
- Driver board options: suitable for use with Feather RP2040 ThinkInk, eInk Feather Friend, eInk Breakout Friend, or a 24-pin eInk/ePaper extension cable with 24-pin FPC adapter.
Specifications:
- Display size: 2.13"
- Resolution: 250x122
- Display type: eInk / ePaper bare display
- Colours: red, black, yellow and white
- Pixel colours: 250x122 black, red and yellow ink pixels with a white-ish background
- Connector: standard 24-pin FPC e-paper connector
- Chipset: JD79661
Ideal for low-power signage, labels, status displays and daylight-readable maker projects where a persistent image is useful.
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout is a small circuit board that makes a tiny or hard-to-solder component easier to connect to with standard pins. It matters because this OLED module can be wired into a microcontroller project without needing to solder directly to the display’s fine contacts.
- ePaper
- A display technology that looks more like printed paper than a glowing screen and usually keeps its image visible with very little power. It matters for projects such as labels, badges, and status screens where readability and low power use are more important than fast animation.
- FPC
- FPC stands for flexible printed circuit, a flat flexible cable or connector style often used where space is tight. It matters because this breakout needs the correct pin count and pitch FPC cable to connect reliably to the display or high-speed interface.
- RP2040
- A microcontroller chip used on many maker boards, with enough speed and flexible I/O for some camera and display projects. Compatibility with RP2040 matters because camera modules often need many pins and careful timing to read image data successfully.
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