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Adafruit 2.66in 296x152 Tri-Colour E-Ink Bare Display
· MPN: ADA6393
E-Ink and E-Paper displays are excellent for low-power projects that need a daylight-readable screen. The image stays visible even when power is disconnected...
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E-Ink and E-Paper displays are excellent for low-power projects that need a daylight-readable screen. The image stays visible even when power is disconnected, with a high-contrast look that is much like printed paper.
This is a bare 2.66 inch tri-colour EPD display element with red, black and white pixels. It is intended for makers building their own E-Ink setup and needs to be connected to a board with a standard 24-pin FPC e-paper connector.
The display uses the SSD1680Z chipset, so make sure your firmware supports it. Adafruit’s Arduino library handles the display driving and lets you work with it as an Adafruit_GFX-compatible display.
Each pixel can be red, black or white, but colours cannot be mixed or overlaid to make other colours such as orange.
Specifications:
- Display type: E-Ink / E-Paper display, bare display element
- Display size: 2.66"
- Resolution: 296x152
- Colours: Tri-Color Red/Black/White
- Pixel colours: Red or black ink pixels and a white-ish background
- Connector: Standard 24-pin FPC e-paper connector
- Chipset: SSD1680Z
- Library compatibility: Adafruit_GFX compatible display via Adafruit’s Arduino library
For getting started, pair it with a compatible 24-pin eInk driver board or adapter such as a Feather RP2040 ThinkInk, eInk Feather Friend, eInk Breakout Friend, or a 24-pin eInk extension cable and FPC adapter.
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout board carries a small or fine-pitched component and brings its connections out to standard, breadboard- and header-friendly pins. Describing a part as a breakout means it can be wired into a project without soldering directly to the component's tiny contacts.
- FPC
- FPC stands for flexible printed circuit, a thin flat flexible cable or connector style often used where space is tight or some movement is needed, commonly for displays, cameras and other high-density connections. Connecting to an FPC connector generally needs a matching cable with the correct pin count, pitch and contact orientation.
- RP2040
- The RP2040 is a dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ microcontroller chip from Raspberry Pi, used on many maker boards and offering programmable I/O, multiple GPIO pins and reasonable processing speed. Code and accessories built for that chip should work where RP2040 compatibility is listed, though demanding tasks such as reading a camera can require careful pin allocation and timing.
Adafruit 2.66in 296x152 Tri-Colour E-Ink Display Datasheet
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