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5.83" 648x480 Monochrome Black/White eInk Display
· MPN: ADA6397
E-Ink and E-Paper displays are ideal when you need a low-power screen that stays readable in daylight and keeps showing its image even after power is removed...
E-Ink and E-Paper displays are ideal when you need a low-power screen that stays readable in daylight and keeps showing its image even after power is removed. This bare 5.83" monochrome panel gives you a paper-like black-on-white display for custom projects, dashboards, labels and other static information displays.
Please note that this is the bare display element only. It needs to be plugged into a board with a standard 24-pin FPC e-paper connector, such as a Feather RP2040 ThinkInk, eInk Feather Friend, eInk Breakout Friend, or a suitable 24-pin eInk/ePaper extension cable and FPC adapter setup.
The panel uses the UC8179 chipset, so make sure your firmware supports it. Adafruit’s Arduino library handles the display driving and lets you work with it like an Adafruit_GFX compatible display.
Features:
- Low-power display: image remains visible even when power is completely disconnected
- Daylight readable: high-contrast display that looks similar to printed paper
- Bare display format: suitable for DIY eInk setups with a compatible driver board
- Arduino support: works with Adafruit’s Arduino library as an Adafruit_GFX compatible display
- Dithering friendly: can produce nice-looking graphics despite using monochrome pixels
Specifications:
- Display size: 5.83"
- Resolution: 648x480
- Display type: Monochrome Black/White EPD - Bare Display
- Pixel colour: black ink pixels
- Background colour: white-ish background
- Connector: standard 24-pin FPC e-paper connector
- Chipset: UC8179
Use it with a matching eInk driver board or adapter when you need a larger monochrome display for low-power maker projects.
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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