🎯 Elevate your IoT and maker projects with color that lasts and power that saves!
The Waveshare 4inch E Ink Spectra 6 (E6) is a cutting-edge full-color e-paper display featuring six-color blending technology for vivid, high-contrast images. Compatible with a wide range of Raspberry Pi models and Jetson Nano platforms, it offers ultra-low power consumption by only using energy during refresh cycles, maintaining content visibility without power. Its no-backlight design ensures glare-free viewing, making it ideal for professional and hobbyist projects requiring sustainable, always-on displays. Supported by extensive official Wiki resources, it’s a versatile tool for next-gen IoT and embedded applications.
| RAM | LPDDR4 |
| Wireless Type | 802.11ac |
| Brand | waveshare |
| Series | 4inch e-Paper HAT+ (E) |
| Item model number | 4inch e-Paper HAT+ (E) |
| Operating System | Linux |
| Item Weight | 2.46 ounces |
| Package Dimensions | 4.41 x 3.15 x 1.02 inches |
| Number of Processors | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Waveshare |
| ASIN | B0DHTNHRRY |
| Date First Available | September 24, 2024 |
S**E
Worth It, Decent Resources
Their GitHub repo has decent example code and their website has a good wiki.Had a few kinks getting it going, but I'd recommend or buy more in a heartbeat.
G**E
not working
I've worked through their manual for both Python and C with a Raspberry Pi 5 and am not able to get the display to show anything.
Y**O
Not "Full Color"
Previously had a good experience with Waveshare products, unfortunately not this one. This screen is advertised as a "Full Color" display, but it's actually a 6-color display, as in it only displays 6 colors as defined in their firmware:#define EPD_4IN0E_BLACK 0x0 /// 000#define EPD_4IN0E_WHITE 0x1 /// 001#define EPD_4IN0E_YELLOW 0x2 /// 010#define EPD_4IN0E_RED 0x3 /// 011#define EPD_4IN0E_BLUE 0x5 /// 101#define EPD_4IN0E_GREEN 0x6 /// 110Don't be fooled by the "Spectra" branding, this looks nothing like the demos of full-color Spectra 6 eink displays.
J**Y
Really good display for RPi projects.
This has been a great e-ink display for some Raspberry Pi projects. It's full color as described, but still plenty of colors for making a great display. They are slow to update, but for static displays and infrequent updates, it has been working great.
F**K
Good but slow
I got one of these directly from Waveshare and have two more on order. Planning on ordering an additional four. I have it displaying a custom informational screen that gets updated every ten minutes. It works well and the colors are nice. My only complaint is the update time. I'm using their sample python code to do the clear and update and it takes about 50 seconds. And that is 50 seconds of the display flashing random colors or blank, it is unreadable during most of that time. The C sample code had about the same time.
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