Inky Impression! The Impression is an eInk display that works with the little Raspberry Pi computer. These type of displays only draw power when they refresh, but the color options are limited and refreshing takes ~30 seconds. I plan to use it has a HUD for my desk, and a little fun, dithered picture frame.
In this stream, we set up a python based Flask web server on the Raspberry Pi. This allows us, while on the local network, to visit a webpage which triggers an update to the display.
We started this project in • eInk Display with Raspberry Pi Zero | Gett...
We have a picturing updating on it in • eInk Display with Raspberry Pi Zero | Pict...
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Moments
01:19:57 webpage on eInk display
01:28:40 webpage via url on eInk Display
02:16:41 refresh via url
02:40:51 image triggered via url
Chapters
00:00:00 Starting
00:02:30 Retroreflective What?
00:09:33 Chromium To picture To Display
01:37:18 Getting the Server Going
02:42:26 See You Next Time
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