DESCRIPTION
A vibrant, highly concentrated 4″ (640 x 400 pixel) 7-colour electronic paper display for Raspberry Pi.
New ePaper screens just keep getting better! It’s hard to resist them with their delicious crispness, impressive low power credentials and enticing viewing angles (even in bright sunlight). This 4″ eInk display is positively bulging with pixel density and bright strong colours, and it’s been fitted with all the necessary apparatus to interface with a Raspberry Pi cleanly, humanely and without fuss.
eInk displays only consume power whilst refreshing, so they’re a good choice for things like home automation dashboards and calendar displays that are always on. These 7 colour displays do a really nice job of displaying art too – especially stylised, bold images like pop art and children’s drawings.
Multi-colour EPD displays use electrophoresis to pull coloured particles up and down on the display. The coloured particles reflect light, unlike most display types, meaning that they’re visible under bright lights. It takes approximately 15 seconds to refresh the display.
Everything comes fully assembled, and there’s no soldering required! The display is securely stuck down to the Inky Impression PCB and connected via a ribbon cable. Just pop Inky Impression on your Pi and run the installer to get everything set up!
They’ve also broken out the I2C pins on the back of Inky Impression, letting you connect additional devices like breakouts and show their data right on the display.
Inky Impression will work with any version of the Pi with a 40-pin header, including Zero variants. If you want to use it with a Raspberry Pi 400, you’ll probably also want to pick up a GPIO extender cable (unless you’re into using screens at a highly unusual angle).
Please Note:
- The Inky Impression display is made from glass so it’s pretty fragile. Be careful not to drop it or press too hard on it, or it will crack. When fitting it to your Pi, grip at the edges of the board rather than pressing on top of the screen.
- This screen takes around 15 seconds to refresh, so is best suited to projects that don’t rely on constant screen updates.
- ePaper displays work best when refreshed at an ambient room temperature, if the screen is cold you might find that the colours are less vibrant.
- It’s not possible to change the colour of the purple border on this screen using software, like with some Inky displays
- This screen takes around 15 seconds to refresh, so is best suited to projects that don’t rely on constant screen updates.
- It’s not possible to change the colour of the purple border on this screen using software, like with some Inky displays.
FEATURES
- 4.01″ EPD display (640 x 400 pixels)
- E Ink Gallery Palette™ ePaper
- ACeP (Advanced Color ePaper) 7-colour with black, white, red, green, blue, yellow, orange.
- Ultra-wide viewing angles
- Ultra-low power consumption
- Dot pitch – 0.135 x 0.135mm
- 40-pin female header included boosting height for full-size Pis
- Standoffs included to securely attach to your Pi
- I2C pins broken out for adding breakouts
- Compatible with all 40-pin header Raspberry Pi models*
- Python library
- Comes fully assembled
- Seven glorious colours to play with!
- Crammed with over double the pixels (256,000 vs 120,000)!
- Four side-mounted buttons that remain accessible whilst wall-mounted!
RESOURCES
- Python library
- Examples
- There is a handy one-line-installer for the Python library too, making installation a little more straightforward:
curl https://get.pimoroni.com/inky | bash
Professionally packed and fast shipping
Through our long-term relationship with UPS, FedEx, DHL and a variety of other leading global carriers, we are able to offer various shipping options. Our warehouse staff is highly trained to pack your goods exactly according to the specifications we offer. Your goods are thoroughly checked and properly secured before shipping. We ship to thousands clients every day in a variety of countries. This is a sign of our determination to become the largest online retailer worldwide. We have distribution centers as well as warehouses located in Europe and in the USA.
Note that orders containing more than one item will be subject to a processing period that is based to the specific item.
Before shipment, all ordered items will be thoroughly inspected. The majority of orders will be sent within 48 hours. The delivery time is between 3 and 7 working days.
Returns
The stock is constantly changing and is not completely managed by us because of the involvement of many entities, including the factory as well as our warehouse. Stocks can be changed at any time. It is possible that the stock may run out after the order has been made.
Our policy is valid for a period of 30 days. If it's been more than 30 days since the date you bought the item, we unfortunately can't give you a complete refund or exchange.
In order for your item to be returned, it must be unopened and in the same state as you received it. It should also be returned in its original packaging.
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