{"product_id":"inky-frame-4","title":"Inky Frame 4.0\" (Pico W Aboard)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA compact Pico W powered E Ink® photo frame \/ home dashboard \/ life organiser with super concentrated seven colour display and wireless connectivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInky Frame 4.0\" features a \u003cstrong\u003evibrant E Ink display\u003c\/strong\u003e with 640 x 400 pixels of tightly packed seven colour goodness - that's almost as many pixels as on our \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/inky-frame-5-7\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e5.7\" Inky Frame\u003c\/a\u003e, but squished tidily into a smaller footprint. There's \u003cstrong\u003efive buttons with LED indicators\u003c\/strong\u003e for interacting with the display, \u003cstrong\u003etwo Qw\/ST connectors\u003c\/strong\u003e for plugging in breakouts and a \u003cstrong\u003emicro SD card slot\u003c\/strong\u003e for storage of capybara photos or other vital files.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Inky Frame comes with a pair of sleek little \u003cstrong\u003emetal legs\u003c\/strong\u003e so you can stand it up on your desk (and a selection of mounting holes if you'd prefer to do something else). There's also a \u003cstrong\u003ebattery connector\u003c\/strong\u003e so you can power it without annoying trailing wires, and some \u003cstrong\u003eneato power saving features\u003c\/strong\u003e that mean you can run it from batteries for ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are some things we reckon this petite Inky would be great for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e💡 An ultra readable, low power consumption home automation dashboard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🖼️ Displaying stylised photos, pop art images or favourite comic panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📊 Showing cute graphs and readouts from local or wirelessly connected sensors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e👀 Displaying fascinating data from online APIs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePico W x E Ink®\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMulti-colour EPD displays use ingenious electrophoresis to pull coloured particles up and down on the display. The coloured particles reflect light, unlike most display types, meaning that they're easily\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evisible under bright lights\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eE-paper is also\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eultra low power\u003c\/strong\u003e. It only consumes power whilst refreshing and the images on the display stick around for a really long time whilst the display is unpowered. This means these displays are perfect for powering from battery!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⚠ It takes approximately 40 seconds to refresh this display\u003c\/strong\u003e, so it will work best in projects that don't need constant refreshing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaspberry Pi Pico W Aboard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual Arm Cortex M0+ running at up to 133Mhz with 264kB of SRAM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2MB of QSPI flash supporting XiP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowered and programmable by USB micro-B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.4GHz wireless\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.01\" EPD display (640 x 400 pixels)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE Ink Gallery Palette™ 4000 ePaper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eACeP (Advanced Color ePaper) 7-color with black, white, red, green, blue, yellow, orange.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUltra wide viewing angles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUltra low power consumption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDot pitch – 0.135 x 0.135mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 x tactile buttons with LED indicators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Qw\/ST connectors for attaching breakouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emicroSD card slot *\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDedicated RTC chip (PCF85063A) for deep sleep \/ wake **\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo soldering required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgrammable with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC\/C++\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/inky-frame\"\u003eMicroPython\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eInky Frame Only includes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInky Frame 4.0\" (with Pico W Aboard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x metal legs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eInky Frame + Accessory Kit includes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInky Frame 4.0\" (with Pico W Aboard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x metal legs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 x AA battery pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 x AA batteries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB micro B cable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVelcro square for attaching battery pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emicroSD card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGetting Started\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo make it easy to get started, Inky Frame ships \u003cstrong\u003epre-loaded with pirate brand MicroPython\u003c\/strong\u003e and some fun examples that use the wireless capabilities of the Pico W to display interesting things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo enable Inky Frame to connect to the internet, you'll need to save a file called \u003ccode\u003esecrets.py\u003c\/code\u003e to the Pico 2 W using Thonny. It should contain the following lines:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003eWIFI_SSID = \"your_ssid_goes_here\"\u003cbr\u003eWIFI_PASSWORD = \"your_password_goes_here\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo return to the launcher, hold down buttons A and E and tap reset.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find more examples on Github:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/inky-frame\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInky Frame MicroPython firmware and examples\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eConnecting Breakouts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInky Frame has two Qw\/ST connectors (AKA Qwiic\/STEMMA QT) so you can connect up Qw\/ST breakouts easily using a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/jst-sh-cable-qwiic-stemma-qt-compatible?variant=31910609813587\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJST-SH to JST-SH cable.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/qw-st\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView everything Qw\/ST!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico#breakouts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBreakouts currently compatible with our C++\/MicroPython build\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoard measurements: 102.8 x 96.7 mm (W x H)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall display dimensions: 97 x 69mm (W x H)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisplay usable area dimensions: 86 x 54mm (W x H)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese ePaper displays work best at an ambient room temperature (above about 15\u003cspan\u003e°C, in our unscientific testing). I\u003c\/span\u003ef the screen is cold you might find that the colours don't refresh correctly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNote that it's not possible to change the colour of the purple border on this screen using software, like with some Inky displays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e* A \u003cstrong\u003emicro SD card\u003c\/strong\u003e can be added to cache data downloaded over wifi or for logging information prior to uploading via wireless. It can also be used to preload assets for your user interface. Certain tasks (like decoding a jpeg or downloading a file) require an SD card to be present as they need a large working space and wouldn't be able to fit entirely in RAM.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe've found Pico flavoured C++\/MicroPython is quite fussy about SD cards so if yours doesn't work, try another or formatting using FAT. The cards in the Accessory Kit, or our \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/noobs-32gb-microsd-card-3-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e32GB or 64GB\u003c\/a\u003e cards will work fine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e** Inky Frame's onboard RTC (Real Time Clock) means it can be put into a \u003cstrong\u003esuper deep sleep mode\u003c\/strong\u003e that only draws about 20uA of power. Inky Frame can turn off the power that drives the Pico W and the display completely. It can be woken back up by the RTC , the front buttons or the external trigger on the extension header. You can also read the RTC to keep track of the time and date, of course!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the expansion header is an \u003cstrong\u003eexternal trigger input\u003c\/strong\u003e. if this is transitioned from low to high then Inky Frame will wake up from deep sleep. This lets you add your own wake button or circuit or build Inky Frame into a more complicated system. The external trigger is 3.3V max.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eResources\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/inky_frame_4_schematic.pdf?v=1675859802\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSchematic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/inky-frame-4-drawing.png?v=1709313668\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDimensional drawing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Pico W Aboard\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur new Pico W Aboard products come with a \u003cstrong\u003ebuilt in Raspberry Pi Pico W\u003c\/strong\u003e. This means you get all the advantages of a RP2040 microcontroller - a speedy fast dual-core ARM processor, a dynamic, growing ecosystem and a choice of different programming methods to experiment with. Most excitingly though, Pico W has \u003cstrong\u003ewireless connectivity\u003c\/strong\u003e, so your Pico\/RP2040 devices can communicate with each other, and the internet! 🌍\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/collections\/pico-w-aboard\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView all Pico W Aboard!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Inky Frame Only","offer_id":40443825094739,"sku":"PIM654","price":68.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Inky Frame + Accessory Kit","offer_id":40443825127507,"sku":"PIM661","price":78.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/inky-frame-4-1.jpg?v=1671743338","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/inky-frame-4","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}