2.66" 296x152 Monochrome or Gray eInk / ePaper - Bare Display - SSD1680

by Adafruit

For folks who want to DIY their own E-Ink setups, this is a 2.66" diagonal 296x152 Monochrome or Gray eInk / ePaper Bare Display.

E-Ink/E-Paper displays make for great low-power displays that are daylight visible and keep their image even when depowered.

Chances are you've seen one of those new-fangled 'e-readers' like the Kindle or Nook. They have gigantic electronic paper 'static' displays - that means the image stays on the display even when power is completely disconnected. The image is also high contrast and very daylight readable. It really does look just like printed paper!

Please note: this is the bare display element. You need to plug it into a board with a 'standard' 24-pin FPC e-paper connector. We recommend checking out and picking up a matching driver board:

This is a 2.66" Monochrome Black/White display. It has 296x152 black ink pixels and a white-ish background. It uses the SSD1680 chipset, so make sure whatever firmware code you are planning to use has support for it. The Arduino library we wrote does all the work for you, you can just interface with it as if it were an Adafruit_GFX compatible display.

Note that you can put this display into a '4-gray' mode, where you get two extra monochromatic shades. It's not officially supported by the display but it does kinda work. Check out our guide on dithering for how to get the best output from these panels.

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