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Inky Impression 7.3" (7 colour ePaper/E Ink HAT)

by Pimoroni

An extra large 7.3" (800 x 480 pixel) 7 colour E Ink® display for Raspberry Pi.

There's a new ePaper screen in town, and it's a whopper! Like the ones on our other Inky Impressions, this XL 7.3" display is super crisp, low power and looks great from a variety of viewing angles. These seven colour screens are our absolute favourites, with high pixel density and bright vivid colours, perfect for showing off gorgeous dithered images (we've put a lot of effort into our dithering code and we hope you love it).

We've enhanced this fancy display by adding:

  •  The appropriate hardware to plug in a Raspberry Pi so it sits tidily behind the display. If your Pi has a 40 pin header attached, you won't need to do any soldering.
  • Four side mounted buttons that are accessible if you've got the panel mounted on a wall or whatnot.
  • Cutting edge ray tracing technology (in the form of some snazzy PCB art) 🐟 

Electronic paper displays only consume power whilst they're refreshing, so they're a good choice for projects like home automation dashboards and electronic photo frames that need to be always on. This one takes around 40 seconds to refresh, so is best suited to projects that don't require constant screen updates.

Features

  • 7.3" EPD display (800 x 480 pixels)
    • E Ink Gallery Palette® ePaper
    • ACeP (Advanced Color ePaper) 7-color with black, white, red, green, blue, yellow, orange.
    • Ultra wide viewing angles
    • Ultra low power consumption
    • Dot pitch – 0.2 x 0.2mm
  • Four side mounted buttons
  • 40-pin extension header included to boost height for full-size Raspberry Pi.
  • Standoffs included to securely attach to your Pi
  • I2C pins broken out for adding breakouts
  • Compatible with all 40-pin header Raspberry Pi computers
  • Python library
  • Comes fully assembled

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.

Everything comes fully-assembled and there's no soldering required (as long as your Raspberry Pi has a 40 pin header attached). 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 our installer to get everything set up!

We'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 that has 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).

Software

Our Python library takes the stress out of displaying text and images on Inky Impression, and we've put together some special examples to show off Inky Impression's capabilities. 

Notes

  • 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.
  • Take care when using your own fixings! It is possible to damage the display if you use standoffs/bolts with longer screw threads than those supplied in the kit.
  • ePaper displays work best when refreshed at an ambient room temperature (between 15 and 35°). If the screen is cold you might find that the colours are less vibrant.
  • Due to the size of this panel and the esoteric practices surrounding suspending coloured particles in goo, there is some expected variation in colour density towards the corners. This is most noticeable when displaying block colours - green and orange in particular become less saturated towards the corners of the panel. We've noticed that the corners can also sometimes have a pink tinge when displaying full white, especially when the screen is cold.
  • Overall display dimensions: 170.2 x 111.2mm (W x H)
  • Usable area dimensions: 160 x 96 mm (W x H)
  • Art by Kseniya Lapteva on Unsplash

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17 customer reviews

2 months ago
Awesome case. Simple to put together, protects well and great value.
by Nicholas about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
7 months ago
so far i'm loving this case, i did try to fit the pi0-2w into my pi0 case and i had to break a piece off the case - much better to get a case designed for the pi0-2w. It has a nice set colours and it shows the pi0-2w in all it's tiny/funcional glory
by Robbie about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
8 months ago
Didn't read description so surprised about assembly required but ready to put together.
by Anonymous about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Nice quality with clear instructions. It was pretty easy to get the protective film off and the addition of a thin shim makes the board sit even nicer than in the original Pibow
by Teun about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Quality little case. And it's purple. What more do you need? Well, easy access to the SD card but other than that it's all good.
by Howard about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
It's a little fiddly to get together, but it's a very cute case, and it does the job perfect!
by Liam about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Loving the extra Pi 'ness in this new version of the Pi Zero!
by Vincent about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
well made case, good price, decent appearance for under the TV
by Edward about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Nice little enclosure to keep the Zero out of "shorting range" of other stuff on your desk ;)
by Christian about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
I received the two parts in good condition and well protected.
by TERRY about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
It's a case for the Pi Zero 2 W. Like all the Pibow cases - well designed and made. Nothing more to say other than efficient and fast shipping from a reliable supplier.
by Alan about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Fits the Zero perfectly, would be even better if you could access the SD card, however you still gain full access to the GPIO pins, which is a massive plus
by Stephen about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Everything is fine, just waiting for a Pi Zero 2 W to come into stock
by John about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
An excellent, colourful way to protect your Pi Zero 2. Very easy to construct. You do need to take it apart to replace the micro SD card, but that doesn't take long.
by Simon about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Works great, assembly makes sense if you check the website first for instructions!
by Richard about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Great new pibow. With blue and indigo. I really like this pi zerow2 case. I have the 1.2 pi zero bloue pibow; the pibow pi zero 1.3 camera accommodating orange case case and now this beautiful indigo & blue one. These look great!
by Angelo about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io

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