PaPiRus Zero is an ePaper / eInk screen pHAT designed for the Raspberry Pi Zero. It’s one of the first true low power displays for the Pi Zero mini computer.
ePaper / eInk is a display technology that mimics the appearance of ink on normal paper. Unlike conventional displays, ePaper reflects light – just like ordinary paper – and is capable of holding text and images indefinitely, even without electricity. Because of this, ePaper displays and single board computers or microcontrollers are a match made in heaven as together they use a very small amount of power whilst still bringing a display to your project.
The ePaper display that comes with this PaPiRus Zero is a 2″ diagonal and 128 x 96 resolution ePaper display. One fantastic aspect of the ePaper display is the fact they don’t need any power to keep the image on the screen. Just like a Kindle, you can read whatever is on your screen in daylight without any reflection. More information including wiring diagrams, datasheets & and links to example code are available at rePaper.
Potential uses:
An eInk / ePaper name tag
Display the latest weather forecast
A Pi Zero ePaper watch
Display your own Twitter Feed
Small dynamic digital signage (such as displaying prices for products in a store)
Outdoor displays where you don’t want the screen to be affected by sunlight reflection
Any sort of data-logging applications
Works with any 40-pin Raspberry Pi variant.
PLEASE NOTE!! The PaPiRus Zero doesn’t come with a stacking header for use with the Pi Zero! If you still need one though, you can pick one up here.
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Just an FYI – if you convert the image of your logo into a 1 bit black and white bitmap before putting it on the screen, it should get rid of the little white dots in the logo 🙂
Just an FYI – if you convert the image of your logo into a 1 bit black and white bitmap before putting it on the screen, it should get rid of the little white dots in the logo 🙂