{"product_id":"29-flexible-monochrome-eink-epaper-display-296x128-monochrome","title":"2.9\" Flexible Monochrome eInk \/ ePaper Display (296x128 Monochrome)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWoah, the cyber-future is here! Flexible E-Ink has been demo'd at high tech events for years but now you can actually get your paws on it. This display is true E-Ink \/ E-Paper, once an image is displayed it will stay even once you remove all power. The image is also high contrast and very daylight readable. It really does look just like printed paper!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis flexible display sports a \u003cstrong\u003e2.9\" monochrome (black and white) display\u003c\/strong\u003e. It has 296x128 black ink pixels on a white-ish background. The monochrome displays also take a lot less time to update, only a couple seconds instead of 15 seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: this display is \u003cem\u003eflexible\u003c\/em\u003e but that doesn't mean you can constantly flex it. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese displays should not be flexed\/moved\u003cem\u003e during\u003c\/em\u003e a display update, you'll get odd effects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContinuously flexing it will eventually damage the display.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere's no specification for how many times it can be flexed, so keep it minimal!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe recommend affixing the display to a stable backing to reduce stresses. E.g. it can be attached to a stiff curved bracelet to make a watch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't flex where the orange connector cable meets the eInk display - the chip is very delicate and you could crack the connections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can flex the orange connector cable a few times, its made of flex PCB with a 2-3mm radius.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can flex the eInk display with, perhaps, a 10mm radius... this isn't documented, just experimental!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing our CircuitPython or Arduino libraries, you can create a 'frame buffer' with what pixels you want to have activated and then write that out to the display. Most simple breakouts leave it at that. But if you do the math, 296 x 128 pixels = 4.7 KBytes. Which won't fit into many microcontroller memories. Heck, even if you do have 32KB of RAM, why waste 5KB?\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe library we wrote does all the work for you\u003c\/strong\u003e, you can just interface with it as if it were an Adafruit_GFX compatible display.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote: This is \u003cem\u003ejust\u003c\/em\u003e the display. You'll want your own eInk Breakout Friend too!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"tab-technical-details-content\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDimensions (excluding ribbon cable): 80 x 37 x 0.25mm\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"product-files\"\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-4\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-4\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46375171883065,"sku":"ybd1787257885069","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/9176\/8121\/files\/29-flexible-monochrome-eink-epaper-display-296x128-monochrome_1.jpg?v=1787257893","url":"https:\/\/myoutfitstore.shop\/products\/29-flexible-monochrome-eink-epaper-display-296x128-monochrome","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}