Simple E Ink Display MH-ET LIVE 1.54" for Your Projects

In this video I'd like to setup and test new MH-ET LIVE 1.54" ePaper display. This display has 200 x 200 pixels resolution and it is available in 3 different color combinations: black-white, black-yellow-white, black-red-white. It works with 3.3 V or 5 V and uses SPI for communication with microcontroller (in my case ESP8266). Advantage of this display is zero power consumption after refresh but you have to consider long refresh time. This display is perfect for battery-powered/solar-powered applications or other low-power projects. Source is minified for ESP8266, check the library for Arduino/ESP32 versions.

Content:

- Package and display introduction

- Basic setup/assembling of cover

- Basic demo (weather dashboard screen example)

- Display partial refresh (QR code example)

- Power consumption (deep-sleep mode)

Where to buy:

Display: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/idsg0Na

D1 mini Lite: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/ck1t4ExW

USB tester: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/byRVZVV

Power bank: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/iYS6URe

Library:

https://github.com/ZinggJM/GxEPD2 (or Arduino Library Manager - GxEPD2)*(check the version of your display in examples, e.g. for 1.54 b/w you'll need GxGDEP015OC1/GxGDEP015OC1.cpp)

QR code library by Richard Moore: https://github.com/ricmoo/qrcode/ (or Arduino Library Manager - QRCode)