ePaperLibrary for Waveshare e-Paper Raspberry HAT

Simple library to use the Waveshare 2.7inch e-Paper HAT.

This ePaper hat is cheap compared to the PaPiRus e-Paper hat. The only problem is that this device hasn't simple library, so hello there.

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Update v1.1:

• Latest Waveshare libraries (speed up of refresh time)
• update_screen not working properly
• Clear screen function

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Features:

• Use screen in Landscape or Portrait
• Write simple texts
• Add ligne
• Not physical refresh if same image

ToDo:

• Show the calculated image when you don't have the Hat available Soon
• Add images ​

Installation

W.I.P

Usage

import epsimplelib

def hello():
	esp = epsimplelib.EPScreen('landscape') # eps = e-Ink Paper Screen
	esp.set_title("Sheldon Cooper")

	esp.add_line((100, 100, 150, 100))
	esp.update_screen()
    
hello()
hello() # Physical screen not refreshed

Ressources

• The library uses the Original Library written by Waveshare. It can be downloaded here. Modified to run on Python3
• FreeMonoBold by GNU FreeFont

Author

• Nicolas SAGOT - @Lyoko17220

Licence

MIT. See LICENCE.md