MH-ET LIVE 1.54 E-Paper - cheap e-ink display for your Arduino or ESP (setup and demo)
In this video I'd like to setup and test new MH-ET LIVE 1.54-inches E-Paper 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:
*(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 (or Arduino Library Manager - QRCode)
| #include <GxEPD.h> | |
| #include <GxGDEP015OC1/GxGDEP015OC1.cpp> | |
| #include <Fonts/OpenSansBold12pt7b.h> | |
| #include <Fonts/OpenSansBold14pt7b.h> | |
| #include <Fonts/OpenSansBold30pt7b.h> | |
| #include <GxIO/GxIO_SPI/GxIO_SPI.cpp> | |
| #include <GxIO/GxIO.cpp> | |
| #include GxEPD_BitmapExamples | |
| #include "qrcode.h" | |
| GxIO_Class io(SPI, /*CS=D8*/ SS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2); // arbitrary selection of D3(=0), D4(=2), selected for default of GxEPD_Class | |
| GxEPD_Class display(io /*RST=D4*/ /*BUSY=D2*/); // default selection of D4(=2), D2(=4) | |
| void setup() { | |
| Serial.begin(115200); | |
| Serial.println(); | |
| Serial.println("Display setup..."); | |
| display.init(115200); // enable diagnostic output on Serial | |
| display.setRotation(0); | |
| display.update(); | |
| Serial.println("Done"); | |
| pinMode(D0, WAKEUP_PULLUP); | |
| } | |
| void loop() { | |
| weatherDemo(); | |
| drawPicture(); | |
| qrCard(); | |
| // Use this line if you need to save energy (e.g. battery application) | |
| int seconds = 10; | |
| ESP.deepSleep(seconds * 1000000); | |
| } | |
| void weatherDemo(){ | |
| float temp = 16.4; | |
| int hum = 54; | |
| float pres = 1010.5; | |
| uint16_t line_y = 0; | |
| uint16_t line_x = 0; | |
| display.setTextColor(GxEPD_BLACK); | |
| line_y = 50; | |
| display.drawLine(0, line_y, 200, line_y, GxEPD_BLACK); | |
| line_y = 135; | |
| display.drawLine(0, line_y, 200, line_y, GxEPD_BLACK); | |
| line_x = 100; | |
| display.drawLine(line_x, 135, line_x, 200, GxEPD_BLACK); | |
| display.setFont(&OpenSansBold12pt7b); | |
| display.setCursor(10, 35); | |
| display.print("clear sky"); | |
| display.setFont(&OpenSansBold14pt7b); | |
| display.setCursor(155, 90); | |
| display.print("C"); | |
| display.setCursor(173, 83); | |
| display.print("o"); | |
| display.setFont(&OpenSansBold30pt7b); | |
| display.setCursor(15, 115); | |
| display.print(temp,1); | |
| display.setFont(&OpenSansBold12pt7b); | |
| display.setCursor(10, 160); | |
| display.print("%"); | |
| display.setFont(&OpenSansBold14pt7b); | |
| display.setCursor(10, 190); | |
| display.print(hum); | |
| display.setFont(&OpenSansBold12pt7b); | |
| display.setCursor(110, 160); | |
| display.print("hPa"); | |
| display.setFont(&OpenSansBold14pt7b); | |
| display.setCursor(110, 190); | |
| display.print(pres,1); | |
| display.update(); | |
| delay(2000); | |
| } | |
| void drawPicture(){ | |
| display.fillRect(0, 0, GxEPD_WIDTH, GxEPD_HEIGHT, GxEPD_WHITE); | |
| display.update(); | |
| display.drawExampleBitmap(BitmapExample1, 0, 0, GxEPD_WIDTH, GxEPD_HEIGHT, GxEPD_BLACK); | |
| display.update(); | |
| delay(2000); | |
| } | |
| void qrCard(){ | |
| display.fillRect(0, 0, GxEPD_WIDTH, GxEPD_HEIGHT, GxEPD_WHITE); | |
| display.update(); | |
| // Start time | |
| uint32_t dt = millis(); | |
| byte box_x = 1; | |
| byte box_y = 1; | |
| byte box_s = 6; | |
| byte init_x = box_x; | |
| display.updateWindow(0, 0, GxEPD_WIDTH, GxEPD_HEIGHT, false); | |
| // Create the QR code | |
| QRCode qrcode; | |
| uint8_t qrcodeData[qrcode_getBufferSize(4)]; | |
| qrcode_initText(&qrcode, qrcodeData, 4, 0, "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrynPq5AwTTXQr-Hv9_fzMA?sub_confirmation=1"); | |
| // Delta time | |
| dt = millis() - dt; | |
| Serial.print("QR Code Generation Time: "); | |
| Serial.print(dt); | |
| Serial.print("\n"); | |
| // Top quiet zone | |
| Serial.print("\n\n\n\n"); | |
| for (uint8_t y = 0; y < qrcode.size; y++) { | |
| // Left quiet zone | |
| Serial.print(" "); | |
| // Each horizontal module | |
| for (uint8_t x = 0; x < qrcode.size; x++) { | |
| // Print each module (UTF-8 \u2588 is a solid block) | |
| //Serial.print(qrcode_getModule(&qrcode, x, y) ? "\u2588\u2588": " "); | |
| if(qrcode_getModule(&qrcode, x, y)){ | |
| Serial.print("\u2588\u2588"); | |
| //Serial.println(py+ps); | |
| display.fillRect(box_x, box_y, box_s, box_s, GxEPD_BLACK); | |
| } else { | |
| Serial.print(" "); | |
| //Serial.println(py+ps); | |
| display.fillRect(box_x, box_y, box_s, box_s, GxEPD_WHITE); | |
| } | |
| box_x = box_x + box_s; | |
| } | |
| Serial.print("\n"); | |
| display.updateWindow(0, box_y, 200, box_s, true); | |
| box_y = box_y + box_s; | |
| box_x = init_x; | |
| } | |
| //display.update(); | |
| // Bottom quiet zone | |
| Serial.print("\n\n\n\n"); | |
| } |
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