Dual screen ereader

fraserk9 over 4 years ago

Want to use the pi zero.

Basically open source version of the Japanese manga ereader "EoneBook"

If anyone can give me a list of parts needed that would be great.

Looking for 7.5" hd epaper displays.

hugohu over 4 years ago

E reader?

Be prepared to pay quite a bit!

E screens, especially those with HDMI, are extremely expensive for prototyping.

Go search on amazon or newark or somewhere for 7.5" HD Displays- your specifications are probably hard to meet.

Check a chinese site like Aliexpress, they have quite a variety.
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beacon_dave over 4 years ago

Something along the lines of this perhaps: ?
https://www.waveshare.com/7.5inch-e-paper-hat.htm
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fraserk9 over 4 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

I have 2 of these in my amazon basket. I figure the resolution was high enough to be acceptable for my ebooks and black and white comics
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fraserk9 over 4 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

Would the waveshare hat stack be the way to go for connecting the pi, displays, power source and control interface hats?
Its for 5 hats and I thought it would be perfect
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beacon_dave over 4 years ago in reply to fraserk9

The 7.8" version is a bit better resolution wise if you need it.
https://www.waveshare.com/7.8inch-e-Paper-HAT.htm
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fraserk9 over 4 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

Oh my.....

That is mighty tempting.

Quite a step up in cost though.

I'm planning to build 5 ereaders total for the overall project.
I might get 4 of these higher res units and 6 of the lower res.
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