Can Inkplate 6 work as a PC monitor

TECHNICAL SUPPORT Inkplate
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Customer:

Can someone who is a basic user be able to use the Inkplate 6 as a small monitor for a PC?

Originally submitted via email support on 26 July 2024. Migrated to the forum for community visibility.

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Soldered Support:

Unfortunately that’s not exactly possible in a plug-and-play fashion. E-Ink monitors are quite hard to achieve because they have to convert a HDMI signal to something the e-Ink display can show.

You could use it as a sort of info display for your PC, where your PC sends data via a script to Inkplate via USB, which Inkplate parses and then displays.

Check out the examples in the Inkplate library for a good overview of what it can do: Examples — Inkplate docs documentation