Customer:
I’m interested in the Inkplate 6 e-paper display. I’ve previously built similar products sourcing displays from China and creating my own interfaces, but your product appeals to me and would integrate well into my project.
I’m somewhat familiar with e-paper, but I need an honest answer: how does it perform in sunlight? The intended use is in a parking terminal, and I’m concerned about temperature sensitivity. So far I’ve solved this through mechanical design, but I’d prefer to simply install the display and have it work. I also need to ensure product standardization - if I design a terminal with specific dimensions, I need to know the product will remain available in those dimensions for at least 12 months.
Regarding communication: I see you offer multiple options. I’m interested in I2C, SPI, and primarily serial (I see the baud rate is defined as 115200). Are all three options immediately usable without additional modifications? I have my own LAN communicator that distributes communication tasks, and I have free SPI, I2C, and serial channels available. I’m uncertain which to use for the display (serial is prepared, but I might use something else).
The basic functionality makes sense to me - images are called from SD card, which is fine. However, I need clarification on one specific capability that’s important for my application. I’ve easily solved this on my own interface, but I’m wondering how it would work with your display.
I need to send parking fee amounts or notifications as text through communication, and they need to be large and legible. Specifically, how is it implemented so that when I send text, the display knows how to display it according to my requirements and where on the display to position it?
Can you provide a quote for one unit so I can test it?
Original message (Croatian)
zanima me ovaj display InkPlate 6 E-paper, dosad sam izrađivao neke svoje verzije sličnog proizvoda gdje bi naručivao iz kine display pa radio svoje interface … Međutim sviđa mi se Vaš proizvod i super bi se uklopio u moj proizvod, a ja se nebih mora mučiti s carinama i glupostima. Da nešto sam upoznat s e-paper, međutim treba mi iskren odgovor kako se to ponaša na suncu? Upotreba bi bila u parkirališnom terminalu i zanima me koliko je temperaturno osjetljiv? Dosad sam to konstrunkcijski rješavao, a volio bih da display jednostavno stavim i to radi… Osim toga htio bih postići standard, jer ako konstrunkcijiski kreiram terminal s određenim dimenzijama da za 12 mjeseci se cijeli dizajn ne promjeni i više mi ne možete isporučiti proizvod u tim dimenzijama… Komunikacija, vidim da su opcije široke, mene zanima I2C,SPI i prvenstveno serial (vidio sam da je baud definiran na 115200). Jesu li sve tri opcije odmah upotrebljive bez dodatnih prilagodbi? Zašto? Imam svoj LAN komunikator koji mi raspoređuje komunikaciju i imam slobodan i SPI i I2c i seral i nisam siguran što bih još koristio za display (pripremljen mi je serial, ali možda bih i korsitio i nešto drugo?). Funkcionalnast mi je u načelu razumljiva jer radi po principu kao i ovi moji što sam ih do sad radio (slike se pozivaju s SD i to je OK). Međutim, zanima me kako je rješena mogućnost za jednu moju primjenu koja mi je bitna. To sam ja lako rješio na svojem interface, ali me zanima kako bi to funkcioniralo s vašim displayom. Ja bih kroz komunikaciju trebao poslati iznos parkirališne naplate ili neku obavjest u tekstuslnom obliku i da to bude dovoljno veliko čitko, (upit se odnosi kako je rješeno da ako pošaljem neki tekst, da display zna kako ga treba prikazati prema mojoj želji i gdje na displayu?). ali javim promjene)
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Originally submitted via email support on 5 February 2021. Migrated to the forum for community visibility.