250x122 2.13inch E-Ink Raw Black / White e-Paper Display

This Waveshare E-Ink / e-paper raw panel has 2.13 inches, 250 × 122 pixels and an integrated controller that communicates via SPI. It is a panel without PCB with a flat cable and is connected via a driver board. Thanks to its extremely low power consumption it is suitable for battery-powered applications. Such displays are also used as price tags in retail, where they run for several years on one battery. This black / white display supports updates of partial areas (0.3 s), the whole display takes about 2 s.

Recommended alternative as a HAT for the Raspberry Pi: 250x122 2.13inch Black / White E-Ink Display Raspberry Pi HAT

Recommended Accessories:

• ESP8266 Universal Raw e-Paper Driver Board WiFi
• ESP32 Universal Raw e-Paper Driver Board WiFi Bluetooth
• Universal Raw e-Paper Driver HAT Adapter
• Universal Raw Driver e-Paper Shield for Arduino / NUCLEO

Features:

• The image remains visible without power supply
• Power is basically only needed for refreshing
• Viewing angle over 170°, easy to read even in sunlight
• Operation at 3.3 V, the panel needs a driver board or an adapter
• On the ESP8266 driver board and the e-Paper Shield, the switch is set to A for this panel
• Example code from Waveshare for ESP8266, Arduino, STM32 and Raspberry Pi

Application Examples:

• Price tags and labels
• Battery-powered displays for measured values and weather data
• Status displays that change rarely

Documentation:

• Waveshare Wiki 2.13inch e-Paper HAT
• Waveshare e-Paper examples (GitHub)
• GxEPD2 Arduino library (GitHub)

Technical Data:

• Manufacturer: Waveshare
• Manufacturer SKU: 12672
• Type: GDEH0213B1
• Driver IC: IL3895
• Connection: FPC 24-pin, 0.5 mm
• Operating voltage: 3.3 V
• Interface: 3-wire SPI, 4-wire SPI
• Outer dimensions: 59.2 × 29.2 × 1.05 mm
• Display area: 48.55 × 23.71 mm
• Pixel pitch: 0.194 × 0.194 mm
• Resolution: 250 × 122
• Display colour: Black, white
• Grey levels: 2
• Full refresh: 2 s
• Partial refresh: 0.3 s
• Refresh power: 26.4 mW (typ.)
• Standby: <0.01 µA
• Viewing angle: over 170°
• Weight: 7 g

Scope of Delivery:

• 1× 250 × 122 2.13" black / white E-Ink raw panel