Introduction

CircuitPython displayio driver for the SSD1683 epaper IC

Dependencies

This driver depends on:

Adafruit CircuitPython

Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle or individual libraries can be installed using circup.

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Installing from PyPI

On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI. To install for current user:

pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-ssd1683

To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):

sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-ssd1683

To install in a virtual environment in your current project:

mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .venv
source .env/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-ssd1683

Installing to a Connected CircuitPython Device with Circup

Make sure that you have circup installed in your Python environment. Install it with the following command if necessary:

pip3 install circup

With circup installed and your CircuitPython device connected use the following command to install:

circup install adafruit_ssd1683

Or the following command to update an existing version:

circup update

Usage Example

import board
import busio
import displayio
from fourwire import FourWire

import adafruit_ssd1683

displayio.release_displays()

spi = busio.SPI(board.EPD_SCK, board.EPD_MOSI)  # Uses SCK and MOSI
epd_cs = board.EPD_CS
epd_dc = board.EPD_DC
epd_reset = board.EPD_RESET
epd_busy = board.EPD_BUSY

display_bus = FourWire(spi, command=epd_dc, chip_select=epd_cs, reset=epd_reset, baudrate=1000000)
time.sleep(1)

display = adafruit_ssd1683.SSD1683(
    display_bus,
    width=400,
    height=300,
    busy_pin=epd_busy
)

Documentation

API documentation for this library can be found on Read the Docs.

For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.

Table of Contents

Examples

Simple test

API Reference

API Reference
- adafruit_ssd1683
  - Implementation Notes
- SSD1683