Seeed Studio’s XIAO ePaper DIY Kit EE02 is an ESP32-S3 WiFi and Bluetooth board designed specifically for the 13.3-inch Spectra 6 color E-Ink display provided by the company.
It’s based on a similar design as the XIAO ePaper DIY Kit-EE04 (ESP32-S3) and XIAO ePaper DIY Kit-EN04 (nRF52480) introduced last December, which are suitable for smaller 1.54 to 7.15-inch ePaper displays. Like the previous models, the new EE02 model also includes a battery connector with a power switch, a built-in charging IC, and comes with one reset and three user buttons. With support for a larger 13.3-inch color ePaper display, it’s especially well-suited for digital frames and information boards.
XIAO ePart DIY kit – EE02 specifications:
- Wireless board – XIAO ESP32S3 Plus
- SoC – Espressif ESP32-S3R8
- CPU – Dual-core Tensilica LX7 microcontroller up to 240 MHz with vector instructions for AI acceleration
- Memory – 8MB PSRAM
- Wireless – WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 LE + Mesh connectivity
- Storage – 16MB SPI flash, MicroSD card socket
- Antennas – IPEX1 antenna for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- USB – USB 2.0 Type-C for power supply and firmware flashing
- SoC – Espressif ESP32-S3R8
- Display
- 60-pin 0.5mm pitch FPC ePaper connector
- Optional 13.3-inch Spectra 6 color E-Ink display
- Dot matrix type
- 1600 x 1200 resolution
- Pixel Pitch(mm) – 0.169 x 0.169
- Display Color – Black, White, Yellow, Red, Green, and Blue
- Interface – SPI
- Misc
- Reset button, 3x user buttons (Refresh, Previous page, Next page), Boot button
- Battery power ON/OFF switch
- LED indicators for battery detection and charging
- Power Supply
- 5V via USB-C port
- Optional 3.7V Li-Ion battery via 2.0mm pitch JST connector
- Dimensions
- Board – 80 x 43 x 7 mm
- Display – About 315 x 210 mm including FPC cable; thickness of display: 0.85mm
Since it’s based on the XIAO ESP32S3 Plus board, Arduino and MicroPython should be supported, but Seeed Studio does not provide any specific instructions for these, and instead the company highlights support for its SenseCraft HMI no-code solution, which enables drag-and-drop canvas design, AI generation of images and canvas, and more.
Suthinee tried it when reviewing the reTerminal E1001/E1002 ePaper displays last month, and she found it easy to use to generate a canvas for a calendar, generate images, and create a weather and currency exchange rate dashboard using live data from the Internet.
The XIAO ePart DIY kit – EE02 board itself sells for just $14.90 with an antenna and FPC cable, but a full kit with the 13.3-inch display goes for $163.90 before taxes and shipping on the same page.
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