Long time lurker and finally looking to share something I'm working on. First, huge thanks to this community. I've always had the dream of having an e-ink fridge display. For years I was using esphome and
the display component hand crafting dashboards (I'll throw some images of the history in the comments.
However, the truth is that a NT4 is just not enough space to have everything I want in a family dashboard. I've looked at the
Soldered units, but they're rather limited and I already have the infrastructure to support a kindle running linux.
I picked up a dead Oasis 2 from FB Marketplace. I tried the usual resurrection steps without much luck. I've also found the thread
with failed attempts suggesting there is no easy teardown. However, as they say in the song "We're Going on a Bear Hunt":
We can't go over it...
We can't go under it...
We're just gonna have to go through it
This thread is going to be me documenting progress in getting this thing hacked and on the fridge. Hot takes or ideas welcome.
#1 - Initial planning
Reviewing online suggested the best path forward was to map out the critical components and avoid them. Along the side of the unit is an empty section of the enclosure where I could get the Dremel cutting disk in without much issue.
I started with the top middle on the left and made my way towards the antenna. (I'm happy to solder on a new 2.4g antenna later on if this whole thing works). I managed to get the entire top left side off. Couple of standoffs and such on the way through.