any hacks for replacement screens?

petrucci · 10-24-2012, 10:19 AM

In my quest for a large e-ink screen, I came across replacement e-ink screens. I was hoping to create an array of such screens. Two 9.7 inch screens are roughly 8.5 by 11 inches.

The problems is that I am lacking hardware to run the screens. Freescale makes a display card, but it only runs a single screen. The card is also expensive. Quite surprisingly e-ink themselves have not been helpful.

knc1 · 10-24-2012, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petrucci

In my quest for a large e-ink screen, I came across replacement e-ink screens. I was hoping to create an array of such screens. Two 9.7 inch screens are roughly 8.5 by 11 inches.

The problems is that I am lacking hardware to run the screens. Freescale makes a display card, but it only runs a single screen. The card is also expensive. Quite surprisingly e-ink themselves have not been helpful.

Buy surplus, sometimes broken, Kindles for use as the driver hardware.

Try a web search, as in:
e-ink site:hackaday.com

geekmaster · 10-24-2012, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petrucci

In my quest for a large e-ink screen, I came across replacement e-ink screens. I was hoping to create an array of such screens. Two 9.7 inch screens are roughly 8.5 by 11 inches.

The problems is that I am lacking hardware to run the screens. Freescale makes a display card, but it only runs a single screen. The card is also expensive. Quite surprisingly e-ink themselves have not been helpful.

Where are the replacement? How much do they cost? My DXG needs a screen.

I plan to make an array (wall) of eink displays, using my K3 (and other) demo kindles.

You can use a VNC client (or similar screen-sharing app). There are some available for various kindle models. Or you can proxy the raw framebuffer with netcat.

EDIT: It may be possible to drive an eink screen directly with output pins (from an arduino or rasbpi, or whatever). But you would need a logic analyzer and some signal and protocol analysis skill to figure out the eink pinout and commands to send to it.

petrucci · 10-24-2012, 04:28 PM

I found some on e-bay. Here is a link to one auction.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-E-ink-LC...item3a6dcff2c5

DX screens run about $150, although maybe you can find a bargain somewhere.

aranwe · 10-24-2012, 04:37 PM

for this price i have seen demo kindle DX

10-24-2012, 10:19 AM	#1
petrucci Groupie Posts: 198 Karma: 1647827 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	any hacks for replacement screens? In my quest for a large e-ink screen, I came across replacement e-ink screens. I was hoping to create an array of such screens. Two 9.7 inch screens are roughly 8.5 by 11 inches. The problems is that I am lacking hardware to run the screens. Freescale makes a display card, but it only runs a single screen. The card is also expensive. Quite surprisingly e-ink themselves have not been helpful.

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10-24-2012, 04:28 PM	#4
petrucci Groupie Posts: 198 Karma: 1647827 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I found some on e-bay. Here is a link to one auction. http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-E-ink-LC...item3a6dcff2c5 DX screens run about $150, although maybe you can find a bargain somewhere.

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aranwe Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 5000 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: CZE Device: Kindle Touch	for this price i have seen demo kindle DX