# GxEPD2 ## Arduino Display Library for SPI E-Paper Displays - With full Graphics and Text support using Adafruit_GFX - For SPI e-paper displays from Dalian Good Display - and SPI e-paper boards from Waveshare ### important note : - the display panels are for 3.3V supply and 3.3V data lines - never connect data lines directly to 5V Arduino data pins, use e.g. 4k7/10k resistor divider - series resistor only is not enough for reliable operation (back-feed effect through protection diodes) - 4k7/10k resistor divider may not work with flat cable extensions or Waveshare 4.2 board, use level converter then - do not forget to connect GND - the actual Waveshare display boards now have level converters and series regulator, safe for 5V - use 3k3 pull-down on SS for ESP8266 for boards with level converters ## mapping suggestions #### mapping suggestion from Waveshare SPI e-Paper to Wemos D1 mini - BUSY -> D2, RST -> D4, DC -> D3, CS -> D8, CLK -> D5, DIN -> D7, GND -> GND, 3.3V -> 3.3V - NOTE: connect 3.3k pull-down from D8 to GND if your board or shield has level converters - NOTE for ESP8266: using SS (GPIO15) for CS may cause boot mode problems, use different pin in case, or 3.3k pull-down - NOTE: connect 1k pull-up from D4 (RST) to 3.3V if your board or shield has the "clever" reset circuit, or use a different pin #### mapping suggestion from Waveshare SPI e-Paper to generic ESP8266 - BUSY -> GPIO4, RST -> GPIO2, DC -> GPIO0, CS -> GPIO15, CLK -> GPIO14, DIN -> GPIO13, GND -> GND, 3.3V -> 3.3V - NOTE: connect 3.3k pull-down from GPIO15 to GND if your board or shield has level converters - NOTE for ESP8266: using SS (GPIO15) for CS may cause boot mode problems, use different pin in case, or 3.3k pull-down - NOTE: connect 1k pull-up from GPIO2 (RST) to 3.3V if your board or shield has the "clever" reset circuit, or use a different pin #### mapping of Waveshare e-Paper ESP8266 Driver Board, new version - BUSY -> GPIO5, RST -> GPIO2, DC -> GPIO4, CS -> GPIO15, CLK -> GPIO14, DIN -> GPIO13, GND -> GND, 3.3V -> 3.3V - NOTE for ESP8266: using SS (GPIO15) for CS may cause boot mode problems, add a 3.3k pull-down in case - the e-Paper ESP8266 Driver Board should have no boot mode issue, as it doesn't use level converters #### mapping of Waveshare e-Paper ESP8266 Driver Board, old version - BUSY -> GPIO16, RST -> GPIO5, DC -> GPIO4, CS -> GPIO15, CLK -> GPIO14, DIN -> GPIO13, GND -> GND, 3.3V -> 3.3V - NOTE for ESP8266: using SS (GPIO15) for CS may cause boot mode problems, add a 3.3k pull-down in case - the e-Paper ESP8266 Driver Board should have no boot mode issue, as it doesn't use level converters #### mapping suggestion for ESP32, e.g. LOLIN32, see .../variants/.../pins_arduino.h for your board - NOTE: there are variants with different pins for SPI ! CHECK SPI PINS OF YOUR BOARD - BUSY -> 4, RST -> 16, DC -> 17, CS -> SS(5), CLK -> SCK(18), DIN -> MOSI(23), GND -> GND, 3.3V -> 3.3V #### mapping of Waveshare ESP32 Driver Board - BUSY -> 25, RST -> 26, DC -> 27, CS-> 15, CLK -> 13, DIN -> 14 - NOTE: this board uses "unusual" SPI pins and requires re-mapping of HW SPI to these pins in SPIClass - see example GxEPD2_WS_ESP32_Driver.ino, it shows how this can be done easily #### mapping suggestion for ESP32, e.g. LOLIN32 D32 PRO - BUSY -> 15, RST -> 2, DC -> 0, CS -> 5, CLK -> SCK(18), DIN -> MOSI(23), GND -> GND, 3.3V -> 3.3V - note: use explicit value for CS, as SS is re-defined to TF_CS(4) in pins_arduino.h for Board: "LOLIN D32 PRO" #### mapping suggestion for ESP32, e.g. TTGO T8 ESP32-WROVER - BUSY -> 4, RST -> 0, DC -> 2, CS -> SS(5), CLK -> SCK(18), DIN -> MOSI(23), GND -> GND, 3.3V -> 3.3V - for use with Board: "ESP32 Dev Module": #### new mapping suggestion for STM32F1, e.g. STM32F103C8T6 "BluePill" - BUSY -> A1, RST -> A2, DC -> A3, CS-> A4, CLK -> A5, DIN -> A7 #### mapping suggestion for AVR, UNO, NANO etc. - BUSY -> 7, RST -> 9, DC -> 8, CS-> 10, CLK -> 13, DIN -> 11 #### mapping suggestion for AVR, Arduino Micro, Leonardo - note: on Leonardo board HW SPI pins are on 6-pin ICSP header - BUSY -> 7, RST -> 9, DC -> 8, CS-> 10, CLK -> 15, DIN -> 16 #### mapping of Waveshare Universal e-Paper Raw Panel Driver Shield for Arduino / NUCLEO - BUSY -> 7, RST -> 8, DC -> 9, CS-> 10, CLK -> 13, DIN -> 11 #### mapping suggestion for Arduino MEGA - BUSY -> 7, RST -> 9, DC -> 8, CS-> 53, CLK -> 52, DIN -> 51 #### mapping suggestion for Arduino DUE, note: pin 77 is on board pin 10, SS is 10 - BUSY -> 7, RST -> 9, DC -> 8, CS-> 10, CLK -> 76, DIN -> 75 - SPI pins are on 6 pin 2x3 SPI header, no SS on SPI header! #### mapping suggestion for Arduino MKR1000 or MKRZERO - note: can't use SS on MKR1000: is defined as 24, should be 4 - BUSY -> 5, RST -> 6, DC -> 7, CS-> 4, CLK -> 9, DIN -> 8 #### mapping suggestion for Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect (Arduino MBED OS Nano Boards) - BUSY -> 7, RST -> 9, DC -> 8, CS-> 10, CLK -> 13, DIN -> 11 #### mapping suggestion for Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 (Arduino MBED OS RP2040 Boards) - BUSY -> 7, RST -> 9, DC -> 8, CS-> 5, CLK -> 18, DIN -> 19 #### mapping of my proto board for Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 (previous default SPI pins) - BUSY -> 7, RST -> 9, DC -> 8, CS-> 5, CLK -> 2, DIN -> 3 ## connection scheme for (discontinued) DESTM32-S2 connection board for e-paper panels: ``` connection to the e-Paper display is through DESTM32-S2 connection board, available from Good Display DESTM32-S2 pinout (top, component side view, solder side of connector): |------------------------------------------------- | VCC |o o| VCC 5V not needed | GND |o o| GND GND | 3.3 |o o| 3.3 3.3V | nc |o o| nc | nc |o o| nc | nc |o o| nc MOSI | DIN |o o| CLK SCK SS | CS |o o| DC e.g. D3 D4 | RST |o o| BUSY e.g. D2 | nc |o o| BS GND |------------------------------------------------- ```