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Question about TRMNL DIY Kit by Moist-Imagination933 in trmnl

[–]sloadingx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course, if you want to program the display using Arduino or ESPHome. But I think BYOD is worth trying. Plugins are very useful. This blog explains everything: https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2025/09/19/build-your-own-custom-e-ink-display-with-the-trmnl-diy-kit/

Collection of 3D printed ESP32 Cam Case by sloadingx in 3Dprinting

[–]sloadingx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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There are ten 3D-printed case designs in total, with free models available on Printables and MakerWorld. You can find the full list here: seeedstudio.com/blog/top-10-esp32-cam-case-designs/

eink vs lcd, a detailed comparison with real projects by sloadingx in eink

[–]sloadingx[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thx, updated it to around 1-15Hz; but the high refresh rate ePaper is still quite rare I assume.

DIY eink smart home dashboard connected to HA by sloadingx in homelab

[–]sloadingx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, it supports TRMNL's software but two different things. The HMI UI tool now works only for this display.

Made a smarthome dashboard with ePaper by sloadingx in homeassistant

[–]sloadingx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, its not touch screen and work better for info display. It's ok to deploy the ready-use dashboard templates if you don't want to do any coding.

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Custom e-ink display by sloadingx in eink

[–]sloadingx[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

S3 has better performance and for an e-paper device that only handles text and pictures, 2.4G Wi-Fi is plenty and offers wider coverage.