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Hacking eInk Price Tags (2021)

dmitry.gr

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Re: Hacking eInk Price Tags (2021)

#11

I wish there was a self-contained e-ink 10 inch screen that would just sit on my network and accept URLs to display in sequence. Possibly with an equivalent to a Raspberry Pi 3 to SSH into.

I have one of these which is basically what you describe. Marketing materials focus on the Google calendar integration but you can also feed it images via a URL which it polls regularly.

https://www.invisible-computers.com/

Re: Hacking eInk Price Tags (2021)

#12

I wish there was a self-contained e-ink 10 inch screen that would just sit on my network and accept URLs to display in sequence. Possibly with an equivalent to a Raspberry Pi 3 to SSH into.

You can get a kindle to display a self-refreshing webpage in the browser. Only issue is keeping it awake somehow.

Re: Hacking eInk Price Tags (2021)

#13

I wish there was a self-contained e-ink 10 inch screen that would just sit on my network and accept URLs to display in sequence. Possibly with an equivalent to a Raspberry Pi 3 to SSH into.

https://soldered.com/product/inkplate-10-9-7-e-paper-board-c... You can do that with this.

Re: Hacking eInk Price Tags (2021)

#14

I wish there was a self-contained e-ink 10 inch screen that would just sit on my network and accept URLs to display in sequence. Possibly with an equivalent to a Raspberry Pi 3 to SSH into.

I followed this guide and was able to do almost exactly that: https://matthealy.com/kindle

Re: Hacking eInk Price Tags (2021)

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I've been sitting on the idea of putting several of these tags around the house and have them display quote, jokes, and facts. The best guide I've found so far is this one [0], as it uses easy to procure tags + guides on GitHub + offers an application to auto-upate tags via screenshot area of a website and seems like it could be done in an afternoon. However, I'm hoping to find an even more streamlined approach that…

Does he mention a price or part number at some point? I'm quite a good way in, and he hasn't mentioned anything, and the description is empty. EDIT: I see the description now, they're called Hanshow Stellar and sell for $20-$25 a piece. Not the price point I thought of when I heard "cheap", but eh.

Most people I know who have played with them just picked ‘em up at their local Walmart…
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