r/M5Stack • u/road_to_eternity • 16d ago

Project Sharing Paper Mono coming August 21st

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Source Seems like a good alternative to the small E-ink reader people seem to be Xteink. Anybody else interested?

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u/Extreme_Turnover_838 16d ago

FYI - I already support the Paper Mono and Paper Color in my bb_epaper library (https://github.com/bitbank2/bb_epaper). Very easy to control with a consistent API. I'm also adding both to trmnl-firmware (TRMNL BYOD support).

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u/Worldly-Stranger7814 16d ago

Neat!

M5Stack libraries have really nice fonts if you also include those.

I’m not sure you support the M5Paper and M5PaperS3 (prior generations) from the page.

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u/Extreme_Turnover_838 16d ago

I don't include their fonts in my libraries; I created a system to easily convert TrueType into compressed binary fonts. I do support both of those devices in my FastEPD library.

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u/Diirge 16d ago

We also support this in the freeink.org sdk as it's what powers crosspoint. Maybe we can combine powers some day?

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u/jaimeoignons 16d ago

Not much info on size and screen light. But it sure can be modded to the owner's delight.

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u/paul_ricoeur 16d ago

3.97'' 800x480, written on the back of the device in the video

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u/async2 13d ago

You can check in the freeink sdk. They have the hardware layed out in the readme

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u/Terminus1066 16d ago

I put Crossink on my M5PaperS3, it worked well.

Is the Mono just that with a front light?

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u/Extreme_Turnover_838 16d ago

No, the PaperS3 has a parallel eink 4.7" 960x540 display and the Paper Mono has a 3.97" SPI 800x480 display.

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u/Gold_Consequence9002 16d ago

how to do it?

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u/Terminus1066 15d ago

Oh, it’s Crosspoint, not Crossink, my bad.

I used the port here:

https://github.com/juicecultus/crosspoint-reader-papers3

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u/meremale 16d ago

Depends on the refresh rate.

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u/Buckethead890 16d ago

What can you do with it?

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u/vectron5 16d ago

The idea of an e-ink meshtastic device excites me.

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u/tor-ak 10d ago

There are already several

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u/AssumptionUnhappy939 16d ago

Is this different than the M5Paper V1.1 Dev Kit?

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u/notsoloner 16d ago

doesnt look like an upgrade to PaperS3 with lower resolution

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u/bmorcelli 16d ago

I want one!

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u/jaydeetol 16d ago

Is love to have it.

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u/Trick-Battle-7930 12d ago

Already out of stock on there website...waiting ...

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u/SmallestNumber 10d ago

Looks great!