e-Paper model

Inkplate 7SPECTRA uses the E Ink EL073TF1C8, a 7.3-inch Spectra 6 panel with six colors. One controller on the panel takes the image over SPI, and the ESP32-S3 switches the panel's supply on for each refresh.

PanelE Ink EL073TF1C8 (Spectra 6)

Size7.3 inch

Resolution800 × 480 pixels

Display modesSix colors: black, white, yellow, red, blue, green

Interface4-wire SPI at 8 MHz

FrontlightNo

TouchNo

The panel takes full-screen updates only. In the libraries the panel's signals sit on these ESP32-S3 pins: DC IO14, CS IO42, RST IO4, BUSY IO7, MOSI IO40, SCK IO38, and IO21 switches the panel supply. IO6 and IO5 drive the interface-select lines BS0 and BS1 low for 4-wire SPI; JP7 and JP8 must stay low to match (see Jumpers).