Adafruit
Adafruit 1.54" 152x152 Tri-Color eInk / ePaper Display with SRAM
Enhance your projects with this 1.54-inch tri-color e-Paper display from Adafruit. It boasts a 152x152 resolution, delivering crisp black, red, and white visuals with exceptional readability in any light, much like paper. This display utilizes E-Ink Carta technology and includes integrated SRAM to manage buffers, freeing up your microcontroller's memory. Perfect for battery-powered devices, its low power consumption and bistable nature mean it retains images without power. A MicroSD card slot is included for content storage, making it ideal for status indicators or electronic shelf labels.
$19.95
Owner Satisfaction
4.4
/ 5
Category Rank
12
/ 30
#12 in E-Book Reader Screens & Screen Digitizers
Price vs Category Average
-66%
Below average
Display Size
1.54
/ inches
Who it's for
- Excellent Power Efficiency
- Integrated Frame Buffer (SRAM)
- Enhanced Visual Communication
Who should skip it
- Slow Refresh Speed
- Limited Color Palette
- Potential for Ghosting Artifacts
Key Specs
Display Size
1.54 inches
Resolution
152 x 152 pixels
Color
Tri-Color (Black, White, Red)
Display Technology
E-Ink Carta
Interface
SPI
Controller
IL0373
On-board SRAM
Yes
Voltage
3.3V
Features
- Ultra-low power consumption
- Bistable display retains image without power
- Excellent visibility in bright light
- Wide viewing angle
- Tri-color output (red, black, white)
- Integrated SRAM for frame buffering
- MicroSD card socket for content storage
- Daylight readable with high contrast
What customers say
This Adafruit Tri-Color eInk display earns high praise for its exceptional readability and true tri-color output, making it ideal for impactful status indicators. A key benefit cited by users is the integrated SRAM, which greatly simplifies development, especially with resource constrained boards. This ease of integration, supported by robust libraries, is a major draw. The primary drawback noted is the slow refresh rate inherent to ePaper technology, making it unsuitable for dynamic content. While the quality is lauded, some find the price premium over monochrome options significant, though generally justified by the added tri-color and SRAM features for static display projects.
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