Inkplate 6COLOR – Initialization and display

Initializing Inkplate

Here is a basic Inkplate object creation and display initialization which we will use in every example in following tutorials:

# Include inkplate library
from inkplate6COLOR import Inkplate

# Create Inkplate object
inkplate = Inkplate()

# Initialize the display, needs to be called only once
inkplate.begin()

# Draw what is currently stored in frame buffer, needs to be called to update the display
inkplate.display()

inkplate.Inkplate()

Creates an Inkplate object from the Inkplate class.

Returns type: none

inkplate.begin()

In short, this function initializes the Inkplate object. It starts I2C, allocates the required memory for the frame buffer, and initializes the onboard peripherals.

Returns type: none

inkplate.display()

This function refreshes the display and draws what is currently in the frame buffer, this function must be called to update the display. This is a full refresh that completely wipes the e-Paper and then draws everything from the frame buffer.

Returns type: none

Clear display

inkplate.clearDisplay()

This function clears everything stored in display buffer.

Returns type: none

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Screen refresh time takes about 12 seconds which is expected for this kind of display. You may also see it flicker in multiple colors during refresh but that is normal behaviour.