Inkplate 6COLOR – Draw Image from Web

Drawing an image from the web on Inkplate 6COLOR is simple using the draw function, which supports multiple image formats.

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Supported formats: JPG, BMP, and PNG.

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JPG files without progressive encoding are supported.

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If you experience issues displaying an image, try re-saving it with an image editing program. The issue is usually related to the image format.

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Drawing an Image from a URL

Let's draw this image on Inkplate 6COLOR:

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#include "Inkplate.h"            // Include the Inkplate library in the sketch
#include "WiFi.h"                // Include the WiFi library
Inkplate display; // Create an Inkplate object and set the library to 1-bit mode (BW)

const char ssid[] = "";    // Your WiFi SSID
const char *password = ""; // Your WiFi password

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(115200);
    display.begin();        // Initialize the Inkplate library (you should call this function ONLY ONCE)
    display.clearDisplay(); // Clear the display's frame buffer
    display.display();

    Serial.print("Connecting to WiFi...");

    // Connect to the WiFi network.
    WiFi.mode(WIFI_MODE_STA);
    WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
    while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED)
    {
        delay(500);
        Serial.print(".");
    }
    Serial.println("\nWiFi OK! Downloading...");
    if (!display.drawImage("https://i.imgur.com/EjIOxx7.jpeg", 0, 0, false, false))
    {
        // If something fails (wrong filename or incorrect bitmap format), write an error message on the screen.
        // REMEMBER! You can only use a Windows Bitmap file with a color depth of 1, 4, 8, or 24 bits with no compression!
        display.println("Image open error");
        display.display();
    }
    display.display();
    WiFi.mode(WIFI_OFF);
}

void loop()
{
    // Nothing...
}

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inkplate.drawImage()

This function draws an image from the specified char path.

Returns value: Returns true if the image was successfully drawn, otherwise false.

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
const char*	path	Path and filename of the image. Can be a URL (for web images) or a file path (on the microSD card).
int	x	X-coordinate of the image's upper-left corner in the framebuffer.
int	y	Y-coordinate of the image's upper-left corner in the framebuffer.
uint8_t	dither	Dithering mode: 0 (disabled), 1 (enabled).
bool	invert	If true, inverts colors.