Inkplate 6FLICK MicroPython - Frontlight

Inkplate 6FLICK includes a built-in frontlight that can be enabled, disabled, and adjusted in brightness. This example shows how to control the frontlight programmatically.

⚠️

Excessive use of maximum brightness can reduce battery life. Adjust brightness based on your application needs.

---

Controlling the frontlight

# Include required libraries
from inkplate6_flick import Inkplate
import time

# Create Inkplate object in 1-bit (black and white) mode
display = Inkplate(Inkplate.INKPLATE_1BIT)

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

# Enable the frontlight
display.set_frontlight(True)

# Frontlight brightness can be set from 0 (dimmest) to 63 (brightest)
display.set_frontlight_brightness(0)

# Gradually increase the brightness, then decrease it back down
for i in range(0, 64):
    display.set_frontlight_brightness(i)
    time.sleep(0.05)
for i in range(63, -1, -1):
    display.set_frontlight_brightness(i)
    time.sleep(0.05)

# Turn the frontlight off
display.set_frontlight(False)

display.frontlight(state)

Enable or disable the frontlight on the Inkplate board.

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
bool	state	Pass True to turn on the frontlight, or False to turn it off.

display.set_frontlight(level)

Set the frontlight brightness level.

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
int	level	Brightness value between 0 (off) and 64 (maximum brightness).

Displaying battery and temperature data on Inkplate display.

---

Full example

frontlight.py

Turn on the frontlight and ramp its brightness up and down.