“This is probably the easiest way how to play with the (multi-color) e-ink display. Very easy to set up and use. The limiting factor is the number of available blocks in the Microsoft Makeblock. Also, I haven´t found a way how to draw images bigger than 10x5 pixels, which was quite limiting considering the big resolution of the screen. Only one font to print a text. Still, I had a great time using the display and I cannot wait to use it for some project.”
“Fun addition to the Micro:Bit. The pixel density is high enough to look really nice without being wasting memory/computing resources. The display is a good size for experimenting and displaying useful amounts of data as a passive display.
I only have two minor complaints. First, placing the deep Micro:Bit connector on the front of the board obscures or casts a shadow over the eink display when vertically oriented. Second is that the refresh time is ~11 seconds which limits some possible use cases.
Example "Game of Life" implementation I was able to quickly write and get running to try out the inky:bit - https://github.com/Mikem3catsus/gol_eink”
