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1Buy the eInk panel
For now only the LilyGO T5-4.7 E-Paper Ink screen is supported.
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2Install
Please enter with your browser, Chrome or Edge, to this web installer and press on the INSTALL STABLE VERSION button and follow the instructions for install the firmware. When the installation is finished enter to "LOGS AND CONSOLE" section in the web installer window, and configure your device.
Troubleshooting:
If this button isn't showed make sure you have the right drivers installed. The drivers for common chips used in ESP devices:
- CP2102 drivers: Windows & Mac
- CH342, CH343, CH9102 drivers: Windows, Mac
(download via blue button with
icon)
- CH340, CH341 drivers: Windows, Mac
(download via blue button with
icon)
- In Linux you don't need anything, it will be works with doing nothing.
Alternative, you can upload the firmware via PlatformIO with a simple command from the project sources. More details here
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3Configure
In the console, please type the enter key and then show the detailed help, typing help+enter key. For configure your crypto panel you need at least the WiFi credentials and three coins. For that type the next instructions for example:
setSSID "MySSIDorWiFiNetworkName" setPASW "Your password into quotes" connect curAdd bitcoin curAdd ethereum curAdd cardano
After that, your panel will download the cryptocurrencies data and news data, and show these data, then it go to suspend to save the battery life.
For reconfigure the panel, you only need press the right button. The panel will be in setup mode again for configure other parameters or modify the current ones.
Example of help command and other commands:
ESP32WifiCLI Usage: setSSID "YOUR SSID" set the SSID into quotes setPASW "YOUR PASW" set the password into quotes connect save and connect to the network list list all saved networks select <number> select the default AP (default: last saved) mode <single/multi> connection mode. Multi AP is a little slow scan scan for available networks status print the current WiFi status disconnect disconnect from the network delete "SSID" remove saved network help print this help Crypto Panel Commands: curAdd <crypto> add one cryptocurrency curList list saved cryptocurrencies curDrop <crypto> delete one cryptocurrency setBase <base> set base currency (USD/EUR) setSleep <time> config deep sleep time in minutes setTemp <temperature> config the panel ambient temperature reboot perform a soft ESP32 reboot help display this help menu st> setTemp 22 st> setTemp please enter a temperature value between 10 and 50 current temperature is: 22 st> curList Saved Cryptocurrencies: 1: [bitcoin] 2: [ethereum] 3: [cardano] st> setSleep invalid sleep time current sleep time is: 15 minimum sleep time is 5 minutes. Recommended is 60 minutes or more >
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4Optional: 3D-Print frame
With four screws and this frame, you can protect your eInk panel. This version works fine with 18650 version but it should be works fine with lipo battery version. The screws are M2.
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