Inky Frame

Pico W and Pico 2 W powered ePaper display boards

This repository is home to the MicroPython firmware and examples for Inky Frame (Pico W Aboard and Pico 2 W Aboard).

• Get Inky Frame
• Download Firmware
• Installation
• Useful Links
• Other Resources

Get Inky Frame

• Inky Frame 7.3"
• Inky Frame 5.7"
• Inky Frame 4.0"

Download Firmware

You can find the latest release at https://github.com/pimoroni/inky-frame/releases/latest.

There are two choices, a regular build that just updates the firmware on your board and a "-with-examples" build which includes a ready-to-go set of examples (everything in examples/inkylauncher) that you can interact with right on your display.

⚠️ If you've changed any of the code on your board then back up before flashing "-with-examples" - your files will be erased!

Installation

1. Connect Inky Frame to your computer with a micro USB cable.
2. Put your device into bootloader mode by holding down the BOOTSEL button (on the Pico W / Pico 2 W) whilst tapping Reset (on the Inky Frame board).
3. Drag and drop the downloaded .uf2 file to the "RPI-RP2" or "RP2350" drive that appears.
4. Your device should reset, and you should then be able to connect to it using Thonny.
5. These builds are pre-configured for Inky Frame 7.3". If you have a different size of Inky Frame you'll need to edit main.py with Thonny and uncomment the line with the correct display size.

Useful Links

• Learn: Getting Started With Inky Frame
• inky_frame Function Reference
• Pico Graphics Function Reference

Other Resources

Links to community projects and other resources that you might find helpful can be found below. Note that these code examples have not been written/tested by us and we're not able to offer support with them.

• Stay on schedule with Raspberry Pi Pico W and an e-ink dashboard
• Inky Frame displaying a Home Assistant dashboard with a Nextcloud Calendar