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Factory-reset (GPIO3, hold 10s): clears stored WiFi/server config and restarts into provisioning -- the deliberate, USB-free replacement for the earlier reverted RST-based auto-reprovisioning idea. Next-photo (GPIO2, tap): wakes the device and forces the server to advance immediately via a new POST /frame/advance, instead of waiting for the refresh interval. Both buttons arm themselves as deep-sleep GPIO wakeup sources so a press is noticed promptly even while asleep. Also makes GET /frame/image side-effect-free: it now only advances once refresh_interval_s has elapsed since the current photo was set (tracked server-side), so a device reboot for any reason just redisplays the current photo instead of silently skipping ahead. The server maintains a small reorderable upcoming-photos queue, viewable and rearrangeable from the web UI.
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Hardware
Parts
- An ESP32-C6 dev board (e.g. ESP32-C6-DevKitC-1). Needs 8MB flash --
see
firmware/sdkconfig.defaultsandfirmware/partitions.csvif yours differs. - Waveshare 7.3" E Ink Spectra 6 (E6) panel -- 800x480, 6-color, SPI.
- A USB cable for flashing/power.
Wiring
The panel connects over SPI plus three control lines (data/command, reset,
busy). Defaults below match the reference build and are set in
firmware/components/epd7in3e/Kconfig --
override via idf.py menuconfig under E-Paper Display (epd7in3e)
Configuration if your wiring differs.
| Panel pin | ESP32-C6 GPIO | Kconfig option |
|---|---|---|
| CLK | 20 | EPD_PIN_CLK |
| DIN | 19 | EPD_PIN_MOSI |
| CS | 18 | EPD_PIN_CS |
| DC | 9 | EPD_PIN_DC |
| RST | 10 | EPD_PIN_RST |
| BUSY | 11 | EPD_PIN_BUSY |
| VCC | 3.3V | -- |
| GND | GND | -- |
Optionally, two buttons, both wired the same way -- momentary push button between the GPIO and GND, no external resistor needed (the firmware enables each pin's internal pull-up, so it idles high and reads low when pressed):
- Factory-reset (GPIO3): held for 10 seconds, clears the stored
WiFi/server config; see
firmware/README.md. - Next photo (GPIO2): a normal press skips immediately to the next
photo; see
firmware/README.md.
Both pins were picked because they're within GPIO 0-7 -- the only pins the ESP32-C6 can wake from deep sleep on -- aren't strapping pins, and aren't already used by the panel wiring above.
A couple of things worth knowing if you pick different pins:
- Avoid the ESP32-C6's strapping pins (GPIO 4, 5, 8, 9, 15) and the USB-JTAG pins (12, 13) where possible -- strapping pins are sampled at reset to select boot mode. The reference wiring above already uses GPIO9 for DC, which is a strapping pin; it's only sampled during power-on/reset, so it's safe once the app is running, but if flashing/boot ever misbehaves on your board, check whether the panel is pulling that line low during reset.
- The panel's SPI interface is rated well above the firmware's default
4MHz clock (
EPD_SPI_CLOCK_HZ), but breadboard/dupont-wire connections are often unreliable much past a few MHz. Raise it once your physical wiring is confirmed solid.
Power
The device spends nearly all its time in deep sleep, waking briefly once an hour (configurable, see the server's web UI) to fetch and display a photo. A full-color refresh on this panel takes 15-30+ seconds and draws more current than deep sleep by a wide margin -- expect battery life (if not running from USB power) to be dominated by refresh frequency, not sleep current.