DIE07300S : CrowPanel ESP32 4.2” E-paper HMI Display - Elecrow Wiki
I recently purchased the CrowPanel ESP32 4.2-inch E-Paper Display, which uses the SSD1683 driver IC. I’m trying to integrate it with ESPHome but have been running into issues.
What I’ve Tried So Far:
• Used the waveshare_epaper component in ESPHome, which supports SSD1680 (a similar driver).
• Tried different models (4.20in-bv2, 4.20in-bv2-bwr) in ESPHome.
• Adjusted reset durations and power cycled the display.
• Verified SPI pin connections match the CrowPanel documentation.
• Checked logs—ESPHome recognizes the display, but operations are very slow (Component display took a long time for an operation (157ms)) and no image updates.
Questions:
1. Has anyone successfully integrated this CrowPanel SSD1683 e-paper display with ESPHome?
2. If so, which settings or custom drivers did you use?
3. Would a custom ESPHome driver be needed for SSD1683, or is there an alternative workaround?
4. Has anyone tried controlling this panel with the GxEPD2 Arduino library instead?
Any guidance, YAML examples, or alternative approaches would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Comments
Take a look at these reference links to see if they are useful to you
Thank you @Pearl This appears to be a 5" RGB solution, does this apply equally to the 4.2” E-paper? Also, the video references some YAML files that I do not see in the links above or on the 4.2" E-paper wiki. Where can these be found if they apply to this device?
Hi, nerdingOut,
We haven't released the ESPhome version of the driver yet. Please stay tuned for updates on our website.