ESPHome — ELECROW - FORUM https://forum.elecrow.com/index.php?p=/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:10:36 +0000 en ESPHome — ELECROW - FORUM DIE07300S : CrowPanel ESP32 4.2” E-paper HMI Display - Elecrow Wiki https://forum.elecrow.com/index.php?p=/discussion/1152/die07300s-crowpanel-esp32-4-2-e-paper-hmi-display-elecrow-wiki Thu, 20 Mar 2025 04:16:47 +0000 Elecrow HMI Display nerdingOut 1152@/index.php?p=/discussions 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!

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