Voltlog #126 – How fast can you update an e-paper display?

Welcome to a new voltlog, today we are going to answer the question how fast can you update an e-paper display, is it suitable to display live updating values from a sensor for example? Some people asked these questions in the comments of previous videos so I am doing some tests to try and answer these questions.

Now there will be a big difference between trying to update the whole screen and trying to update just a small section. And that delay might also be related to how fast the processor can send the information to the display. So for example measuring the time passed between sending the first byte of data to the display and the last byte going out is not that relevant, it might just be a slow processor, and the display could accept data much faster.

Also in the case of an Arduino the ram size is very limited so a full buffer could not be implemented. This means sending of the data to the display is done inefficiently increasing the time it takes for a full update.

Link e-paper display black/white:

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Voltlog #125 – Banggood E-Paper Display Fiasco

This is just a short follow-up on the e-paper display video. It was brought to my attention by one of the viewers that banggood is shipping the bare display instead of the module as whole display + pcb + cable.

Link e-paper display black/white:

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Voltlog #124 – Getting Started With E-Paper Display Module

In this video I’m gonna show you how to load a custom image on the e-paper display. Let’s see how easy it is to get started working with one of these e-paper display modules and an Arduino board.

Link e-paper display black/white:

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Voltlog #123 – Buzzer Comparison

In this video I am measuring the output level of the various buzzer that you can find on ebay, banggood or aliexpress.

 

Get the UNI-T UT353 Sound Meter from these sources:

Here are all the buzzers shown in this video:

Voltlog #122 – C5W LED vs Incandescent Bulb Temperature

Welcome to a new voltlog, in a previous video I showed these C5W LED bulbs that I got from ebay they were very cheap so I put them to a test and discovered they reached very high temperature in just 15 mins of running in free air which got me concerned, the fixture of this bulb could melt.

C5W LED Bulb on Ebay 

C5W LED Bulb on Aliexpress 

C5W LED Bulb on Banggood 

Thermometer used in this video

Voltlog #121 – InTheMail

This video starts with a rant about how bad the postal system is around here(Romania).

Here is a list with links to all the items shown in this video: