Driving E-Paper Displays with Memory-Limited MCUs
It's easy to get jaded by modern microcontrollers: for just a few dollars, you can get a microcontroller powerful enough to give a hard time to an early 90's desktop computer while integrating contemporary technologies such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. For many projects, we don't even have to consider optimizing our code, because we're not even scratching the surface of what the hardware is capable of.
But sometimes you don't have the luxury of using the newest and best chip, and you have to play the hand that's dealt to you. That's when people like [Larry Bank] really shine. In a recent article, he reviews his experiences driving e-paper displays (specifically, salvaged electronic shelf labels) with 8-bit MCUs which, on paper, shouldn't have the resources for them. make it work.
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Nov 21, 2022
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It's easy to get jaded by modern microcontrollers: for just a few dollars, you can get a microcontroller powerful enough to give a hard time to an early 90's desktop computer while integrating contemporary technologies such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. For many projects, we don't even have to consider optimizing our code, because we're not even scratching the surface of what the hardware is capable of.
But sometimes you don't have the luxury of using the newest and best chip, and you have to play the hand that's dealt to you. That's when people like [Larry Bank] really shine. In a recent article, he reviews his experiences driving e-paper displays (specifically, salvaged electronic shelf labels) with 8-bit MCUs which, on paper, shouldn't have the resources for them. make it work.
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