Mapping of Waveshare e-Paper ESP8266 Driver Board

Hi ZinggJM,

Is there any way to change the below mapping in code

// mapping of Waveshare e-Paper ESP8266 Driver Board // BUSY -> GPIO16, RST -> GPIO5, DC -> GPIO4, CS -> GPIO15, CLK -> GPIO14, DIN -> GPIO13, GND -> GND, 3.3V -> 3.3V

I need to change DC to some other pin. I am using pin 2 as SCL, 4 as SDA with sparkfun babysitter.

In above mapping DC -> 4 which creates problem and wants to change to some other pin using code. Is this possible and to which pin.

Welcome. What particle product are you using ? If you post some code we can help. The information above is insufficient to even understand the problem?

#include <SparkFunBQ27441.h>
#include <Wire.h>

// mapping suggestion from Waveshare SPI e-Paper to Wemos D1 mini
// BUSY -> D2, RST -> D4, DC -> D3, CS -> D8, CLK -> D5, DIN -> D7, GND -> GND, 3.3V -> 3.3V

// mapping suggestion from Waveshare SPI e-Paper to generic ESP8266
// BUSY -> GPIO4, RST -> GPIO2, DC -> GPIO0, CS -> GPIO15, CLK -> GPIO14, DIN -> GPIO13, GND -> GND, 3.3V -> 3.3V

// mapping of Waveshare e-Paper ESP8266 Driver Board
// BUSY -> GPIO16, RST -> GPIO5, DC -> GPIO4, CS -> GPIO15, CLK -> GPIO14, DIN -> GPIO13, GND -> GND, 3.3V -> 3.3V

// mapping suggestion for ESP32, e.g. LOLIN32, see .../variants/.../pins_arduino.h for your board
// NOTE: there are variants with different pins for SPI ! CHECK SPI PINS OF YOUR BOARD
// BUSY -> 4, RST -> 16, DC -> 17, CS -> SS(5), CLK -> SCK(18), DIN -> MOSI(23), GND -> GND, 3.3V -> 3.3V

// new mapping suggestion for STM32F1, e.g. STM32F103C8T6 "BluePill"
// BUSY -> A1, RST -> A2, DC -> A3, CS-> A4, CLK -> A5, DIN -> A7

// mapping suggestion for AVR, UNO, NANO etc.
// BUSY -> 7, RST -> 9, DC -> 8, CS-> 10, CLK -> 13, DIN -> 11
//

#include <GxEPD2_BW.h>
#include <GxEPD2_3C.h>
#include <Fonts/FreeMonoBold9pt7b.h>

#define EPD_CS SS

#if defined (ESP8266)
// select one and adapt to your mapping, can use full buffer size (full HEIGHT)
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_154, GxEPD2_154::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_154(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_213, GxEPD2_213::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_213(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_213_flex, GxEPD2_213_flex::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_213_flex(/*CS=D8*/ SS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_290, GxEPD2_290::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_290(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_270, GxEPD2_270::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_270(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_420, GxEPD2_420::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_420(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
// can use only half buffer size
//GxEPD2_BW < GxEPD2_583, GxEPD2_583::HEIGHT / 2 > display(GxEPD2_583(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_BW < GxEPD2_750, GxEPD2_750::HEIGHT / 2 > display(GxEPD2_750(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
// 3-color e-papers
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_154c, GxEPD2_154c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_154c(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_213c, GxEPD2_213c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_213c(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_290c, GxEPD2_290c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_290c(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_270c, GxEPD2_270c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_270c(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
// can use only half buffer size
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_420c, GxEPD2_420c::HEIGHT / 2> display(GxEPD2_420c(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
// can use only quarter buffer size
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_583c, GxEPD2_583c::HEIGHT / 4> display(GxEPD2_583c(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_750c, GxEPD2_750c::HEIGHT / 4> display(GxEPD2_750c(/*CS=D8*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D4*/ 2, /*BUSY=D2*/ 4));

// ***** for mapping of Waveshare e-Paper ESP8266 Driver Board *****
// select one , can use full buffer size (full HEIGHT)
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_154, GxEPD2_154::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_154(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_213, GxEPD2_213::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_213(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_213_flex, GxEPD2_213_flex::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_213_flex(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_290, GxEPD2_290::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_290(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_270, GxEPD2_270::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_270(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_420, GxEPD2_420::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_420(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
// can use only half buffer size
//GxEPD2_BW < GxEPD2_583, GxEPD2_583::HEIGHT / 2 > display(GxEPD2_583(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
//GxEPD2_BW < GxEPD2_750, GxEPD2_750::HEIGHT / 2 > display(GxEPD2_750(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
// 3-color e-papers
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_154c, GxEPD2_154c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_154c(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_213c, GxEPD2_213c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_213c(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_290c, GxEPD2_290c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_290c(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_270c, GxEPD2_270c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_270c(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
// can use only half buffer size
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_420c, GxEPD2_420c::HEIGHT / 2> display(GxEPD2_420c(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
// can use only quarter buffer size
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_583c, GxEPD2_583c::HEIGHT / 4> display(GxEPD2_583c(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_750c, GxEPD2_750c::HEIGHT / 4> display(GxEPD2_750c(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));
#endif

#if defined(ESP32)
// select one and adapt to your mapping, can use full buffer size (full HEIGHT)
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_154, GxEPD2_154::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_154(/*CS=5*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=*/ 17, /*RST=*/ 16, /*BUSY=*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_213, GxEPD2_213::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_213(/*CS=5*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=*/ 17, /*RST=*/ 16, /*BUSY=*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_213_flex, GxEPD2_213_flex::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_213_flex(/*CS=5*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=*/ 17, /*RST=*/ 16, /*BUSY=*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_290, GxEPD2_290::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_290(/*CS=5*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=*/ 17, /*RST=*/ 16, /*BUSY=*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_270, GxEPD2_270::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_270(/*CS=5*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=*/ 17, /*RST=*/ 16, /*BUSY=*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_420, GxEPD2_420::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_420(/*CS=5*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=*/ 17, /*RST=*/ 16, /*BUSY=*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_750, GxEPD2_750::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_750(/*CS=5*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=*/ 17, /*RST=*/ 16, /*BUSY=*/ 4));
// 3-color e-papers
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_154c, GxEPD2_154c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_154c(/*CS=5*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=*/ 17, /*RST=*/ 16, /*BUSY=*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_213c, GxEPD2_213c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_213c(/*CS=5*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=*/ 17, /*RST=*/ 16, /*BUSY=*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_290c, GxEPD2_290c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_290c(/*CS=5*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=*/ 17, /*RST=*/ 16, /*BUSY=*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_270c, GxEPD2_270c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_270c(/*CS=5*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=*/ 17, /*RST=*/ 16, /*BUSY=*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_420c, GxEPD2_420c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_420c(/*CS=5*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=*/ 17, /*RST=*/ 16, /*BUSY=*/ 4));
//GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_750c, GxEPD2_750c::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_750c(/*CS=5*/ EPD_CS, /*DC=*/ 17, /*RST=*/ 16, /*BUSY=*/ 4));
#endif

#if defined (ESP8266)
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#define USE_BearSSL true
#endif



#include <WiFiClient.h>
#include <WiFiClientSecure.h>



// Set BATTERY_CAPACITY to the design capacity of your battery.
const unsigned int BATTERY_CAPACITY = 5000; // e.g. 850mAh battery

void setupBQ27441(void)
{
  // Use lipo.begin() to initialize the BQ27441-G1A and confirm that it's
  // connected and communicating.
  if (!lipo.begin()) // begin() will return true if communication is successful
  {
	// If communication fails, print an error message and loop forever.
    Serial.println("Error: Unable to communicate with BQ27441.");
    Serial.println("  Check wiring and try again.");
    Serial.println("  (Battery must be plugged into Battery Babysitter!)");
    while (1) ;
  }
  Serial.println("Connected to BQ27441!");
  
  // Uset lipo.setCapacity(BATTERY_CAPACITY) to set the design capacity
  // of your battery.
  lipo.setCapacity(BATTERY_CAPACITY);
}

void printBatteryStats()
{
  // Read battery stats from the BQ27441-G1A
  unsigned int soc = lipo.soc();  // Read state-of-charge (%)
  unsigned int volts = lipo.voltage(); // Read battery voltage (mV)
  int current = lipo.current(AVG); // Read average current (mA)
  unsigned int fullCapacity = lipo.capacity(FULL); // Read full capacity (mAh)
  unsigned int capacity = lipo.capacity(REMAIN); // Read remaining capacity (mAh)
  int power = lipo.power(); // Read average power draw (mW)
  int health = lipo.soh(); // Read state-of-health (%)

  // Now print out those values:
  String text = String(soc) + "% | ";
  text += String(volts) + " mV | ";
  text += String(current) + " mA | ";
  text += String(capacity) + " / ";
  text += String(fullCapacity) + " mAh | ";
  text += String(power) + " mW | ";
  text += String(health) + "%";
  
  Serial.println(text);

  const char HelloWorld[] = "Hello World!";

  display.setRotation(1);
  // select a suitable font in Adafruit_GFX
  display.setFont(&FreeMonoBold9pt7b);
  // on e-papers black on white is more pleasant to read
  display.setTextColor(GxEPD_BLACK);
    // Adafruit_GFX has a handy method getTextBounds() to determine the boundary box for a text for the actual font
  int16_t tbx, tby; uint16_t tbw, tbh; // boundary box window
  display.getTextBounds(HelloWorld, 0, 0, &tbx, &tby, &tbw, &tbh); // it works for origin 0, 0, fortunately (negative tby!)
  // center bounding box by transposition of origin:
  uint16_t x = ((display.width() - tbw) / 2) - tbx;
  uint16_t y = ((display.height() - tbh) / 2) - tby;
  // full window mode is the initial mode, set it anyway
  display.setFullWindow();
  // here we use paged drawing, even if the processor has enough RAM for full buffer
  // so this can be used with any supported processor board.
  // the cost in code overhead and execution time penalty is marginal
  // tell the graphics class to use paged drawing mode
  display.firstPage();
  do
  {
    // this part of code is executed multiple times, as many as needed,
    // in case of full buffer it is executed once
    // IMPORTANT: each iteration needs to draw the same, to avoid strange effects
    // use a copy of values that might change, don't read e.g. from analog or pins in the loop!
    display.fillScreen(GxEPD_WHITE); // set the background to white (fill the buffer with value for white)
    display.setCursor(x, y); // set the postition to start printing text
    display.print(HelloWorld); // print some text
    // end of part executed multiple times
  }
  // tell the graphics class to transfer the buffer content (page) to the controller buffer
  // the graphics class will command the controller to refresh to the screen when the last page has been transferred
  // returns true if more pages need be drawn and transferred
  // returns false if the last page has been transferred and the screen refreshed for panels without fast partial update
  // returns false for panels with fast partial update when the controller buffer has been written once more, to make the differential buffers equal
  // (for full buffered with fast partial update the (full) buffer is just transferred again, and false returned)
  while (display.nextPage());
  //Serial.println("helloWorld done");
}

void setup()
{
  
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Serial.println();
  Serial.println("GxEPD2_WiFi_Example");
  delay(100);
  display.init(115200);
  delay(100);
  Wire.begin(4,2);
  delay(10000);
  setupBQ27441();
}

void loop() 
{
  printBatteryStats();
  delay(5000);
}

In above code, I am using SparkFun babysitter with 5000mAh battery, Waveshare e-paper ESP8266 driver board and Waveshare 7.5" 3C e-Paper. Instead of using standard SDA and SCL pins, I am using 2 as SCL and 4 as SDA i.e. Wire.begin(4,2); which works fine.

But problem appears when I use display.print(HelloWorld); because of pin mapping in

GxEPD2 DC=4

GxEPD2_3C<GxEPD2_750c, GxEPD2_750c::HEIGHT / 4> display(GxEPD2_750c(/*CS=15*/ SS, /*DC=4*/ 4, /*RST=5*/ 5, /*BUSY=16*/ 16));

Shall I change DC to some other pin, I have tried but it shows in serial

_PowerOn=9
_FullUpdate=10
_PowerOff=1

and doesn’t print over to display. If I change DC=4 then display works fine but I can’t get communicate with SparkFun babysitter via SDA (4).

Is there any way to move DC mapping to another pin for display?

Thanks - when you past code please click

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first and then paste. This make it much easier to read.

Secondly, what particle product are you using ?

To expand on @shanevanj's repeated request to tell us what platform you are talking about:
This is a forum dedicated to Particle devices - it's not a general Arduino or Espressif forum.

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As I explained in my last comment and repeating here again

  1. ESP-12e ( Waveshare e-paper ESP8266 driver board )
  2. Sparkfun babysitter battery fuel
  3. lipo 5000mAh battery
  4. waveshare e-paper 7.5" 3C

This is related to Arduino project and I have read some comments from ZinggJM(author of GXEpd2).

Is he still available to this forum?

Since this is not targeting a Particle device your best chances are either on an Espressif forum or on @ZinggJM's GitHub repo - IIRC he said he just added Particle to his supported platforms list but won't actually invest much more time on Particle.

Shrzpk found the place to ask this question. This is my answer there:

@Shrzpk,

Good you found the right place to ask this question; you have a strange "Particle".

Waveshare chose to connect the DC line to the e-paper display to pin D4 of the ESP8266.

There is no chance to modify this in SW; you would need to cut traces and re-wire this line.

Search for a SW I2C implementation, but you would still be short of pins on ESP8266.

Jean-Marc

https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=487007.msg4356318#msg4356318

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