Raspberry Pi

a transparent OLED with blue pixels displaying a clock. Under the display is a sticker with the crystalfontz logo that is partially visible through the display. The display is on a breakout board connected to a raspberry pi zero

Pi Day Giveaway

This giveaway has now closed This year for Pi Day, Crystalfontz is giving away a transparent OLED and a Pi Zero! Transparent OLED on Pi Zero The transparent OLED, transparent OLED breakout board, a USB cable, necessary wires and headers, and a Pi Zero with the uSD card, running a demonstration. KelseyKelsey is an engineer

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Raspberry Pi and modified HDMI display PCB

Turn HDMI Display Backlight Off When Raspberry Pi is Off

We were recently working with a customer who was using our 10.1″ HDMI display with a Raspberry Pi, but he had run into a problem. When the Raspberry Pi shut down, he needed the display backlight to also turn off and stay off. Since the backlight on the display turns on if uncontrolled, when the

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128x296 ePaper Display by Crystalfontz

Crystalfontz In the Wild: Solar-Powered WiFi ePaper

Check out this developer’s innovative use of the Crystalfontz 128×296 3-color ePaper display — a solar-powered WiFi ePaper setup. Developer Frank Buss provides a detailed write up of his project on his HackADay post. From his post: “The amazing thing about ePapers is that the image lasts without power forever (I tested it for months), and the contrast is

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