The Raspberry Pi has a large number of uses, there are many hobbyists who develop tutorials to allow other users to reproduce the creations they make, while there are those who can create extremely original projects by playing with them a little. And in this case, the project, in addition to being extremely original, is also very simple to carry out, since it only requires three elements and a few configurations in order to create a screen Electronic ink which we can customize as we wish thanks to the capabilities offered by a Raspberry Pi.
The capabilities that SBCs offer us are really great, most of the devices that we can find on the market that are relatively simple to use could be created by ourselves with one of these single board computers, so that when we get tired of it, we can create a new device. The frames used to put digital photos, for example, are probably one of the simplest projects we can do with a Raspberry Pibut now it's even simpler thanks to a program created by a computer enthusiast.
A project with a Raspberry Pi not to be missed
One of the first things that can put off many people when creating a project using a Raspberry Pi It's the fact of having to carry out configurations that are too complicated, in addition to investing a sum of money that may be too large. But in this case none of these should be a problem, because in addition to the fact that the components are really cheap, the software developed by the creator of the project is perfect for those who do not know much about programming or configuration of the SBCs themselves.
And it only takes a few minutes to get this device up and running, both hardware and software-wise since the configurations it uses are minimal in both cases. For hardware, just install the operating system Raspberry Pi operating systemby configuring some key aspects like WiFi and SSH connection to be able to remotely access the device, that is, there is no need to implement additional peripherals since it works via a local network .
On the other hand, the software is also extremely simple to configure, since you only need to install InkyPi, the software developed by the creator of the project, AKZ Dev, to have a fully customizable E-Ink screen.
In addition to this, it offers many other advantages, since according to the creator, it will continue to support the software with various updates, since a large number of plugins can be installed to fully customize this device. Some of those we can find are:
- Clock: allows you to see the date and time (it is configurable)
- Digital frame: allows you to upload photos
- Newspaper – Shows daily front pages from major newspapers around the world
- AI Images: Allows you to generate images via text using DALL-E
But this is not the only thing, since among other things the fact that we can create our own plugins stands out, so if we know how to program (or follow a tutorial) we could transform this device into what we want.
