From a46bea877970781fcb206714649c12f9a79010c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ace Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 01:10:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Added partial support for 2-Colour E-Paper Display --- README.md | 15 ++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 45ab9a1..d0cbe1d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ A python script for the rpi zero w to sync events from any online calendar to a ## News: ### Added Support for Raspbian Stretch lite. To get this up and running on raspbian stretch lite, follow the instructions just below. - -### 2-Colour E-Paper support coming soon! +### 2-Colour E-Paper support coming soon! See the section 'Experimental' for the current status. ## Main features @@ -55,8 +54,18 @@ Once the packages are installed, navigate to the home directory, open 'E-Paper-M ## Demo Once you have setup everything, the E-Paper Calendar will refresh the screen in the following way: + +## (Experimental) Support for 2-Colour E-Paper-versions +Although this software was not originally intended to be used with the 2-Colour E-Paper Display from waveshare, there probably are a few folks which have the 2-colour version and yet would want to use this software. -## Don't forget to check out the Wiki. It contains all the information to customising, understanding and setting up the script. +Currently, there is a 'quick' fix to get this to work on the 2-Colour E-Paper display. It works by converting the 3-colour bmps used by the E-Paper display to 2-colour (black and white) bmps. To add support for the 2-colour version, follow the steps above as you would with the 3-Colour version. Then, execute: +**curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aceisace/E-Paper-Calendar-with-iCal-sync-and-live-weather/master/2-Colour-support/setup | bash** + + + +The _experimental_ is there as I don't actually have the 2-Colour version of the E-Paper. I can only _assume_ that it will work. It's strongly recommended to create a backup of the 'E-Paper-Master' folder in case something doesn't work right. If that is the case, please open up an issue to let me know. + +## Don't forget to check out the Wiki. It contains all the information to customising, understanding and setting up the script. ### Contact * Website: ace-laboratory.com