Hello all,
Making Inkplate 6 was a great experience for the e-radionica.com team, and we learned a lot from it. And, thanks to your feedback, we were able to improve our product. The most common requests were for a larger screen, more GPIO pins, and an on-board Real-Time Clock (RTC). With Inkplate 10, we’re delivering all three, plus a USB Type-C port!
Inkplate 10 is currently crowdfunding on Crowd Supply. It is an easy-to-use e-paper display board with a 9.7-inch screen. It’s quite similar to Inkplate 6, with the most notable difference being that larger display. As mentioned above, other differences include: 16 more GPIO pins thanks to an MCP23017 IO exapander, an on-board RTC based on the PCF85063A (with CR2032 battery holder), a USB Type-C port for power and programming, and a nicer power switch in form of a push button and a user programmable wake-up pin. See below for a detailed comparison of the two boards:
| Inkplate 10 | Inkplate 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 9.7" | 6" |
| Price | $129 | $99 |
| Resolution | 1200 x 825 | 800 x 600 |
| Total number of pixel | 990,000 | 480,000 |
| All-in-one Board | Yes | Yes |
| Low-Power Mode | 22 μA | 25 μA |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| Battery Charger | Yes | Yes |
| Touch Pads | Three | Three |
| MicroSD slot | Yes | Yes |
| Grayscale | Yes | Yes |
| Partial Update | Yes | Yes |
| Refresh Time | 1.61 s | 1.26 s |
| Refresh Time per Pixel | 1.62 μs | 2.6 μs |
| RTC | Yes | No |
| USB connector | USB Type-C | Micro-USB |
| Available GPIO pins | 28 | 12 |
| User button | 1 | 0 |
| Peripheral mode | Yes | Yes |
The Inkplate 10 is currently available only through Crowd Supply, and we expect to ship by the end of April, 2021.
Thank you for your support!
e-radionica.com