PaperDIY Complete Kit

SKU:K159-B

Description

PaperDIY Complete Kit is an e-paper development board kit that comes standard with a main control board, an e-paper display, and a 3D-printed enclosure, with hardware assembly completed at the factory. The main control board adopts the ESP32-S3R8 core controller and comes standard with a 16MB Flash + 8MB PSRAM memory combination, supporting 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi connectivity. The kit is equipped with a 4.7" e-paper display with a resolution of 960×540, supporting 16-level grayscale display. It features an onboard battery connector, a microSD card slot, and a USB Type-C port, with a built-in 140mAh battery. Open-source model files are included, allowing users to re-produce the enclosure or independently modify the design. It is suitable for building desktop information displays, electronic labels, maker DIY projects, and embedded hardware development experiments.

Features

• ESP32-S3R8 core controller:
  • 16MB Flash
  • 8MB PSRAM
  • 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi
• 4.7" e-paper display, 960×540 resolution
• 16-level grayscale display
• Onboard DC 3.7V battery connector, built-in 140mAh battery
• microSD card slot
• Low-power power management design
• Comes standard with a 3D-printed enclosure; the enclosure model is open-source, supporting re-printing and custom modifications

Includes

• 1 x PaperDIY (E-Paper + Main Control Board + 140mAh Battery + Acrylic Screen Pressure Plate, Pre-installed 3D-Printed Enclosure)

Applications

• Electronic DIY creative projects
• Custom desktop information displays
• Custom electronic labels and signage
• Hardware development learning and experiments

Specifications

Learn

Power Button Operation

• Single click: Power on / Reset
• Double click: Power off
• Long press: Enter download mode

Enter Download Mode

To flash firmware, connect the device to a computer via a USB Type-C data cable, then long-press the power button (about 2 seconds) until the red LED blinks, and release the button. This indicates that the device has entered download mode and is waiting to be flashed.

Assembly Instructions

Schematics

• PaperDIY Schematics PDF

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PinMap

1/2

E-Paper

The power supply for the e-paper display and its driver circuit is controlled via PYG2 (EPD_PWR) of the M5PM1 power management chip, and G46 (BST_EN) controls the enablement of the e-paper boost circuit.

microSD

Button

The power button is connected to the PY_BTN (BTN_PU) pin of the M5PM1 power management chip.

M5PM1

• PYG0(PY_G0): FPC - I2S interface expansion signal
• PYG1(PY_G1): FPC - SPI interface switch signal
• PYG2(EPD_PWR): Power enable for the e-paper display and its driver circuit
• PYG3(CHG_STAT): Charging status
• PYG4(PY_G4): FPC - SPI interface reset signal

FPC - I2S

FPC - SPI

Model Size

• PaperDIY Complete Kit Model Size PDF

Structure

• PaperDIY Complete Kit Structure Files

Datasheets

• ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N16R8
• EPD_ED047TC1

Softwares

Arduino

• PaperDIY Arduino Quick Start
• PaperDIY M5PM1 Power Management
• M5PM1 Arduino Library
• PaperDIY Arduino M5Unified Driver Library
• PaperDIY Arduino M5GFX Driver Library

ESP-IDF

• PaperDIY Factory Firmware Source Code

Other

• PaperDIY Factory Firmware WebBurner

Video

Product Comparison

Product Compare	PaperDIY Complete Kit	PaperDIY Assembly Kit
Assembly Type	Hardware assembly completed at the factory, pre-installed 3D-printed enclosure	User-assembled, open structure
3D-Printed Enclosure	Comes standard with a PLA 3D-printed enclosure; the enclosure model is open-source, supporting re-printing and custom modifications	❌️ (Open structure, supports user-designed peripheral structures)
Package Contents	E-Paper + Main Control Board + 140mAh Battery + Acrylic Screen Pressure Plate (Pre-installed 3D-Printed Enclosure)	E-Paper + Main Control Board + 140mAh Battery + Acrylic Screen Pressure Plate
MCU / Memory	ESP32-S3R8, 16MB Flash + 8MB PSRAM	ESP32-S3R8, 16MB Flash + 8MB PSRAM
E-Paper	4.7" ED047TC1, 540 x 960, 16-Level Grayscale	4.7" ED047TC1, 540 x 960, 16-Level Grayscale
Battery	140mAh	140mAh