M5Paper COMM Edition

SKU:K049-C

Tutorial

Choose the development platform you want to use, view the corresponding tutorial&quick-Start.

UIFlow

UIFlow

This tutorial will show you how to control M5Paper devices through the UIFlow graphical programming platform

Arduino IDE

Arduino IDE

This tutorial will show you how to program and control M5Paper devices through Arduino IDE

Description

M5Paper COMM it's a Commemorative Edition device with a touchable E-ink display from M5Stack, Powered by ESP32. The front side is embedded with a 540*960 @4.7" resolution e-ink screen which supports 16-level gray scale. The display is a GT911 capacitive touch screen, which supports multi-Point touch and a variety of gesture controls. Compared to a regular LCD, E-ink displays are easier on the eyes, which makes them a great choice for reading or viewing for longer period. Other benefits are the low power consumption, and the ability to retain the image even if power to the display is terminated. Integrated into the M5Paper are a multi-function button for operation, SHT30 temperature and moisture sensor, physical button for reset, and a TF-card (microSD) port for data storage.

Additionally, the FM24C02 internal eeprom chip provided 2K-bit (256x8)-EEPROM, which can be used to store vital data even when the device is off. A 1150mAh lithium polymer battery keeps the device going for long period, and battery life can be further preserved by using the RTC(BM8563) to set the device into a deep sleep mode, and wake it up again when needed. Three HY2.0-4P expansion ports are included which allow for building complex projects using the existing sensors in the M5Stack ecosystem.

Warning:
1. Do not expose to ultraviolet rays for a long time, otherwise, it may cause irreversible damage to the ink screen.
2. The low-power power management solution adopted by M5Paper is different from M5CORE and M5StickC devices. When using it, the PWR button is used as the power-on button (long press for 2s). If you need to shut down the device, you need to use the software API, or realized by pressing the reset button on the back. When using the USB power supply, it cannot be shut down.
3. If the program cannot be flashed normally (the prompt is over time or Failed to write to target RAM), you can try to reinstall the device driver. For driver downloading, please see the content at the bottom of the documentation.

Product Features

• ESP32 Standard wireless functions Wi-Fi
• Internal 16M Flash
• Low Power consumption Display
• Multi-Point touch screen
• 180 degree viewing angle
• Built-in Magnet
• Internal 1150mAh Battery
• Expandable - HY2.0-4P x 3 external expansion ports

Include

• 1x M5Paper COMM Edition

Applications

• IoT Terminal
• E-Book
• Industrial Control Panel
• Smart Home Panel
• Electronic labeling

Version distinction

Specification

NOTE: As opposed to previous two generations of M5Paper products, this commemorative edition features the first generation of e-ink screen panel (the display will be more light on the color). And the white housing is replaced with more characteristics of the black translucent housing, please refer to the product comparison image below.

Driver Installation

Click the link below to download the driver that matches the operating system. select the installation package corresponding to the number of operating systems to install. During the installation process of CH9102_VCP_SER_MacOS v1.7, an error may occur, but the installation is actually completed, just ignore it.) When using it, if If the program cannot be downloaded normally (the prompt is overtime or Failed to write to target RAM), you can try to reinstall the device driver.

EasyLoader

• Windows

  • FactoryTest
  • ToDo
  • Calculator

• MacOS

  • FactoryTest
  • ToDo
  • Calculator

PinMap

E-INK & TF-card(microSD)

Resolution：540*960

Multi-function button & PWR

Internal I2C Connection

USB Serial

M5Paper-HY2.0 4P Port

ESP32 ADC/DAC Mappable Pins

For more info on specific pin functions refer to the official ESP32 Docs ESP32 datasheet

Schematic

• M5 PAPER Schematic

Related Link

• Datasheet
  • ESP32
  • SHT30 Datasheet
  • BM8563
  • SY7088
  • GT911-datasheet

Learn

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M5Stack Christmas Flip-Pics

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Drawing on Eink

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Hello World on Paper with UIFlow

Hello World on Paper with UIFlow

The Simple Hello World starter program for the M5Stack Coreink and M5Paper devices, programmed in UIFLow.

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Cibus Tabula, Alexa Voice Interface to E-Ink

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Example

Arduino

• Github

  • FactoryTest
  • M5EPD_Todo
  • M5EPD_Calculator
  • M5EPD_TTFExample
  • M5EPD-Lib

• When using FactoryTest to load special characters (such as Chinese, Japanese), please put the font file into the TF card and name it as font.ttf. ttf file download address

• Arduino API & Examples

  • touch
  • epd_canvas
  • rtc
  • system_api
  • sht30

• Tools

  • image2gray tool

Video

• Product Introduce

• How to open the M5Paper shell?