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E-ink bus times computer

planned updated 2026-10-12

ESP32 with an e-ink screen showing nearby bus and subway departures, with today's weather

Overview #

Good project to learn how to work with ESP32 and hardware using E-Ink screens. The goal here is to learn how to work with systems that need to use an exceptionally small amount of energy.

Design #

  • Small Eink screen to show bus and subway departure times in nearby stations
  • Show tasks I have to do and today's calendar

Bill of materials #

I don't have the entire idea yet but for now:

Part Value Qty Notes
Raspberry Pi pico or ESP32 with ESP01 WiFi 1
E-ink screen (size tbd) 1
CR2032 battery 1~2 Is 1 enough? I know they deliver
CR2032 holder 1~2

Build log #

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Lessons learned #

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