FrameOSDevices
Pimoroni Inky Frame 7.3" (Pico 2 W)
The 2024 Pimoroni Inky Frame 7.3" refresh with a Pico 2 W, running FrameOS as a thin client.
Manufacturer docs & datasheets
- Vendor
- Pimoroni
- Model
- Inky Frame 7.3" (Pico 2 W)
- Technology
- E-ink
- Colors
- 7 colors (ACeP)
- Resolution
- 800×480 px
- Size
- 7.3″ diagonal
- Interface
- Pico 2 W board
- Platforms
- Pico 2 W
- Status
- 🟡 Should work
- FrameOS driver
waveshare.EPD_7in3f
Part of the FrameOS device database. Spotted an error, or tested this panel? Edit this page on GitHub - it's a markdown file.
The 2024 refresh of the Pimoroni Inky Frame 7.3" keeps the 800×480 seven-colour ACeP panel and swaps the Raspberry Pi Pico W for a Pico 2 W (RP2350). Same panel, different firmware build.
FrameOS runs it as a thin client: the backend renders and dithers the scene, and the Pico streams the packed panel bytes into the controller. The backend has to be reachable when the frame renders.
Setup
- Download
frameos-<version>-pico-2w.uf2(note the 2w) from the latest release. - Hold BOOTSEL while plugging in USB and copy the file onto the
RP2350drive. - Add a frame in the backend with Flash embedded device and the Pimoroni Inky Frame 7.3" (Pico 2 W, 2024) preset.
- Provision it over the USB serial console - see the Pico guide.
Status
🟡 Should work, not yet confirmed on real hardware. Tell us on GitHub or Discord if you try it.