FrameOSPimoroni Inky Frame 7.3" Spectra 6
The Spectra 6 Pimoroni Inky Frame 7.3" (Pico 2 W) running FrameOS as a thin client.
Official Pimoroni store
Official store page for this device.
Manufacturer docs & datasheets
- Vendor
- Pimoroni
- Model
- Inky Frame 7.3" Spectra 6
- Technology
- E-ink
- Colors
- 6 colors (Spectra 6)
- Resolution
- 800×480 px
- Size
- 7.3″ diagonal
- Interface
- Pico 2 W board
- Platforms
- Pico 2 W
- Status
- 🟡 Should work
- FrameOS driver
waveshare.EPD_7in3e
Part of the FrameOS device database. Spotted an error, or tested this panel? Edit this page on GitHub - it's a markdown file.
The Spectra 6 Inky Frame 7.3" (August 2025 onwards) replaces the seven-colour ACeP panel with a Spectra 6 one - deeper, more saturated colours and a much better black - on a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W. You can tell it apart from the older ACeP version by the black border along the top of the panel.
FrameOS runs it as a thin client: the backend renders and dithers the scene to the Spectra 6 palette, 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" Spectra 6 preset.
- Provision it over the USB serial console - see the Pico guide.
FrameOS ships several Spectra 6 palettes, so you can tune how saturated the render looks against your particular panel.
Status
🟡 Should work, not yet confirmed on real hardware. The Spectra 6 driver itself is confirmed on other boards. Tell us on GitHub or Discord if you try it.