FrameOSPimoroni Inky Frame 7.3"
Pimoroni Inky Frame 7.3" (Pico W) running FrameOS as a thin client - the backend renders, the Pico draws.
Manufacturer docs & datasheets
- Vendor
- Pimoroni
- Model
- Inky Frame 7.3"
- Technology
- E-ink
- Colors
- 7 colors (ACeP)
- Resolution
- 800×480 px
- Size
- 7.3″ diagonal
- Interface
- Pico W board
- Platforms
- Pico 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 Pimoroni Inky Frame 7.3" is an 800×480 seven-colour ACeP display with a Raspberry Pi Pico W on the back - the biggest of the original Inky Frames, and a natural art frame.
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.
If your board says Pico 2 W on the back, use the 2024 refresh page instead; if the panel has a black top border it is the Spectra 6 version.
Setup
- Download
frameos-<version>-pico-w.uf2from the latest release. - Hold BOOTSEL while plugging in USB and copy the file onto the
RPI-RP2drive. - Add a frame in the backend with Flash embedded device and the Pimoroni Inky Frame 7.3" 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.