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Date
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2.9” E-PAPER DISPLAY 
2.9inch e-Paper (B) 
2020/02/10 
3.1 
Waveshare Electronics
10F, International Science & Technology Building, 
Fuhong Rd, Futian District, Shenzhen, China
2.9inch e-Paper BRev3.11/50
Table of Contents 
1. General Description....................................................
     1.1 Overview............................................................
     1.2 Feature ..............................................................
     1.3 Mechanical Specification........................................
     1.4  Mechanical Drawing of EPD module .......................
     1.5  Input/Output Terminals........................................
     1.6  Reference Circuit ................................................
2. Environmental............................................................
     2.1 Handling, Safety and Environmental Requirements...
     2.2  Reliability test.....................................................
3. Electrical Characteristics .............................................
     3.1  Absolute maximum rating.....................................
     3.2   DC Characteristics..............................................
3.3  Serial Peripheral Interface Timing .........................
     3.4 Power Consumption..............................................
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3.5 MCU Interface.....................................................  15
4. Typical Operating Sequence.........................................
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     4.1  Normal Operation Flow.........................................
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5. Command Table.........................................................
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6. Temperature Range ................................................... 42
7. Panel Break Check ..................................................... 44
8. Optical characteristics.................................................
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8.1  Specifications ....................................................
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8.2   Definition of contrast ratio...................................
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8.3   Reflection Ratio..................................................
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9. Point and line standard...............................................
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10. Packing...................................................................
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11. Precautions ..............................................................
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2.9inch e-Paper BRev3.12/50
Version 
3.1
Content 
New release 
Date 
Producer 
2020/1/16
2.9inch e-Paper BRev3.13/50
1. General Description
1.1 Overview 
This display is an Active Matrix Electrophoretic Display (AMEPD), with 
interface and a reference system design. The 2.9” active area contains 128×296 
pixels, and has 1-bit B/W/R full display capabilities. An integrated circuit 
contains gate buffer, source buffer, interface, timing control logic, oscillator, DC-
DC. SRAM.LUT, VCOM and border are supplied with each panel. 
1.2 Features 
 128×296 pixels display
 High contrast
 High reflectance
 Ultra wide viewing angle
 Ultra low power consumption
 Pure reflective mode
 Bi-stable display
 Commercial temperature range
 Landscape, portrait modes
 Hard-coat antiglare display surface
 Ultra Low current deep sleep mode
 On chip display RAM
 Waveform stored in On-chip OTP
 Serial peripheral interface available
 On-chip oscillator
 On-chip booster and regulator control for generating VCOM, Gate and Source
driving voltage
 I2C signal master interface to read external temperature sensor/built-in
temperature sensor
1.3 Mechanical Specifications 
Parameter 
Screen Size 
Display Resolution 
Active Area 
Pixel Pitch 
Specifications 
2.9 
128(H)×296(V) 
29.06(H)×66.90(V) 
0.227×0.226 
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Dpi:112 
Pixel Configuration 
Outline Dimension  36.7(H)×79.0(V) ×1.15(D)  mm 
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Rectangle 
Weight 
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1.5  Input/Output Terminals 
Pin #  Single 
Description 
BONDING PIN 
Remark 
No connection and do not connect with other NC pins  Keep Open 
N-Channel MOSFET Gate Drive Control
Current Sense Input for the Control Loop 
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RESE 
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VDHR 
Positive Source driving voltage 
TSCL 
I2C Interface to digital temperature sensor Clock pin 
TSDA 
I2C Interface to digital temperature sensor Date pin 
BS 
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RST_N 
DC 
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SCL 
SDA 
Bus selection pin 
Busy state output pin 
Reset 
Data /Command control pin 
Chip Select input pin 
serial clock pin (SPI) 
serial data pin (SPI) 
VDDIO 
Power for interface logic pins 
Note 1.5-5 
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VCOM 
B P 
Power Supply pin for the chip 
Ground 
Core logic power pin 
Power Supply for OTP Programming 
Positive source driver Voltage 
Positive Gate driving voltage 
Negative Source driving voltage 
Negative Gate voltage. 
VCOM driving voltage 
BONDING PIN 
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Note 1.5-1: This pin (CSB) is the chip select input connecting to the MCU. 
The chip is enabled for MCU communication: only when CSB is pulled LOW. 
Note 1.5-2: This pin (DC) is Data/Command control pin connecting to the 
MCU. When the pin is pulled HIGH, the data will be interpreted as data. 
When the pin is pulled LOW, the data will be interpreted as command. 
Note 1.5-3: This pin (RST_N) is reset signal input.  The Reset is active low. 
Note 1.5-4: This pin (BUSY_N) is Busy state output pin. When Busy_N is 
low operation of chip should not be interrupted and any commands should 
not be issued to the module. The driver IC will put Busy_N pin low en the 
driver IC is working such as: 
- Outputting display waveform; or
- Communicating with digital temperature sensor
Note 1.5-5: This pin (BS) is for 3-line SPI or 4-line SPI selection.  When it
is “Low”, 4-line SPI is selected. When it is “High”, 3-line SPI (9 bits SPI) is
selected.
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1.6  Reference Circuit 
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