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  • Page 1 User Manual E-Paper Display Module EPM-880 Wireless ePaper Display Solution...
  • Page 2 No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. How- ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.
  • Page 3 Technical Support and Assistance Visit the Advantech web site at www.advantech.com/support where you can find the latest information about the product. Contact your distributor, sales representative, or Advantech's customer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance. Please have the following information ready before you call: –...
  • Page 4 The equipment has been dropped and damaged.  The equipment has obvious signs of breakage.  DISCLAIMER: This set of instructions is given according to IEC 704-1. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein. EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 5 Equipment L'équipement est tombé et a été endommagé.  Equipment L'équipement présente des signes évidents de rupture.  AVERTISSEMENT: Cet ensemble d'instructions est donné conformément à la norme CEI 704-1. Advantech décline toute responsabilité quant à l'exactitude des déclara- tions contenues dans le EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 6 EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter Introduction..........1 Introduction ....................2 Specifications .................... 2 Figure 1.1 Block Diagram ............3 Advantech EPM-880 ePaper Display Module Solution ......3 Chapter EPM-880 Hardware Specification ..5 EPM-880 Hardware Specification ............. 6 Figure 2.1 Module top view............6 Figure 2.2 Module bottom view............ 7 Figure 2.3 Module connect to panel specifications.....
  • Page 8 3.4.2 Quick start................... 37 EPM-880 User Manual viii...
  • Page 9 Chapter Introduction...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction EPM-880 is an ultra-low power Wireless ePaper Display integrated with 31.2" B/W EPD and 4096 colors filter in an ARM Cortex-M7 processor. The module is designed for hospital, factory, warehouse and retail applications. Advantech EPD-322 provides multiple interfaces for application control. These are highly integrated with the EPD driver and offer a low power consumption system.

  • Page 11: Advantech Epm-880 Epaper Display Module Solution

    The Advantech EPM-880 driving board provides a USB interface that enables con- nection to a host computer. Advantech provides ready-to-install SW on a host com- puter to control the ePaper and push an image through to the EPM-880 driving board.
  • Page 12 EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 13: Epm-880 Hardware Specification

    Chapter EPM-880 Hardware Specifications...

  • Page 14: Epm-880 Hardware Specification

    EPM-880 Hardware Specification This section provides board level PCBA design EPM-880 information. The diagram below shows the top view (figure 2.1), and the bottom view (figure 2.2.) EPD-880 PCBA specifications: PCBA: 400 x 65 x 10 mm  PCB thickness: 1.6 mm ± 10% ...
  • Page 15 Humidity: 60% RH+-10% RH, Non-condensing Note! If the panel module has been in low temperatures between 0 to -25°C degrees for a while, we recommend to leave it between 20° to 30°C degrees for an additional 4 days before assembly. EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 16: Board Level I/O

    50-pin FPC to connect to e-paper panel CN1001 50-pin FPC to connect to e-paper panel CN1202 10-pin FFC connector for external GPIO CN1203 10-pin FFC connector for debug I2C_FFC 10-pin FFC connector for I2C I2C_WIRE 4-pin Wafer connector for I2C EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 17: Micro Usb (Cn0501)

    2.2.1 Micro USB (CN0501) Table 2.2: Micro USB (CN0501) PIN_NAME +V5 _USB_MCU MCU_USB_D- MCU_USB_D+ EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 18: Wafer Usb (Cn0504)

    2.2.2 Wafer USB (CN0504) Table 2.3: Wafer USB (CN0504) PIN_NAME +V5 _USB_HOST HOST_USB_D- HOST _USB_D+ EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 19: Dc-Jack (Cn0601)

    2.2.3 DC-Jack (CN0601) Table 2.4: DC-Jack (CN0601) PIN_NAME +DC_IN_CON 2.2.4 Wafer DC-IN (CN0602) Table 2.5: Wafer DC-IN (CN0602) PIN_NAME +DC_IN_CON +DC_IN_CON EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 20: Epd Fpc Connector (Cn0701)

    2.2.5 EPD FPC connector (CN0701) EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 21 PIN_NAME PIN_NAME -V20 +V22 Mode2 +V3.3_EPD Mode1 T1_GDCLK T1_GDSTV +VCOM +V3.3_EPD T1_SDCLK_EPD T1_SDDO0 T1_SDDO1 T1_SDDO2 T1_SDDO3 T1_SDDO4 T1_SDDO5 T1_SDDO6 T1_SDDO7 T1_SDDO8 T1_SDDO9 T1_SDDO10 T1_SDDO11 T1_SDDO12 T1_SDDO13 T1_SDDO14 T1_SDDO15 T1_SDCE_N0 T1_SDXLE T1_SDOE ISEL +V15 -V15 +VCOM T1_GDSTV2 T1_SDCE_N1 EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 22: Epd Fpc Connector (Cn0801)

    2.2.6 EPD FPC connector (CN0801) EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 23 PIN_NAME PIN_NAME -V20 +V22 Mode2 +V3.3_EPD Mode1 T2_GDCLK T2_GDSTV +VCOM +V3.3_EPD T2_SDCLK_EPD T2_SDDO0 T2_SDDO1 T2_SDDO2 T2_SDDO3 T2_SDDO4 T2_SDDO5 T2_SDDO6 T2_SDDO7 T2_SDDO8 T2_SDDO9 T2_SDDO10 T2_SDDO11 T2_SDDO12 T2_SDDO13 T2_SDDO14 T2_SDDO15 T2_SDCE_N0 T2_SDXLE T2_SDOE ISEL +V15 -V15 +VCOM T2_GDSTV2 T2_SDCE_N1 EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 24: Epd Fpc Connector (Cn0901)

    2.2.7 EPD FPC connector (CN0901) EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 25 PIN_NAME PIN_NAME -V20 +V22 Mode2 +V3.3_EPD Mode1 T3_GDCLK T3_GDSTV +VCOM +V3.3_EPD T3_SDCLK_EPD T3_SDDO0 T3_SDDO1 T3_SDDO2 T3_SDDO3 T3_SDDO4 T3_SDDO5 T3_SDDO6 T3_SDDO7 T3_SDDO8 T3_SDDO9 T3_SDDO10 T3_SDDO11 T3_SDDO12 T3_SDDO13 T3_SDDO14 T3_SDDO15 T3_SDCE_N0 T3_SDXLE T3_SDOE ISEL +V15 -V15 +VCOM T3_GDSTV2 T3_SDCE_N1 EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 26: Epd Fpc Connector (Cn1001)

    2.2.8 EPD FPC connector (CN1001) EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 27 PIN_NAME PIN_NAME -V20 +V22 Mode2 +V3.3_EPD Mode1 T4_GDCLK T4_GDSTV +VCOM +V3.3_EPD T4_SDCLK_EPD T4_SDDO0 T4_SDDO1 T4_SDDO2 T4_SDDO3 T4_SDDO4 T4_SDDO5 T4_SDDO6 T4_SDDO7 T4_SDDO8 T4_SDDO9 T4_SDDO10 T4_SDDO11 T4_SDDO12 T4_SDDO13 T4_SDDO14 T4_SDDO15 T4_SDCE_N0 T4_SDXLE T4_SDOE ISEL +V15 -V15 +VCOM T4_GDSTV2 T4_SDCE_N1 EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 28: External Gpio (Cn1202)

    2.2.9 External GPIO (CN1202) Table 2.10: External GPIO (CN1202) PIN_NAME +V3.3_GPIO_FFC GPIO_0 GPIO_1 GPIO_2 GPIO_3 GPIO_4 GPIO_5 GPIO_6 GPIO_7 EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 29: Debug (Cn1203)

    2.2.10 Debug (CN1203) Table 2.11: Debug (CN1203) PIN_NAME UART1_TX UART1_RX JTAG_TDI JTAG_TDO JTAG_TCK JTAG_TMS MCU_RST#_Debug BOOT_0 EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 30: I2C Ffc Connector (I2C_Ffc)

    2.2.11 I2C FFC connector (I2C_FFC) Table 2.12: I2C FFC connector (I2C_FFC) PIN_NAME I2C4_DAT I2C4_CLK MCU_RST# +V3.3_MCU +V3.3_MCU EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 31: I2C Wafer Connector (I2C_Wire)

    2.2.12 I2C Wafer connector (I2C_WIRE) Table 2.13: I2C Wafer connector (I2C_WIRE) PIN_NAME +V3.3_MCU CB_PWR_ON MCU_WKUP EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 32: Panel, Pcba, Connector And Usb Data Transmission Connector

    Panel, PCBA, Connector, and USB Data Transmission Connector 2.3.1 Connected EPM FFC to mainboard See the below FFC from the ePaper display. Release rotary latch of the connector on the control board. Blend the FFC carefully to the control board direction. EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 33 Insert the FFC into the connector on the control board. After connecting steadily, lock the rotary latch. Check if the connection is correct and tight. EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 34 Oblique connections might lead to shorting issues and damage on PCBA. Note! When connecting the FFC to EPC, please follow these instructions: Do not lift the panel without the jig, as it may bend the panel. Do not bend the COF. EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 35: Chapter 3 Software

    Chapter Software Specifications...

  • Page 36: Software

    ± 0.1V). The Vcom value needs to match the panel label, or a wrong Vcom might cause  permanently damage the EPD. All VCOM have been configured on the driving board before shipping to customers. EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 37: Ui Application Guidelines

    “GC16” mode for a clear image. 3.3.2 Waveform information Advantech pairs the display and driving board by production lot, display size, and waveform type in production, so do not re-pairing to different driving boards and pan- els with different shipping and packages.

  • Page 38: Wf Guidelines Overview

    3.3.5 WF Guidelines Overview EPM-880 User Manual...

  • Page 39: Epaper Driving Board Software

    Driving Board Software 3.4.1 EPD Application EPM-880 is a display module. Advantech provides both Ubuntu and Windows driver. End users can integrate the driver into their system and refresh the images on device. 3.4.1.1 System Environment Before running the EPD application, users must install a program driver on Windows 10 and Ubuntu.
  • Page 40 Caution! Users must follow all steps to install the driver library properly before executing the EPD application, otherwise error messages will pop up. Open the command line in Ubuntu. Refresh system. $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get upgrade EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 41 WITH_OPENGL=OFF -D WITH_OPENCL=OFF -D WITH_IPP=OFF -D WITH_TBB=OFF -D BUILD_TBB=ON -D WITH_EIGEN=OFF -D WITH_V4L=OFF -D WITH_VTK=OFF -D BUILD_TESTS=OFF -D BUILD_PERF_TESTS=OFF -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local -D OPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH=/opt/ opencv_contrib/modules /opt/opencv/ $ make -j4 $ make install Check OpenCV version. $ pkg-config --modversion opencv EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 42 Execute EPD application. The EPD application depends on information in the xml file. So the user must config- ure the setting.xml from the EPD application package. Please contact your Advantech contact window to get the latest EPD application package. Xml file Configure The setting.xml file includes an image path and display attributes.
  • Page 43 0, 90, 180 and 270° degrees of angle. Execute EPD application Make sure the image path exists in the host system before executing the program or the EPD application may generate errors. Open command line. EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 44 Use the cmd keyword to search the start menu. Below is an example. The user can switch path depending on the location of the EPD application package on the host computer. Executing the EPD_4TCON command with parameters. Windows: “EPD_4Tcon.exe setting.xml” EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 45 This application refreshes 1.bmp once to end. Download the EPD application package. Configure setting.xml - we assume the image path is “C:\Users\EPD_applica- tion\photoImg\“ and image name is 1.bmp in this example. Make sure image file exists in this path. EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 46 Removed tag <stop>. We define a 10 second time interval to change the image and write10 at the tag of <slide_interval>. Below is the carousel mode format content in setting.xml. Execute command “EPD_4Tcon.exe setting_carousel.xml" in the command line. EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 47 EPM-880 User Manual...
  • Page 48 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permis- sion from the publisher. All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © Advantech Co., Ltd. 2023...

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