{"id":224075,"date":"2025-12-09T17:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/224075\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T17:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:50:14","slug":"7-3-inch-full-color-e-paper-wooden-photo-frame-is-designed-for-the-raspberry-pi-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/224075\/","title":{"rendered":"7.3-inch full color e-paper wooden photo frame is designed for the Raspberry Pi Zero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Waveshare RPi-Zero-PhotoPainter-ACCE is a 7.3-inch color e-paper photo frame designed for the Raspberry Pi Zero family. It\u2019s an 800\u00d7480 resolution display based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnx-software.com\/2024\/12\/26\/inky-frame-7-3-7-color-epaper-display-powered-by-a-raspberry-pi-pico-2-w\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">E-Ink Spectra 6<\/a> (E6), and housed in a wooden frame.<\/p>\n<p>The display also features an RTC with backup battery support, a LiPo battery connector with \u201cUPS circuitry\u201d, a USB-C port for power, a 3-pin debug\/serial header, a power button, and a charging LED. It supports portrait and landscape orientation on the desk thanks to a rotatable stand and wall mounting through a hook hanger.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnx-software.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Waveshare-RPi-Zero-PhotoPainter-ACCE.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-161434\" title=\"Waveshare RPi-Zero-PhotoPainter-ACCE\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Waveshare-RPi-Zero-PhotoPainter-ACCE-720x438.jpg\" alt=\"Waveshare RPi-Zero-PhotoPainter-ACCE\" width=\"720\" height=\"438\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>RPi-Zero-PhotoPainter-ACCE specifications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Display \u2013 E-Ink Spectra 6 (E6)\n<ul>\n<li>Full-color display with Black, White, Green, Blue, Red, and Yellow<\/li>\n<li>Resolution \u2013 800\u00d7480 pixels<\/li>\n<li>Pixel Pitch \u2013 0.2 x 0.2mm<\/li>\n<li>Viewing Angle \u2013 &gt; 170\u00b0<\/li>\n<li>Refresh Time\n<ul>\n<li>Full refresh \u2013 12s<\/li>\n<li>Partial refresh \u2013 Not supported<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Grayscale \u2013 Two shades of gray<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions \u2013 160 x 96mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Expansion \u2013 40-pin HAT connector to connect Raspberry Pi Zero, Zero W, Zero 2, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnx-software.com\/2021\/10\/28\/raspberry-pi-zero-2-w-and-zero-w-features-comparison\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zero 2 W<\/a>, or other compatible boards over SPI and I2C<\/li>\n<li>Debugging \u2013 3-pin serial header (5)<\/li>\n<li>Misc\n<ul>\n<li>Power Button (3)<\/li>\n<li>DS3231 RTC chip (8)<\/li>\n<li>Charging LED (4)<\/li>\n<li>HAT EEPROM (11)<\/li>\n<li>Solid wood photo frame<\/li>\n<li>Rotatable stand for portrait\/landscape orientation on a desk<\/li>\n<li>Hook hanger for wall mounting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Power Management\n<ul>\n<li>Supply Voltage \u2013 5V via USB-C port<\/li>\n<li>Optional batteries \u2013 RTC battery and 3.7V Lithium battery.<\/li>\n<li>Onboard UPS circuit with I2C interface for battery voltage, current, power, and remaining capacity monitoring; rely on INA219 chip (7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions \u2013 214 x 154 x 32.0mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnx-software.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RPI-Zero-PhotoPainter-board.webp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-161433 lazyload\" title=\"RPI Zero PhotoPainter board\" alt=\"RPI Zero PhotoPainter board\" width=\"720\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RPI-Zero-PhotoPainter-board-720x428.webp.webp\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"720\" data-eio-rheight=\"428\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Waveshare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waveshare.com\/wiki\/RPi_Zero_PhotoPainter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">provides instructions<\/a> to convert images using Windows and macOS tools, use the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dylski\/PaperPiAI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PaperPiAI project<\/a> for AI image generation (Generative Art) on the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, configure the system (SPI, RTC, Timezone, WiFi, \u2026), and for UPS monitoring, as shown in the illustration below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnx-software.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Raspberry-Pi-Zero-color-epaper-photo-frame-power-monitoring.webp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-161432 size-medium lazyload\" title=\"Raspberry Pi Zero color epaper photo frame power monitoring\" alt=\"Raspberry Pi Zero color epaper photo frame power monitoring\" width=\"720\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Raspberry-Pi-Zero-color-epaper-photo-frame-power-monitoring-720x653.webp.webp\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"720\" data-eio-rheight=\"653\"\/><\/a>Power monitor and AI-generated art<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first Spectra 6 e-Paper display \/ photo frame designed for Raspberry Pi hardware, as Waveshare previously launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnx-software.com\/2024\/09\/22\/waveshare-4-inch-spectra-6-color-e-paper-display-raspberry-pi-5\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">4-inch color e-paper display for the Raspberry Pi 5<\/a>, and Pimoroni introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnx-software.com\/2024\/12\/26\/inky-frame-7-3-7-color-epaper-display-powered-by-a-raspberry-pi-pico-2-w\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Inky Frame 7.3 with a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W<\/a>. The PaperPiAI project mentioned above was designed for <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/search?q=inky%20impression\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Inky Impression models<\/a> compatible with the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 (W). The Waveshare design feels more like a finished product thanks to the wooden frame and various mounting options.<\/p>\n<p>The RPi-Zero-PhotoPainter-ACCE is sold on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/s.click.aliexpress.com\/e\/_c4TcEsZf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AliExpress for $84.59 and up<\/a><\/strong>, and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waveshare.com\/rpi-zero-photopainter-acce.htm?aff_id=cnxsoft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Waveshare shop for $72.99 and up<\/a><\/strong>, depending on whether the batteries are needed. A similar model is listed on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4iVbge7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon\u2019s Waveshare store<\/a>, but not that it\u2019s NOT compatible with the Raspberry Pi and only reads files from a microSD card. So if you look for it in different stores, make sure you look for \u201cRPi-Zero-PhotoPainter-ACCE\u201d and double-check that the 40-pin GPIO header is there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Jean Luc Aufranc\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jean-Luc-Aufranc.webp.webp\" class=\"lazyload\" data-eio-rwidth=\"180\" data-eio-rheight=\"180\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support CNX Software! 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