Updates

Research on my project thus far has been going slower than anticipated and requires more time of which I hope I can dedicate over the nearing term with reading break approaching. Learnings on the topic nonetheless have warranted interesting insights into the display technology and it's technical operation, further I was able to find an old Kindle E-Reader for disassembly with corresponding E-Ink display which has been interesting to investigate hands on. 

Of my current research I have been able to uncover more details about the history of E-Ink display and further details on how the displays function. Of most interesting discovery is how this display technology is able to retain a static image with no power consumption unlike other displays like LED or LCD technologies, instead the power consumed as required is in refreshing the display. Also interesting to learn, E-Ink displays comprise of fluid filled cells with the darker "ink" particle components responsible for the drawing of image comprising of electrically charged particles sandwiched between the two transparent electrodes comprising the display exterior. Drawing of an image on E-Ink displays furthermore are less dynamic than other display technologies and often require additional refreshes in between images in order to properly orient the charged ink capsules.

Technical challenges at present mostly relate to being able to demo the usage of an E-Ink display through my own use of an Arduino or Raspberry Pi driver. Given the complexities of the E-Ink display itself, requiring multiple voltage sources as well as specialized driver chips, I do not believe it to be feasible to be able to accomplish this hopeful addition to my project with my salvaged display. Nonetheless I still anticipate at the current time to be able to present adequately the History, Technology, and Application aspects of the display technology as outlined in my proposal and am excited to delve further into this topic.