How to use a color e-ink display as a weather display

Add the Weather screen to the e-ink display's playlist, search for your city or ZIP code, choose units and a theme. If the display has its own sensor you can also show the temperature and humidity inside the room.

What you need

  • A color e-ink display already set up with Inklyng
  • A free Inklyng account

Steps

  1. Open the Weather screen. In Inklyng, choose the e-ink display and open its Weather screen.
  2. Set the location. Search for a city or ZIP code.
  3. Choose units and a theme. Pick Fahrenheit and mph or Celsius and km/h. On e-ink and small screens the theme setting controls the look.
  4. Show the room's temperature. If the display has a sensor, choose to show the temperature and humidity inside from the display's own sensor.
  5. Calibrate if needed. The sensor can read a little warm, especially while charging. Compare with a thermometer and adjust the offset.
  6. Save. Choose Save, then use Test screen on the display's page. A color e-ink redraw takes 10 to 20 seconds.

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Tips

  • E-ink only redraws when the picture changes, and checks in every few minutes on battery to save power, so weather updates are not instant.
  • Light backgrounds show less ghosting than dark ones.

Questions

Does e-ink show radar?

Radar covers the continental United States. Elsewhere the screen shows the sun's path instead.

Why does the inside temperature read high?

The sensor can read a little warm, especially while charging. Use the calibration offset to match a thermometer.

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