Image: reddit.com · Seeed E1003 running my ESPHome b/w photo frame config, with the bundled black frame, hanging in our hallway
An e-paper photo frame that passes for a black and white print
A Seeed reTerminal E1003 running ESPHome shows black and white photos from Home Assistant, with Claude Code helping get the board working in ESPHome.
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- Reddit poster averitablerogue Source ↗
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The maker built an e-paper photo frame for their black and white photography that has fooled guests into thinking it is a print. It uses a Seeed reTerminal E1003, which has a 10.3-inch 16-greyscale panel and a built-in battery, and spends most of its time in deep sleep, waking to fetch a new image from Home Assistant.
Official ESPHome support for the E1003 was still in development, so they used Claude Code to help get it working. They also designed 3D-printed spacers to fit it in an IKEA RODALM frame.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: E-paper photo frame for realistic-looking black and white photography, based on ESPHome/Home AssistaReddit poster: averitableroguePosted
The maker's post on r/homeassistant.
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