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Added compatibility notice to further clarify Waveshare Hat support .
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lmarzen authored Dec 14, 2024
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- No level converters, which makes it better for low-power use with 3.3V processors compared to the Waveshare HAT.

- Waveshare started shipping revision 2.3 of their e-paper HAT. Some users have reported issues with this HAT ([#62](https://github.com/lmarzen/esp32-weather-epd/issues/62), [#119](https://github.com/lmarzen/esp32-weather-epd/issues/119)).
- The Waveshare HATs (rev 2.2/2.3) are not recommended, and their compatibility with this project is not regularly tested.

- https://www.e-paper-display.com/products_detail/productId=403.html

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I have included 2 wiring diagrams. One for the Waveshare HAT rev2.2 and another using the recommended DESPI-C02.

NOTE: Waveshare now ships revision 2.3 of their e-paper HAT (no longer rev 2.2 ). Rev 2.3 has an additional `PWR` pin (not depicted in the wiring diagrams below); connect this pin to 3.3V.

IMPORTANT: The Waveshare E-Paper Driver HAT has two physical switches that MUST be set correctly for the display to work.

- Display Config: Set switch to position B.
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