2. Inkplate Features

2.1. Inkplate Comparison

feature

Inkplate 10

Inkplate 6

Inkplate 6PLUS

Inkplate 6COLOR

Inkplate 5

Inkplate 2

Screen size

9.7”

6”

6”

5.8”

5.2”

2.13”

Resolution

1200x825

800x600

758x1024

600x448

960x540

202x104

Pixels

990,000

480,000

776,192

268,800

518,400

21,008

All-in-one

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Low-power

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpads

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Touchscreen

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Backlight

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

MicroSD

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Grayscale

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Partial update

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Refresh time

1.61s

1.26s

1.27s

12s

1.02s

21.8s

Refresh per px

1.62μs

2.63μs

1.63μs

45μs

0.36μs

1ms

Partial ref.

0.62s

0.26s

0.64s

0.12s

2.2. Inkplate 6

2.2.1. Front-Mounted Components:

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2.2.2. Rear-Mounted Components:

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2.2.3. Other Technical Specifications

Physical Interface: three capacitive touch pads, hardware power switch, one LED battery indicator and hardware reset button
Connectors: USB-C, easyC, and GPIO
Wired Connectivity: USB, I²C, and SPI
USB to UART converter: CH340C
Storage: MicroSD card reader
Power Management: based on Texas Instruments (TI) TPS65186, MCP73831 lithium battery charger with a standard JST-PH 2-Pin right angle connector.
Temperature Sensor: Internal TPS65186

2.3. Inkplate 6PLUS

2.3.1. Front-Mounted Components:

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2.3.2. Rear-Mounted Components:

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2.3.3. Other Technical Specifications

Physical Interface: touchscreen, backlight, hardware power switch, one LED battery indicator and hardware reset button.
Connectors: Micro USB, easyC, and GPIO.
Wired Connectivity: USB, I²C, and SPI.
USB to UART converter: CH340C.
Storage: MicroSD card reader.
Power Management: based on Texas Instruments (TI) TPS65186, MCP73831 lithium battery charger with a standard JST-PH 2-Pin right angle connector.
Temperature Sensor: Internal TPS65186.

2.4. Inkplate 10

2.4.1. Front-Mounted Components:

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2.4.2. Rear-Mounted Components:

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2.4.3. Other Technical Specifications

Physical Interface: three capacitive touch pads, push button for power and additional user button, form factor that is optimized for custom enclosures.
Connectivity: a USB Type-C port for programming and power, plenty of additional GPIO pins and support for I²C, SPI, and easyC/Qwiic connectivity.
Integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE) support thanks to the on-board ESP32 module.
USB to UART converter: CH340C
Storage: MicroSD card reader
Power Management: based on Texas Instruments (TI) TPS65186, MCP73831 lithium battery charger with a standard JST-PH 2-Pin right angle connector.
Temperature Sensor: Internal TPS65186

2.5. Inkplate 6COLOR

2.5.1. Front-Mounted Components:

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2.5.2. Rear-Mounted Components:

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2.5.3. Other Technical Specifications

Physical Interface: three capacitive touch pads, push button for power and additional user button, form factor that is optimized for custom enclosures.
Connectors: USB type C, easyC, GPIO and battery.
Wired Connectivity: USB, I²C, and SPI.
USB to UART converter: CH340C.
Storage: MicroSD card reader.
Power Management: onboard SPD1656 Chip on Glass (also used as Active Matrix EPD Display Driver) for power supply, MCP73831 lithium battery charger with a standard JST-PH 2-Pin right angle connector.

2.6. Inkplate 2

2.6.1. Front-Mounted Components:

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2.6.2. Rear-Mounted Components:

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2.6.3. Other Technical Specifications

Physical Interface:GPIO pins, reset button and form factor that is optimized for custom enclosures.
Connectors: USB type C, easyC, GPIO and battery.
Wired Connectivity: USB, I²C, and SPI.
USB to UART converter: CH340C.
Storage: 4MB internal flash memory for user data.
Power Management: onboard Chip on Glass (also used as Active Matrix EPD Display Driver) for power supply, MCP73831 lithium battery charger and pads on board to solder battery.

2.7. Inkplate 5

2.7.1. Front-Mounted Components:

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2.7.2. Rear-Mounted Components:

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2.7.3. Other Technical Specifications

Physical Interface: hardware power switch, GPIO pins, reset button and form factor that is optimized for custom enclosures.
Connectors: USB type C, easyC, and GPIO
Wired Connectivity: USB, I²C, and SPI
USB to UART converter: CH340C
Storage: MicroSD card reader
Power Management: based on Texas Instruments (TI) TPS65186, MCP73831 lithium battery charger with a standard JST-PH 2-Pin right angle connector.
Temperature Sensor: Internal TPS65186