eink Dynamic Wargames Billboard V1

This is an animated billboard for contemporary or Sci-Fi Wargames terrain.

I made this billboard using an Inky Impression 5.7" (7 colour ePaper/eInk HAT) as the base with a Raspberry Pi Zero W – Zero WH (pre-soldered) as the the CPU and an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS HAT to power it. The outer casing and push buttons were designed in Fusion 360 with the casing parts being printed on a Filament Printer and the buttons in a resin printer.

Because it's eink it uses very little power and will run for days on a charged battery.
I've got it setup to change images every 2 minutes which takes about 30 seconds to refresh the image.

The 4 buttons on the side allow the image to be changed manually; either to move forward and back through the stored images, display a random image or keep the current image until another button is pushed.

At some point I'll write up a full guide on how to put one of these together but for now I'm uploading my Mk1 version of the design and the parts list for a full build.

Parts List:

Inky Impression 5.7" (7 colour ePaper/eInk HAT)
https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/inky-impression-5-7?variant=32298701324371

Raspberry Pi Zero W – Zero WH (pre-soldered)
https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/raspberry-pi-zero-w?variant=39458414297171

Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS HAT For Raspberry Pi Zero
https://thepihut.com/products/uninterruptible-power-supply-ups-hat-for-raspberry-pi-zero?variant=39964725969091¤cy=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwg8qzBhAoEiwAWagLrCeg_eIEIMsGm8OFJy4hnQLCAHPe_nJC82GQOa_Hm65O-vEUSqRwmxoC1qcQAvD_BwE

M2.5 Male Female Hex Column Brass Spacer Standoff Screw Nut Assortment Kit (this os for screwing the frame together and securing the Pi Zero more securely to the rear of the screen)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HSEAMALL-Standoff-Assortment-Computer-Motherboard/dp/B09XBBBGVQ?ref_=pd_bap_d_grid_rp_0_1_ec_pd_rhf_ee_s_rp_c_d_sccl_2_5_t

8GB Micro SD Card & Adapter (I’d get a good one that is secure and can be read handwritten to often)

Micro USB Cable

Various guides can be found online for how to setup one of these inky Impression screens and how to install the basic programming to allow slideshow images. My full guide will outline all the steps required and provide sources for the Python code used.