My E-Paper boards finally arrived. They look awesome. I totally nailed the cutouts for the e-paper display. They’re perfect.
The ribbon connectors on the display fit nicely through the slots.
They clip right into the breakout board, which is perfectly aligned over the holes for the 7-pin headerThey clip right into the breakout board, which is perfectly aligned over the holes for the 7-pin header
The display sits nice and flush with the PCB.
I wanted to put board stands under the breakout board, but I didn’t want to widen the overall thickness of the clock. I wanted to keep the display and the breakout board as close to the PCB as possible. I didn’t want screws going through the board either. If I did use a board stand, I’d either have a screw head or a nut on the display side. The display wouldn’t sit flush with the PCB.
Solution? I attached some screws with nuts to the breakout board, but I cut them down so that they don’t extend through to the other side of the PCB.
The nuts act as spacers and the tiny 1/16” length of screw that extends beyond the nut is just enough to sit inside the cutout on the PCB, but not protrude out the other side. The nuts give the breakout board just enough lift to keep it parallel to the PCB.
For more detail: E-Paper clock in a Sick of Beige case
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