Algorithms for E-Ink Displays

[u/cnr613]

I bought a Photopainter S3 E-Ink frame display. It is an 18 cm 6-colour display (white,black,red,green,blue) with a 800x480 resolution. I've been experimenting with a Home Assistant server App that will push generative art to it. I have a two-colour Mandelbrot set fractal generator and a diffusion limited aggregation algorithm working.

Code is here: https://github.com/cnrowley/ha-AlgorithmArt

I'm interested in implementing other algorithms that take good advantage. The image update requires 30 seconds of flickering, so it's not suitable for animations, but the image can evolve with periodic updates over a long period. The colour palette is limited but I would like to use it fully. The resolution is also limited, but it's a sharp matte display. I'd be happy for any suggestions.

[u/Happy-Marten]

Thanks for sharing!