E-ink Audio Player

A palm-sized MP3 player with a quad-colour e-ink screen, four keys, and a 3D-printed stand.

Break apart

Every part flies apart and comes back together.

Circuit anatomy

How the boards, cables and parts fit together.

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The board on its own

The landing pad with the four boards plugged in, one slow turn.

Schematic

Schematic of the eink-audio-player circuit — Click the schematic for full size.

Landing pad PCB

Copper layer of the landing pad PCB — Single-sided, top copper only, GND fill.

Landing pad PCB, 3D view from the top — Top

Landing pad PCB, 3D isometric view — Isometric

Landing pad PCB, 3D view from the back — Back

The stand and printed parts

The assembled stand and boards, one slow turn.

Sheet of every 3D-printed part, labelled — Every printed part, labelled.

How the printed parts assemble — How the parts go together.

Downloads

KiCad project Schematic and board files.
Enclosure FreeCAD sources and the full model.
STL files Ready to slice and print.
Blender Scene scripts used for the renders.
Anatomy Build sources for the anatomy figure.
Hardware notes Parts list and wiring.
Design notes How the parts were chosen and laid out.
Printing notes Print settings for the stand.