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# FireBeetle Covers-ePaper Black&White&Red Display Module

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** DFR0531 · **Brand:** [DFRobot](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/dfrobot-australia)
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## Description

[DFRobot FireBeetle series](https://core-electronics.com.au/search/?q=firebeetle) is low-power development component designed for Internet of Things(IoT). This FireBeetle Covers-ePaper Black&White&Red Display Module(SPI) features a 2.13-inch electronic ink screen with 212x104 resolution and SPI interface, supporting Arduino library and microPython programming. This module is suitable for the current main control board of Firebeetle series. It has the characteristics of small size, compact layout, plug and play, low power consumption and good display effect. Compared with the traditional electronic ink screen it displays better and it integrates the GT30L24A3W/foreign language font chip. But compared with the traditional black-and-white electronic ink screen within 1s refresh speed, this screen refresh speed is relatively slow (at least once 12s). And it only suitable for static pictures or text display, but not for dynamic refresh.

Note: This board is only available for [ESP32](https://core-electronics.com.au/firebeetle-esp32-iot-microcontroller-supports-wi-fi-bluetooth.html) and [ESP8266](https://core-electronics.com.au/firebeetle-esp8266-iot-microcontroller-supports-wi-fi.html), but not for [FireBeetle BLE4.1](https://core-electronics.com.au/firebeetle-board-328p-with-ble4-1.html)

### Specifications

- Input Voltage: 3.3V
- Font Chip GT30L24A3W
 
- Data Bus: SPI
- Character Set:
- GB18030 Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese
- KSC5601 Korean(Be supported in the future)
- JIS0208 Japanese(Be supported in the future)
- 180 Foreign Font(Be supported in the future)
- Support multinational Unicode(Korean Unicode and Japanese Unicode will be supported in the future)
- IS08859 and CODEPAGE
- Chinese Character Size:12 dot matrix, 16dot matrix, 24dot matrix
- Foreign Character Size:16 dot matrix, 24 dot matrix
- Operating Current: 12mA
 
 Ink Screen GDEW0213Z16: 
- Data Bus: SPI
- Color: Black White Red
- Screen Size: 2.13
- Pixel: 212x104
- Refresh Time: 12~15s
 
### Contains

- FireBeetle Covers-ePaper Black&White&Red Display Module x1

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/d/f/dfr0531-en-900__600-900x600.jpg)