GxEPD2 vs Sonoff-Tasmota

GxEPD2

Arduino Display Library for SPI E-Paper Displays (by ZinggJM)

Alternative firmware for ESP8266 with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at [Moved to: https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota] (by arendst)

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7.2	Activity	9.9
7 days ago	Latest Commit	about 3 years ago
C	Language	C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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GxEPD2

Posts with mentions or reviews of GxEPD2. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-05.

ESP32 + Waveshare e-Paper Display
4 projects | /r/esp32 | 5 Dec 2023

And the HelloWorld examples from GxEDP (https://github.com/ZinggJM/GxEPD) as well as GxEDP2 (https://github.com/ZinggJM/GxEPD2)
is there way to set a LILYGO® T5 4.7 Inch E-paper V2.3 ESP32-S3 to view pics from the sd
1 project | /r/esp32 | 4 Dec 2023
Waveshare EPD library
1 project | /r/esp32 | 1 May 2023
MH-ET ePaper module 2.9" help
3 projects | /r/esp32 | 16 Oct 2022

From what i understand, by uncommenting display class and display driver class in the GxEPD2_display_selection_new_style.h file, the display class object is constructed in line 144 for esp32, as that file is included in the GxEPD2_Example.ino file.
E-Ink Display & ESP8266 without SPI
2 projects | /r/arduino | 14 Jun 2022
E-Paper strange behavior. Dimming after writing. Any experts?
1 project | /r/arduino | 13 May 2022
E paper display
2 projects | /r/esp8266 | 9 Mar 2022
E-Ink Work From Home Calendar
6 projects | /r/arduino | 2 Feb 2022

I'd recommend checking out this library GxEPD2 to drive the display contents.
ESP Beginner 1.54inch e-Paper pins on NodeMCU 32S
1 project | /r/esp32 | 22 Dec 2021
help with customising e-paper display visuals
1 project | /r/arduino | 24 Nov 2021

I have been able to run the GxEPD2 example code on my arduino uno which then shows the examples on the screen so I know the screen and connections are working.

Sonoff-Tasmota

Posts with mentions or reviews of Sonoff-Tasmota. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-02-03.

How many DS18B20 can you run? I had to drop down to two for reliability but I'd like to run up to four if possible. Tasmota on Wemos D1 mini pro.
2 projects | /r/esp8266 | 3 Feb 2021

Also read https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki/Sensor-Configuration about support of sensors per group.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing GxEPD2 and Sonoff-Tasmota you can also consider the following projects:

GxEPD - A simple E-Paper display library with common base class and separate IO class for Arduino.

blynk - Blynk is an Internet of Things Platform aimed to simplify building mobile and web applications for the Internet of Things. Easily connect 400+ hardware models like Arduino, ESP8266, ESP32, Raspberry Pi and similar MCUs and drag-n-drop IOT mobile apps for iOS and Android in 5 minutes

Lilygo-T5-4.7-meteo-and-domoticz- - an E-paper domoticz console with Lilygo-T5

tuya-iotos-embeded-sdk-wifi-ble-bk7231n - Tuya IoTOS Embeded SDK WiFi & BLE for BK7231N

Tasmota - Alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based devices with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at

espurna - Home automation firmware for ESP8266-based devices

esp8266_deauther - Affordable WiFi hacking platform for testing and learning

ElegantOTA - OTA updates made slick and simple for everyone!

wasm3 - 🚀 A fast WebAssembly interpreter and the most universal WASM runtime

tasmocompiler - Web GUI for custom Tasmota compilation

nodemcu-devkit-v1.0

tuya-home-android-sdk - Tuya Smart Life App SDK is designed to promote the development of apps with multiple smart device features, such as device pairing, device control, firmware updates, scheduled tasks, and smart scenes.