Abdul Q Abdul Q

Week 06 — Initial Hardware Setup

Date range: Feb 24 – Mar 2

1) Summary

  • ✅ Connected OLED display to ESP32
  • ✅ Tested basic text rendering
  • ✅ Began keyboard input integration
  • ✅ Debugged wiring and pin mapping issues

2) What I did

Hardware Assembly

  • OLED connection — Soldered and connected OLED display via I2C to ESP32.
  • Testing output — Verified text rendering on OLED display with simple test programs.

Development

  • Keyboard integration — Started integrating keyboard input handling through GPIO pins.
  • Debugging — Fixed wiring issues and corrected pin mapping to match circuit design.

3) Challenges

  • I2C communication required library setup and testing
  • Pin conflicts between OLED and other peripherals
  • Soldering quality affected initial display reliability

4) Process images

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Week 06 — E-Ink Laptop Blog
Abdul Q Abdul Q

Week 06 — Initial Hardware Setup

Date range: Feb 24 – Mar 2

1) Summary

  • ✅ Connected OLED display to ESP32
  • ✅ Tested basic text rendering
  • ✅ Began keyboard input integration
  • ✅ Debugged wiring and pin mapping issues

2) What I did

Hardware Assembly

  • OLED connection — Soldered and connected OLED display via I2C to ESP32.
  • Testing output — Verified text rendering on OLED display with simple test programs.

Development

  • Keyboard integration — Started integrating keyboard input handling through GPIO pins.
  • Debugging — Fixed wiring issues and corrected pin mapping to match circuit design.

3) Challenges

  • I2C communication required library setup and testing
  • Pin conflicts between OLED and other peripherals
  • Soldering quality affected initial display reliability

4) Process images

Week 06 process image 1
Week 06 process image 2
Week 06 process image 3
Week 06 process image 4
Week 06 process image 5