Pimoroni Inky Impression for Raspberry Pi – 7.3"

Pimoroni's Inky Impression E Ink® displays are super crisp, low power, and look great from a variety of viewing angles. They have high pixel density and bright, vivid colors, perfect for showing off gorgeous dithered images (they've put a lot of effort into their dithering code and hope you love it). 

They also include:

• The appropriate hardware to attach to your Raspberry Pi computer and fix it securely in place. If your Pi has a 40-pin header attached, you won't need to solder.
• Four rear-mounted buttons for interacting with the screen.
• Qw/ST connectors, so you can easily connect up breakouts and other I2C devices.

Please note: This must plug this display into a Raspberry Pi computer with 2x20 header (Pi Zero, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc) in order to drive / change it, and the Pi is not included!

Features

• 7.3” (800 x 480 pixel) ePaper display
  • E Ink Spectra 6® technology
  • Ultra wide viewing angles
  • Ultra low power consumption
• Four rear mounted buttons*
• M2 mounting holes at the corners
• 40-pin extension header included to boost height for full-size Raspberry Pi.
• Standoffs included to securely attach to your Pi
• Qw/ST (Qwiic/STEMMA QT) connectors for adding breakouts
• Expansion header for adding other hardware
• Compatible with all 40-pin header Raspberry Pi computers, including Zero variants.
• Python library
• Comes fully assembled, with no soldering required (as long as your Pi has a 40-pin header attached).

The display is securely stuck down to the Inky Impression PCB and connected via a ribbon cable, and it comes with mounting hardware to attach your Raspberry Pi securely in place. Just pop Inky Impression on your Pi and run the installer to get everything set up!

Notes

• The Inky Impression display is made from glass, so it's pretty fragile. Be careful not to drop it or press too hard on it, or it will crack. When fitting it to your Pi, grip at the edges of the board rather than pressing on top of the screen.
• This is not a touchscreen!
• The Inky Impression 7.3” board size is 174 x 123mm, which fits conveniently within a 180 x 130mm Ikea picture frame (though not with the screen perfectly centred). The Inky Impression 13.3” board size is 297 x 210mm, so it should be possible to install it in A4 sized picture frames.
• * Inky Impressions made from November 2025 onwards have rear mounted buttons instead of side mounted ones. This should hopefully help resolve issues with the buttons getting knocked off during transit!
• ** The display manufacturer advertises the core refresh time as ~12 seconds at 25°C - 50°C - cooler temperatures may make the refresh take longer. It also takes a few seconds for the display to report a ready state and for data to be sent from the Raspberry Pi over SPI. A complete 'real world' refresh cycle is likely to take around 20-25 seconds.