Raspberry Pi and Spotify Powered E-Ink Display (Tutorial)

This video shows how to create a display using a Raspberry Pi and 5.7" e-ink to show the current song you are listening to on spotify.

Components:

Software:

3D Printing:

Sections:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Components
1:36 Case Design
4:05 3D Printing
5:00 Software Setup
9:54 Outro

[petershillito]

knowing there's an affordable colour eink display that hooks directly into a Raspberry Pi, this opens up a lot of interesting projects for on-device and Internet-connected stuff. I'm not a Spotify user so I won't be doing this particular project, but excited to try out other stuff.

[ccricers]

I never would've thought of displaying music album art as an application for a color e-ink screen but it totally makes sense when I see it. I'd like to see this project using local media (I usually prefer locally owned media it to cloud music streaming).

[CricketThomas]

the album art picked, this guy knows music

[blackurban]

You have no idea how much I loved this project. I got really into a CD player that you could hang in your wall and it played your music from the CD and you could place the cover in there as well. It looked really good that I wanted it so bad, but this project, is a million times better.

I really hope that, soon, you can also add speakers and some wifi or bluetooth capability so I can hang it on my wall and listen to Spotify directly from there. Would look amazing on my living room 😂

[Dudeitsbrian]

Awesome build. Wondering what else the Spotify api allows. Those extra buttons being able to control music would go hard

[robertcarolinar]

Really interesting project, I wish I could do that but I think I have to learn more about Raspberry pi and coding before trying something like this. Thanks for the video! 👏👏

[ClayTheFoxx]

respect for ye's flashing lights, was one of my favorite songs when i was younger

[Melw]

Nice project! Bet this could be an ebook reader as well. Thanks for sharing!

[mirko]

This project is absolutely amazing! I am a huge fan of functional art or artistic technology. Will try this one out as soon as I get my hands on this display
!

[ErtugrulK]

I didn't know that they made color e ink display. Looks awesome

[johnsch]

That's really cool, you've found a great usage for the fantastic looking E-ink gallery screens.

I'm looking forward to when they can get the update speeds better for more devices/

[collisw]

This is seriously cool. Well done on the amazing project!

[donavangrant]

Wish this worked with Apple Music . Great video.

[holzwurm_hd]

0:00 A damn good song youve got there.

[jk]

I am really surprised that there are color e-ink displays, opens up a lot of possibilities!!

[messiah]

Just wanna say the song choices in the B-roll are excellent

[christopherwise]

Great job, can't wait to build this!

[idontlikespm]

Just came across this and threw it together this morning. Works great. Just a bummer that the refresh time is so slow on those displays.

[sexy_koala_juice]

This is super cool!!!

I built something like this a few years back using a few LED matrices to show the album art and currently playing song.

I haven't even watched the video yet but just the fact you're listening to MF DOOM is dope af.

+1 sub

[AeroSoul-ri]

I know someone that would love this unironically. I'm gonna make it for them for their birthday.