{"id":114795,"date":"2025-07-21T06:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T06:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/?p=114795"},"modified":"2025-12-19T08:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T08:05:18","slug":"it-is-here-introducing-the-trmnl-7-5-og-diy-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/21\/it-is-here-introducing-the-trmnl-7-5-og-diy-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"It Is Here! Introducing The TRMNL 7.5&#8243; (OG) DIY Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"114795\" class=\"elementor elementor-114795\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763cd84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"763cd84\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932a340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"932a340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385bb5f8\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">It all started with a Tweet in March when we teased our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-7-5-ePaper-Panel-p-6416.html\"><strong>XIAO 7.5&#8243; ePaper Panel<\/strong><\/a>. A community member asked about the device&#8217;s compatibility with TRMNL firmware. This led to a connection with Ryan, <a href=\"https:\/\/usetrmnl.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>TRMNL&#8217;<\/strong><\/span><\/a>s founder, and after 3 months of collaboration, we&#8217;re thrilled to launch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/TRMNL-7-5-Inch-OG-DIY-Kit-p-6481.html\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>official TRMNL 7.5&#8243; (OG) DIY Kit<\/strong><\/span><\/a> together with the amazing TRMNL team.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ceac6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ceac6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385bc57f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/TRMNL-7-5-Inch-OG-DIY-Kit-p-6481.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-114823\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit4.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit4-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit4-32x24.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit4-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d6ee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7d6ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385bcc30\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/TRMNL-7-5-Inch-OG-DIY-Kit-p-6481.html\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">The TRMNL 7.5&#8243; (OG) DIY Kit<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, a joint venture between Seeed Studio and TRMNL, is a versatile e-ink display kit that puts the power of building your own <a href=\"https:\/\/usetrmnl.com\/\">TRMNL 7.5&#8243; OG Display<\/a> in your hands. The kit includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/7-5-Monochrome-ePaper-Display-with-800x480-Pixels-p-5788.html\">7.5-inch 800&#215;480 monochrome e-ink display<\/a>, a XIAO ePaper Display Board powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32S3-Plus-p-6361.html\">XIAO ESP32-S3 Plus<\/a>, and a 2000 mAh rechargeable battery. Fully integrated with the TRMNL BYOD ecosystem, it gives you access to over 300 plugins and 8 layouts for no-code dashboard building. Plus, it&#8217;s ESPHome-compatible for seamless Home Assistant integration, letting you display real-time data like weather or energy usage, or tap into thousands of Arduino projects. You can check out <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.seeedstudio.com\/works_with_trmnl\/\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>the step-by-step wiki here<\/strong><\/span><\/a> to get TRMNL Access running on this kit.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17344fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"17344fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385bf0c1\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-114795 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure 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https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit2-32x21.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit2-675x450.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit2.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"17344fb\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"TRMNL 7.5&#039;&#039; (OG) DIY Kit 5\" 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https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.5-OG-DIY-Kit-5-32x21.png 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.5-OG-DIY-Kit-5.png 1534w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.5-OG-DIY-Kit-5-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.5-OG-DIY-Kit-5-675x450.png 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7366122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7366122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385bf7e9\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\"><strong>To celebrate this collaboration, we&#8217;re offering a 20% launch discount &#8211; just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/TRMNL-7-5-Inch-OG-DIY-Kit-p-6481.html\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">$35.92 for the first 200 early birds.<\/span><\/a><\/strong> But wait, there&#8217;s more! <strong>The TRMNL team is offering 30% off their <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.usetrmnl.com\/products\/byod\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>TRMNL BYOD access<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span data-font-family=\"default\"><strong> (normally $50).<\/strong> <strong>Just use code &#8220;trmnl-seeed-diy&#8221; at checkout.<\/strong> Limited to the first 200 accesses, one per customer. Don&#8217;t miss out! (The launch special offers have been all taken. Thanks!)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c1abe elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"21c1abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c0878\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/TRMNL-7-5-Inch-OG-DIY-Kit-p-6481.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Shop The Kit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7862d4b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7862d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c0f09\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.usetrmnl.com\/products\/byod\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get TRMNL BYOD Access<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28fda64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"28fda64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c1539\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22acf51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22acf51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c1f4a\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Behind the Scenes: The Development Journey<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09707f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09707f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c25d5\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Now, let me share two behind-the-scenes stories about co-developing this kit with team TRMNL. We&#8217;ve also covered the stories in the joint-launch livestream that we did with team\u00a0 TRMNL last Friday.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a0550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"65a0550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=MZ8HMSGqBWI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c32c4\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6ef94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9d6ef94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c38a9\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cde979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cde979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c3e83\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Story 1: A Product Generated from 3 Upgrades and Countless Discord Chats\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0312519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0312519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c44e2\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Our initial brainstorming with the TRMNL team led to version 0.1 &#8211; a simple combination of three existing products: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C3-Pre-Soldered-p-6331.html\">Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32-C3 (Pre-Soldered)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/ePaper-breakout-Board-for-XIAO-V2-p-6374.html\">ePaper Driver Board for XIAO<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/7-5-Monochrome-ePaper-Display-with-800x480-Pixels-p-5788.html\">7.5&#8243; Monochrome ePaper Display<\/a>. While this was the fastest route to market, community feedback and extensive testing pushed us toward something better.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19b0de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a19b0de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c4b1c\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">We developed a brand-new <strong>XIAO ePaper Display Board<\/strong> with a soldered XIAO ESP32-S3 Plus and redesigned buttons (Version 1). This new design offered more IO pins for battery status monitoring and a slimmer profile, enabling more flexible enclosure designs. The TRMNL team immediately saw the potential.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541d429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"541d429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c5c01\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1820\" height=\"1022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-Dev-Process.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-114806\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-Dev-Process.png 1820w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-Dev-Process-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-Dev-Process-1030x578.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-Dev-Process-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-Dev-Process-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-Dev-Process-32x18.png 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-Dev-Process-1024x575.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1820px) 100vw, 1820px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df08d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7df08d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c62c8\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">After multiple rounds of hardware and software testing, we refined the button design and other minor elements in Version 2, finally arriving at Version 3 &#8211; our production model <\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">(YES! We also sell this XIAO ePaper Display Board at $<\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">9<\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">.<\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">9<\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\"> as standard SKU<\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">s<\/span> <span data-font-family=\"default\">t<\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">o<\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">o, which will be <\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">available in mid-August<\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">.) <\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">Throughout this journey, the TRMNL team&#8217;s support via Discord was invaluable. Special thanks to Bogdan, Ryan Kulp, Fr3d, Schappi, and the entire TRMNL team for their dedication and expertise.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e0f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98e0f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c726d\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1810\" height=\"1016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pinout-of-XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-EE01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-114805\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pinout-of-XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-EE01.png 1810w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pinout-of-XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-EE01-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pinout-of-XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-EE01-1030x578.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pinout-of-XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-EE01-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pinout-of-XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-EE01-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pinout-of-XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-EE01-32x18.png 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pinout-of-XIAO-ePaper-Display-Board-EE01-1024x575.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1810px) 100vw, 1810px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360b7b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"360b7b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c7850\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3689877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3689877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c7e54\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Story 2: Embracing the DIY Spirit with 3D Printing\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3fbec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c3fbec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c84e4\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Rather than including a fixed enclosure, we&#8217;ve open-sourced two reference designs on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.printables.com\/@SeeedStudio\/models\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Printables<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/seeedstudio\/designs\">Thingiverse<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, and<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/makerworld.com\/en\/@seeedstudio\/upload\">Maker World<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">. This allows makers to download, remix, and customize the enclosure for your specific needs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb02543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb02543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c9541\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.printables.com\/@SeeedStudio\/models\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1808\" height=\"1012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit-Enclosures.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-114804\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit-Enclosures.png 1808w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit-Enclosures-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit-Enclosures-1030x577.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit-Enclosures-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit-Enclosures-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit-Enclosures-32x18.png 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRMNL-7.522-OG-DIY-Kit-Enclosures-1024x573.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1808px) 100vw, 1808px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e0c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37e0c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385c9c53\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">For those seeking a premium enclosure option, we&#8217;re now partnering with senior designer Alex Vong, known for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/14\/byte-90-a-retro-inspired-interactive-designer-toy-powered-by-xiao-esp32-s3\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">XIAO ESP32-S3 based retro gadget Byte 90<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-font-family=\"default\">. His custom-designed enclosure will be available SOON. Stay tuned!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72670c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f72670c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385ca218\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6340e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6340e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385ca7ff\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TRMNL 7.5\" (OG) DIY Kit vs. reTerminal E1001 vs XIAO 7.5\" ePaper Panel: What's the Difference?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486114c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"486114c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385cae2d\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Last but not least, I think some of you might be wondering the differences between this kit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/reTerminal-E1001-p-6534.html\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>reTerminal E1001 7.5&#8221; Monocrhome ePaper Display<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and the XIAO 7.5&#8221; ePaper Panel, which is offering a 14% off at $59 at the moment. Indeed these two share some features in common, but they also stan<\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">d out for their unique shines. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745e096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"745e096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a20c385ccc9e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-114795 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"745e096\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"reTerminal E1001 Runs TRMNL\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIxNjEwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LnNlZWVkc3R1ZGlvLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTJcL3JlVGVybWluYWwtRTEwMDEtUnVucy1UUk1OTC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3NDVlMDk2In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/reTerminal-E1001-Runs-TRMNL.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/reTerminal-E1001-Runs-TRMNL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-121610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/reTerminal-E1001-Runs-TRMNL.jpg 1004w, 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Comparision<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-17\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-17 tbody-has-connected-cells\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-17-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Product Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">reTerminal 7.5'' Monochrome ePaper Display<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">XIAO 7.5'' ePaper Panel<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">TRMNL 7.5'' (OG) DIY Kit <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Category<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">HMI Device<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">XIAO Gadget<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Dev Kit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">MCU + Driver<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ESP32-S3 + ePaper Driver Board<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">XIAO ESP32-C3 (Pre-Soldered) + ePaper Driver Board for Seeed Studio XIAO<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">XIAO ePaper Display Board with an XIAO ESP32-S3 Plus\u000bSoldered on, making it much thinner for 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