Three-color E-INK controlled using an ESP32

This tutorial helps you deploy a project to control an E-INK display using an ESP32 running MicroPython

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This is a tutorial to control and display widgets on an E-INK display using an ESP32. Three widgets are available:

Weather: weather forecast obtained using the OpenWeatherMap API.
News: news highlights obtained using the NewsApi API.
Notes: notes that can be added using a web-server that runs on the ESP32.

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Freeze and deploy the project modules

Check this tutorial: https://lemariva.com/blog/2020/02/micropython-e-ink-display-controlled-esp32

Clone the project typing the following:

git clone https://github.com/lemariva/uPyEINK.git

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Rename the files:
boot.py.sample to boot.py and include your Wi-Fi credentials:ssid_ = ''
```
wpa2_pass = ''
```
It is important that your ESP32 is connected to Wi-Fi to update the widgets.
settings.py.sample to settings.py and set up the following variables:
```
news_api_key (info here)
weather_api_key (info here)
```