Hello all!
I have been doing some research on e-paper displays for a DIY e-reader. Because I wanted a larger display (>8in), I started to look at displays like these:
But I've been having trouble understanding how they work. They both use the HX8705-B driver (datasheet here), but I can't figure out how on Earth do they work? From my understanding, the driver acts like a multiplexer/gate driver. Does that mean I have to create my own waveforms for the e-papers? If so, how do I figure out what waveforms to use and how do I implement it all in a microcontroller?
I get that there are no standalone Arduino boards that can even remotely support this display (in terms of RAM usage), because the smallest display requires at least 768K of RAM. I'm thinking that I can use this with an ESP32 with external RAM.
This is a confusing topic to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
Sincerely,
epicface2304