# Smpl mini display: battery powered e-ink display made for Homey **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices\ **Tags:** zigbee, devices, dashboard\ **Created:** [November 21, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191 "2021-11-21T13:34:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Nitramevo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nitramevo/32/17475_2.png) [@Nitramevo](https://community.homey.app/u/Nitramevo)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/282 "2024-02-18T17:08:56Z")
> [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] smpl products - Battery powered e-ink display](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-smpl-products-battery-powered-e-ink-display/60932/251): > > Hi Roger, The smpl firmware upgrade will NOT solve the issue. It is related to the recent Homey Pro 2023 firmware update and only Athom can solve it. Please read the smpl online manual to find out your current smpl firmware version. ---
**Author:** ![Magellan58](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/magellan58/32/16839_2.png) [@Magellan58](https://community.homey.app/u/Magellan58)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/283 "2024-04-02T20:12:41Z")
I had the same problem, solved it by creating a text variable and a small flow that populate the variable with Ja or Nej. The flow is triggered when the yes/no variable changes. ---
**Author:** ![Nitramevo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nitramevo/32/17475_2.png) [@Nitramevo](https://community.homey.app/u/Nitramevo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/284 "2024-04-30T20:08:33Z")
> [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] smpl products - Battery powered e-ink display](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-smpl-products-battery-powered-e-ink-display/60932/329): > > rotating_light POTENTIAL FIX FOR HP23 FW 10.3.0 BREAKING CONNECTIVITY rotating_light Athom has released a beta firmware version v11.0.1-rc.1 that potentially fixes the connectivity issue introduced with v10.3.0: [Homey Pro (Early 2023) Changelog | Homey](https://homey.app/en-us/wiki/homey-pro-early-2023-firmware-changelog/) If you have general Zigbee problems and/or connectivity problems with your smpl display, please try it out and report back to the group. ---
**Author:** ![Edwin\_Biemond](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_biemond/32/72686_2.png) [@Edwin\_Biemond](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_Biemond)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/285 "2024-05-01T20:37:39Z")
did not do anything for me. got rc2 ---
**Author:** ![Cuprum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cuprum/32/41409_2.png) [@Cuprum](https://community.homey.app/u/Cuprum)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 5:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/286 "2024-05-02T05:30:21Z")
Unfortunately same here. rc2 and nothing ;( ---
**Author:** ![Nitramevo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nitramevo/32/17475_2.png) [@Nitramevo](https://community.homey.app/u/Nitramevo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/287 "2024-05-02T11:19:22Z")
@Cuprum @Edwin_Biemond is your display fw version up-to-date? see guide in the online manual ---
**Author:** ![Cuprum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cuprum/32/41409_2.png) [@Cuprum](https://community.homey.app/u/Cuprum)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/288 "2024-05-02T13:42:40Z")
So, now i have two bricks ( ok, USB accessible ) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/b/2b0a25157375fc2b251c40eabee4006ccf9e9dcf.png) Attempted couple of times… ---
**Author:** ![Edwin\_Biemond](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_biemond/32/72686_2.png) [@Edwin\_Biemond](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_Biemond)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/289 "2024-05-02T16:43:11Z")
no the 1 from a year ago/ original . last time you said no need for a firmware update. ---
**Author:** ![Nitramevo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nitramevo/32/17475_2.png) [@Nitramevo](https://community.homey.app/u/Nitramevo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/290 "2024-05-04T11:12:28Z")
Please consider: - trying different USB-cables (make sure it’s a data cable) and USB ports - if you have anti-virus software etc. installed that prevent the update process - trying another PC - continue trying multiple times ---
**Author:** ![Nitramevo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nitramevo/32/17475_2.png) [@Nitramevo](https://community.homey.app/u/Nitramevo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/291 "2024-05-04T11:14:11Z")
If your order number \> 2922 (sept 2023), then you have the latest firmware/Zigbee stack. ---
**Author:** ![Cuprum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cuprum/32/41409_2.png) [@Cuprum](https://community.homey.app/u/Cuprum)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/293 "2024-05-04T11:32:42Z")
Done the tricks already… About “make sure it’s a data cable” little 🙃 I think, with charging only cable quite hard to erase firmware and upload something… to reach picture above. But yes, Your tips are all valid! ---
**Author:** ![Edwin\_Biemond](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_biemond/32/72686_2.png) [@Edwin\_Biemond](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_Biemond)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/294 "2024-05-04T17:18:48Z")
upgrade went fine, but still cannot connect to homey. ---
**Author:** ![Nitramevo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nitramevo/32/17475_2.png) [@Nitramevo](https://community.homey.app/u/Nitramevo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/295 "2024-05-07T15:19:12Z")
Hmmmm…then it must be something with your individual set-up. We can’t reproduce the issue. Currently tested in several HP2019 and HP23 environments. My ‘private’ environment is running 6 displays. First on two different HP2019’s and then on a migration to HP23. After Athoms latest experimental firmware update, the displays are running even smoother. But still have some issues with maintaining connection on Aqara units (door contacts, temp sensors and mini switches) and IKEA devices (range extenders and parasoll contact sensors). I believe this is not due to Homey Pro, but specific Aqara and IKEA firmware issues (perhaps even intereference issues in between them, as described in other forums). ---
**Author:** ![Edwin\_Biemond](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_biemond/32/72686_2.png) [@Edwin\_Biemond](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_Biemond)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/296 "2024-05-07T15:25:28Z")
I just have 1 homey and 1 smpl , which is upgraded now. nothing else on the zigbee network. also reset the network, so homey can find a clean channel. all my zigbee , z-wave are on HA and use different wifi channels so it does not conflict with zigbee ---
**Author:** ![Nitramevo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nitramevo/32/17475_2.png) [@Nitramevo](https://community.homey.app/u/Nitramevo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/297 "2024-05-07T16:00:21Z")
Then I suggest you add a zigbee router device close to your Homey Pro to let smpl connect via this. Other users have positive experience with this approach. ---
**Author:** ![Maurits](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maurits/32/8884_2.png) [@Maurits](https://community.homey.app/u/Maurits)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/298 "2024-05-08T12:31:47Z")
@Nitramevo Hi, is there any update planned with new templates? ---
**Author:** ![Nitramevo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nitramevo/32/17475_2.png) [@Nitramevo](https://community.homey.app/u/Nitramevo)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/299 "2024-05-08T19:00:34Z")
No update currently planned ---
**Author:** ![Edwin\_Biemond](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_biemond/32/72686_2.png) [@Edwin\_Biemond](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_Biemond)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/300 "2024-05-11T14:32:51Z")
yes with a router in between it works, sad . basically they did not really fix it and upgrade helped with this router in between , before upgrade nothing helped. ---
**Author:** ![Maurits](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maurits/32/8884_2.png) [@Maurits](https://community.homey.app/u/Maurits)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/301 "2024-05-15T10:34:07Z")
Okay, is there something else in the works? Or will this product stay like this forever. I was really hoping when it launched to have more creativity. So i could use it in more places, and buy more ---
**Author:** ![Cuprum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cuprum/32/41409_2.png) [@Cuprum](https://community.homey.app/u/Cuprum)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191/302 "2024-06-11T02:46:32Z")
Some interesting news from my side… Yes, got it working, but… - After the firmware updates ( both, display & homey ) - nothing, unable to bind - After adding first Zigbee router ( Aquara plug ) the display binds, and also was connected, but only thing on screen was the “dashed rectangle” ( or multiple, depending, how many parameters was defined in template ) but nothing else ( param/device name; data ) - After adding another Zigbee router ( Aquara SingleSwitchModule with neutral ) - voila, Data on Smpl display Just a little comment - have lot of z-wave devices, but before above named devices had only 2 battery powered Zigbee buttons ( of course they do not route ) [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191.md?page=14) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/smpl-mini-display-battery-powered-e-ink-display-made-for-homey/55191.md?page=16)