SSD1683 eInk Display with GxEPD and ESP32 (and CrowPanel 4.2″ HMI): fonts, shapes, and images

Continuing our previous tutorial on configuring the ESP32 SSD1683 display and wiring, this article dives into text and shape rendering, demonstrating font scaling with setTextSize(), custom GFX fonts via setFont(), and drawing lines, rectangles, circles and rounded shapes. We’ll also cover converting images to 1-bit byte arrays with the online generator and displaying them on the E-Ink screen.