Valve Open-Sources Steam Machine's E-Ink Display (gamingonlinux.com)
(Friday July 03, 2026 @04:00PM (BeauHD)
from the good-move dept.)
- Reference: 0184293494
- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/07/03/1633249/valve-open-sources-steam-machines-e-ink-display
- Source link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-open-source-the-steam-machine-e-ink-screen-so-you-can-make-your-own/
Valve has [1]open-sourced the design for a customizable e-ink front panel for the Steam Machine, dubbed the "Inkterface." "All of it is available on [2]their GitLab under the MIT license, which goes over everything you need to make your own and stick it on the front of your fancy new Steam Machine," reports GamingOnLinux. From the report:
> They're now calling it the "Inkterface" and there's a good few things you'll need to make it including:
> 1 x Adafruit ESP32 Feather with 2MB PSRAM.
> 1 x Adafruit eInk Breakout Friend.
> 1 x Adafruit 5.83" Monochrome eInk Panel.
> 13 x M2.5 x 5mm Pan Head Machine Screws.
> 4 x 1/4" x 1/4" x 3/16" Stepped Magnet SB443-OUT.
>
> Valve even [3]provided a video on the GitLab showing it being put together [...].
[1] https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-open-source-the-steam-machine-e-ink-screen-so-you-can-make-your-own/
[2] https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/SteamHardware/SteamMachine/inkterface
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeojwRnhEB4
> They're now calling it the "Inkterface" and there's a good few things you'll need to make it including:
> 1 x Adafruit ESP32 Feather with 2MB PSRAM.
> 1 x Adafruit eInk Breakout Friend.
> 1 x Adafruit 5.83" Monochrome eInk Panel.
> 13 x M2.5 x 5mm Pan Head Machine Screws.
> 4 x 1/4" x 1/4" x 3/16" Stepped Magnet SB443-OUT.
>
> Valve even [3]provided a video on the GitLab showing it being put together [...].
[1] https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-open-source-the-steam-machine-e-ink-screen-so-you-can-make-your-own/
[2] https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/SteamHardware/SteamMachine/inkterface
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeojwRnhEB4
Valve (Score:2)
This is why Valve is one of the few tech companies around that people actually like. They seem genuinely interested in helping customers.