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by captainmuon 1511 days ago
Yes, but at the same time I think it is more complicated than a table of voltages. I don't know about the OG kindle, but more recent e-ink displays have a multi-parameter look up table. The applied voltage and duration also depends on this history of the cell (the current color you think it is showing) and the temperature. Depending on how many color and temperature steps you use, the tables can become very big.

In hobbyist displays, the tables are very simple, and I'm pretty sure this is one source of quality differences.