Raspberry Pi Zero display - 7" Element14 touchscreen?

Hello,

I just bought the 7" Element14 display and a Pi Zero but I don't think they are compatible, at least not without a lot of work. Is that true and is there a recommended display?

Thanks.

jamesw2965 over 5 years ago

If you do a YouTube search there are a lot of videos on this here is just one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK-w-wDvRTg

Good Luck.
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clem57 over 5 years ago

Here is an example for an display for the Pi Zero.
https://www.instructables.com/id/20-Portable-Raspberry-Pi-Game-Console/#step3
But not all is lost. Since the Pi Zero has HDMI output, you can use https://www.adafruit.com/product/2219 , to connect with the 7" Element14 display.
This is a long shot...
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clem57 over 5 years ago in reply to clem57

For a little more information: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-tfp401-hdmi-slash-dvi-decoder-to-40-pin-ttl-display
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jamesw2965 over 5 years ago in reply to clem57

As there are loads of videos on YouTube to show you how to do this. Just do a search on YouTube. Also, Adafruit (http://www.adafruit.com) and Microcenter (http://www.microcenter.com) both have pi touch screens.

James
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nicolaoscon96 over 5 years ago

You will need to download the touchscreen display's drivers on your raspberry pi. I had the same problem when i bought my display but note i use raspberry pi 3...you can try it with zero and let us know
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