which screens work with Pi Zero

With respect to "screens" the 'zero is exactly the same as all other raspberry pis.

There is one exception: The 'zero does not have a DSI: Display Serial Interface. This means that DSI screens will not work. As far as I know there is only one screen for raspberry pi that uses DSI, and that is the official raspberry pi 7" TFT touch screen.

On the other hand, you should be a bit careful. I ordered a raspberry pi screen with my favorite PCB prototyping shop. The display they sent comes with a driver embedded inside a binary kernel image. They won't provide sources. (this illegal, but I don't have the time to get mad at them about it). This also means that I can't use the display on a raspberry pi 2.

So, if you're looking for a display, make sure that you investigate the drivers issue before you buy.

Thank you. This is hard to find information. I presume the other screens just plug onto the GPIO header and with a tweak of raspian config it will be up and running

Considering that they say that the gpio header is compatible with the b+ you should just be able to solder in the gpio pins and put that board right on the pins. The SPI connections are part of the header. The one I have, even though it is only 26 pins slides right on and works with the appropriate driver. No additional wires were required, not even for the touch screen. Be careful, there is another model of that board designed for arduino that is nearly impossible to get to work with the pi. But the one I linked is OK.

Here is a link that talked about getting the driver to work. http://www.element14.com/community/message/136013/l/re-sainsmart-lcd-tft-pi-32#136013

That link is about a year old, so things may have improved since then. It was easy once I found all the information.

Mike

Thank you Mike, this is very useful.

no problem, I have a pi zero on order from newark (since the day they came out) if it ever shows up, I'm sure I'll hook it up

Mike

Hey Roger, do you know what chips it has on it? That FBTFT driver works with a pretty wide range of devices IIRC.

Mike

I believe a whole bunch are due from the factory any day now Mike. I'm waiting for mine with the December issue of MagPi.

Just a little hint, if you start your discussions as a question, you can mark people's answers helpful and correct, with gives them reputation points, and helps them earn badges.

Mike

Hi Mike,

could you explain please? I did start the thread with a question. This is probably my first "forum" I've been on, or at least in a long time so please excuse my ignorance.

When you start the topic, there is a checkbox underneath the title box to mark the discussion as a question. Each answer will have a button to mark the question as helpful or correct.

That's all.

Mike

I'm also not sure if you can edit it after the fact.

Mike

Thanks Roger.

I have purchased a screen on ebay and asked the seller for drivers. I will post when I have good information.

Thanks Roger.

I have purchased a screen on ebay and asked the seller for drivers. I will post when I have good information.