Raspberry pi interface

Question

Hi

I wanted to do a small project related to raspbian OS.

I wanted to interface a camera and a touchscreen to the pi . Then I need to create an touch screen application that would take pictures from the camera and store it in memory.

What components would u guys suggest and also how to start about interfacing and configuring?

danielmcgraw · Answer

For touchscreen, please see: http://www.valdodov.com/index.php?show=hardware&item=1 If it comes up in Bulgarian, click the Union Flag on the top left then Hardware, 320x240 TFT LCD for the Raspberry Pi. This is a great touchscreen with good resolution. It is available for $16 (£10) from the sainsmart website http://www.sainsmart.com/sainsmart-3-2-tft-lcd-display-touch-panel-pcb-adapter-sd-slot-for-arduino-2560.html and comes with the touchscreen controller already calibrated. For the camera, I would recommend the Raspberry Pi Camera: http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-54359?ICID=rpi-accessory-xbmc This is by far the most supported and the code comes as standard as part of Raspbian. Any questions, let me know Dan McGraw M0WUT

danielmcgraw · Answer

Yeah, even easier. Just connect HDMI to Raspberry Pi for display and power and USB for touchscreen Based on the reviews on the amazon page, the touchscreen drivers may be a little tricky to install. However, on the sainsmart website page http://www.sainsmart.com/7-inch-tft-lcd-monitor-for-raspberry-pi-touch-screen-driver-board-hdmi-vga-2av.html There is a youtube video which makes it appears easy to install. Perhaps this is a response to all the feedback. Interestingly, it works out cheaper to buy it off the actual sainsmart website itself. Let me know how you get on as I am interested in upgrading my setup to use one of these and would be interested in your progress. Any problems installing the driver, let me know and I'll do my best to help. Dan McGraw M0WUT