Raspberry Pi 7” Touchscreen Display

Install Virtual Keyboard* Other Pi Accessories

The 7” Touchscreen Monitor for Raspberry Pi gives users the ability to create all-in-one, integrated projects such as tablets, infotainment systems and embedded projects. The 800 x 480 display connects via an adapter board which handles power and signal conversion. Only two connections to the Pi are required; power from the Pi’s GPIO port and a ribbon cable that connects to the DSI port present on all Raspberry Pi’s. Touchscreen drivers with support for 10-finger touch and an on-screen keyboard will be integrated into the latest Raspbian OS for full functionality without the need for a physical keyboard or mouse.

*Note: Your NEW Rasp Pi 7.0 needs you to Add a Virtual Keyboard….

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Technical Specification:

7” Touchscreen Display

Screen Dimensions: 194mm x 110mm x 20mm (including standoffs)

Viewable screen size: 155mm x 86mm

Screen Resolution 800 x 480 pixels

10 finger capacitive touch

Connects to the Raspberry Pi board using a ribbon cable connected to the DSI port

Adapter board is used to power the display and convert the parallel signals from the display to the serial (DSI) port on the Raspberry Pi

Will require the latest version of Raspbian OS to operate correctly

Features and Benefits

Turn your Raspberry Pi into a touch screen tablet, infotainment system, or standalone device.

Truly Interactive - the latest software drivers will support a virtual ‘on screen’ keyboard, so there is no need to plug in a keyboard and mouse.

Make your own ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) devices including a visual display. Simply connect your Raspberry Pi, develop a Python script to interact with the display, and you’re ready to create your own home automation devices with touch screen capability.

A range of educational software and programs available on the Raspberry Pi will be touch enabled, making learning and programming easier on the Raspberry Pi.

Kit Contents

7” Touchscreen Display

Adapter Board

DSI Ribbon cable

4 x stand-offs and screws (used to mount the adapter board and Raspberry Pi board to the back of the display

4 x jumper wires (used to connect the power from the Adapter Board and the GPIO pins on the Pi so the 2Amp power is shared across both units)

NOTE: THE RASPBERRY PI AND POWER SUPPLY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS KIT AND ARE SOLD SEPARATELY.

Compatible With:

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B

Raspberry Pi 2 Model B

Raspberry Pi Model B+

Raspberry Pi Model A+

The display will technically work with the Model A and Model B boards (connecting it to the DSI port on the Pi board), however the mounting holes on the back of the display will only line up with the newer board design (A+, B+, Pi 2 and Pi 3).

How to Install the Matchbox-Keyboard for your Pi

1. Connect a physical keyboard to the Raspberry Pi (or SSH into it if that’s your thing.)

2. Connect to the internet via WiFi or Ethernet.

3. Open the terminal.

4. Type sudo apt-get install matchbox-keyboard

5. Let the program download & install (takes 30s-1min depending on your connection.)

6. Exit the terminal & reboot your Pi.

7. The keyboard can be found by clicking the Menu -> Accessories -> Keyboard.

Operating System Support

In order to be sure you’re running the latest version of Raspbian, connect your Raspberry Pi to the Internet and then open LX Terminal. Type ‘sudo apt-get update’ to download the latest version of the OS. Once that’s complete, type ‘sudo apt-get upgrade’ to apply the download to your Raspberry Pi. That way you’ll have all of the latest drivers and software needed to support the touch screen display.

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Top Comments

clem57 over 10 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

RPi3 has a larger power budget (2.5 A). What you connect and attach takes away from that. So long as you are wisely using it, the setup is fine. Look at Stronics 5.1V, 2.5A power supply for shorter lead and heavy gauge wire. Stiff is a good clue here.
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e14 Contributor over 10 years ago

This is going to be used with prototyping for a while with the end goal being to make a sampler/synth. I am using a Raspberry Pi 3 and have one of the Stronics 5.1V, 2.5A power supplies.

After looking at the PDF's supplied by element 14, I am not sure if I should power the 7" Touchscreen with a separate power supply or not. I know that the touchscreen is designed to work off the same power supply as the RPi but is there a safe amount of leeway in the current usage with the newer computer, the RPi3? Another way or asking the question what are the current limitations for the RPi3 and the 7" Touchscreen Display as separate objects?
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taodude over 10 years ago in reply to clem57

Mainly it was down to a dodgy (read cheap noname) SD card. Reloading the OS on a decent Integral card seems to have cracked the problem. The only issue now appears to be that the touchscreen has stopped working.
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e14 Contributor over 10 years ago in reply to clem57

Thanks Clem
I've got that now
excellent that will make things much easier
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clem57 over 10 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

Some where earlier was measurements given. Read and you can find. Since everyone piled on this is a long thread.
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e14 Contributor over 10 years ago in reply to balearicdynamics

Thanks Enrico
did you take your measurements from the actual model then ?
I downloaded your STL files and they are very useful

Best wishes
Simon
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balearicdynamics over 10 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

Hello I have done a couple of projects based on this device, the last is Essential Raspberry Pi Peripherals #5 The Pi-Scope lab tool and until now I have never found any measure nor design datasheet around.

Enrico
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e14 Contributor over 10 years ago

Hello

My name is Simon and I a am CAD modeller making a case for this
please can anyone tell me if its possible to get an accurate data sheet for this 7" touch?

I would be very grateful

Thanks in advance

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clem57 over 10 years ago in reply to taodude

Retry the username again. You sound like thinks got out of sync.
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taodude over 10 years ago

Mine arrived today, along with the case and a Pi3. I followed the instructions above and got the screen working, albeit what appears to be upside down in landscape moide relative to the orientation of the case. After one failed boot, it booted straight into xwindows, so i used a terminal window to do the update and upgrade. So far, so good.

The instructions to load the keyboard seemed to work, but it didn't appear in the accessories menu. I tried reloading it and it said i already had the latest version, so i tried another update and upgrade and now it boots to a GUI that prompts for a user name and password. The default raspbian username 'pi' with password 'raspberry' doesn't work, they just cause the screen to go blank for a while and then reappear with the same login window. It accepts 'raspberry' as a username, but throws out 'pi' as an invalid password error. I am going to reinitialise the SD card tomorrow to see if the above is repeatable.
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