Raspberry Pi 7” Touchscreen Display

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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

jorytsai over 7 years ago

What is the max length ribbon cable? Can we use 12” ribbon cable? If yes, where to get it?
Thanks.
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colporteur over 7 years ago

I used the product in a project to build a working HO scale model railroad Drive-In movie theatre using a Raspberry Pi. The Walthers Cornerstone Skyview Drive-In Theater kit will accommodate the Pi 7 inch screen. A little plastic cutting is needed to fit the Pi but other than that it is a great fit. I created some scripts and made a few Pi operating system changes to create the classic dancing hot-dog commercial that is motion activities. Show starts in 3 minutes!
Sean
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leelabks over 7 years ago in reply to shabaz

Hi Shabaz,

Thanks for the clearer photo from the website that you mentioned and the flex cable from the RPI board to the display adapter board connect wrongly, after fixing it, the display is working now!
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shabaz over 7 years ago in reply to leelabks

Hi k c,
There is detail here worth double-checking with: Raspberry Pi 7” Capacitive Touch Display: Assembly and Enclosure
in particular the photos showing the connector detail and the text from the section "Assembling the LCD Panel Interface Board and Pi" onward. It is very easy to connect things with an error, so it is worth examining the flat flex orientation, and power connection details there.
Have you confirmed that the Pi works _without_ the display, i.e. standalone, first? It is only worth connecting the display once you have confirmed the Pi works standalone, to isolate the issue.
There could also be power supply issues. Are you using the official 5.1V 2.5A supply? Or are you using a 5V supply? A non-official supply might not work, because a mobile phone charger is different to the Pi's power supply. A thicker or different USB cable might work, but it's not guaranteed.
Regarding the LCD backlight question, it is unlikely that it is causing the issue, it is more likely a red herring. Anyway, it is controlled in software, there is a driver for it. It is a huge assumption that lack of display is being caused by this though - way more likely to be caused by (a) connection issue, or (b) power supply issue, or (c) bad SD card image - the point (c) can be confirmed or ruled out, by running the Pi without the display first.
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leelabks over 7 years ago

I use the Raspberry Pi 7” Touchscreen Display, https://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-78156/l/raspberry-pi-7-touchscreen-display#installI, to connect to the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B. The hardware connection I followed the website, https://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-78156/l/raspberry-pi-7-touchscreen-display#installI. The image that I use is “Raspbian Stretch with desktop” version November 2018. After the hardware connection and the SD card inserted in, there is no display seen, may I know any suggestion to troubleshoot the problem?

I found an unofficial reversed engineered adapter board schematic, https://imgur.com/a/24TFn. According to the schematic, the LCD backlight driver U1 pin-4 (SHDN) is 0V, anyone has any idea what is controlling this LCD backlight shutdown pin function? Where can i get the official display pin arrangement and the adapter board schematic to help my troubleshooting?
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mcb1 over 7 years ago in reply to soundadb

There is a comment here about the screen size.
https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/72735/openplotter-pi3-800x480-screen-cut-off
They also show the settings, which may have changed (or need to change) when runnign openplotter.

Mark
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soundadb over 7 years ago

Hello,

I am new here .
Did read all the comments in this section . And found not a solution.
Bought a Rasberry Pi 3 B+ together with the 7" touchscreen about 2 weeks ago.
Started with a NOOBS Rasbian stretch and with a Hdmi screen all is working fine,
did the updates and installed Openplotter. Wich works great.
Now, with the 7" Pi screen its not working at all. At startup it reacts and gives all kind
of stripes and colours to a screen that ends up like the attached picture.
Did reassemble all the flatcables as suggested in this topic. When the Pi goes to sleep
the screen turns black , when I touch the screen it wakes up. So no problems with touch.
Symptoms are the same using a NOOBS Rasbian stretch SD or a NOOBS openplotter SD.

Any suggesions?

Best regards, Andre
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shabaz over 7 years ago in reply to doobiedoo
Hi,

The syntax
```
lcd_rotate=2
```
is needed in a file and then reboot issued, see here for detail:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=121263

Bear in mind, the contrast won't look as great if you do this. Better to physically rotate if you can, but sometimes that is not possible.
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doobiedoo over 7 years ago

my problem: I assembled the 7 in screen, its board, and the case. Boots up great, but the on the display is upside down. Is there a way to flip the image without mounting the display board turned 180 degrees?
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ve3ell over 7 years ago

I assembled as instructions indicate but it does not work at all. Power supply is good.
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